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RPA chief executive Paul Caldwell said he leaves the agency in a 'great position' to further maximise grant-making and deliver for its customers

The Tenant Íæż½ã½ã Association has asked Defra to provide details of the number of 'in-flight' SFI applications on the RPA system before the scheme was closed

The Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) grant scheme has been extended until March 2026

Simon Haley, founder of SRH Agribusiness, said for farms in England, REPF had been the sole funding avenue for on-farm diversification projects since 2019

Special policy adviser at the Íæż½ã½ã' Union of Wales, Rebecca Voyle, takes a look at the schemes available as part of the preparatory phase for the Sustainable Farming Scheme

Funding sought by livestock farmers for the roofing capital option RP28 to assist with compliance in reducing water pollution for silage stores and livestock manure storage areas was now ‘less' under the new caps

Simon Britton, of Knight Frank, said struggling 'upland farmers' could benefit from a redesign of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme but arable and lowland livestock farms may need to 'reconsider expectations'

Patrick Holden, chief executive of the Sustainable Food Trust, has called for a ‘coalition of stakeholders' to reward farmers for ‘positive climate, nature and social outcomes' as part of a ‘Sustainable Markets Initiative'

Exmoor farmer Robin Milton said ‘trust and confidence in SFI had been wrecked' and it would take ‘some exceptionally good assurance' before many farmers would trust integrating it into their business again

James Turner, steering group member of Clee View Íæż½ã½ã, conveys the group's reaction to the Government's closure of SFI 24