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Defra re-opens Capital Grants and £30m uplift in Higher Level Stewardship

Defra Secretary Steve Reed said farmers and land managers who had been the ‘pioneers of nature-friendly farming', would now ‘finally get a fair price for their work'

Rachael Brown
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Defra re-opens Capital Grants and £30m uplift in Higher Level Stewardship

The Government has announced a £30 million uplift in payment rates for existing Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements with ‘immediate effect,' alongside the re-opening of Capital Grants ‘this summer'...

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