farming

This week (October 13) from Farmers Guardian editor Olivia Midgley

Farmers Guardian is at the Labour Party Conference 2023 (October 8 - October 11)

Many farmers have welcomed the straightforward nature of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) but criticised the limited information given beyond the first payment

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

Many in the industry were concerned the changes would open up the opportunity for other industries to be complacent. But the reaction was not all negative, with the industry welcoming the PM's announcement to rule out a meat tax

The EFRA Committee will question what more can be done to facilitate new entrants into land-based industries

Properties tied under agricultural occupancy are restricted to who they can have living there

Farmers across England who claimed BPS will be eligible to apply for SFI 2023 online with some able to apply from September 18

Tenant Farmers Association said tenants were often left in 'difficult positions' with the majority desperate to try and reach a settlement with the landlord to avoid costly legal fees

As part of the retailer’s aligned dairy beef scheme, the new range offers farmers financial stability in way of fixed, forward pricing