Chief executive of the Welsh Dee Trust has warned ‘drawn out discussions' between tenants and landlords on who needs to pay for changes, means action to tackle pollution on-farm is often delayed
Welsh farmers still have little knowledge of what the payment rates would be for the new interim Habitat Wales Scheme. The new scheme is due to replace Glastir area-based payments on January 1, 2024
NFU Cymru wants the Welsh Government and Westminster to commit to providing long term funding arrangements which reflect the modern day cost to Welsh farmers of producing food, enhancing the environment and tackling climate change
Water business Anglian Water is working with farming communities across the region to support healthy soils for the benefit of future cropping, the environment and protection of the region’s waterways
The chief executive of Organic Íæż½ã½ã & Growers believed organic growers could receive up to a 50 per cent increase compared to historic BPS rates
The hub is aimed at supporting farmers in making it easier to find funding opportunities and advice to help develop sustainable farming practices on-farm
Íæż½ã½ã are offered additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications, as long as applications were started by 15 September
AHDB in partnership with LEAF are offering 20 farmers from England and Wales fully funded training and support to host school visits, to give more children the chance to experience a working farm
NFU advises farmers to refer back to the current guidance of the scheme before completing the online checker, to ensure their proposal has the best possible chance of being approved
NFU Cymru are concerned the views of Welsh farmers, particularly common land graziers are not being ‘adequately represented' in discussions around land management in Bannau Brycheiniog National Park