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Agricultural Transition Plan

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Defra's Agricultural Transition Plan will see a move away from direct payments to other kinds of funding over a seven-year period. It starts in 2021 and runs through to 2028.

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Wildflower field margin

SFI closure – the detail beyond the announcement

Tractor with cornflowers

Farming and environmental leaders warn against cuts to farming budget

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Key information for agri-environment scheme agreement holders

A hedgerow along a field

SFI – scheme guidance and information

A farm landscape around Cantref, Brecon, Walesld

Everything you need to know about ELMs

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Farming in Protected Landscapes funding options: find out more

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Farm business and support schemes Spring checklist

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Farming Equipment and Technology Fund – essential information

Black and white dairy cows looking at the camera

Animal health and welfare review and endemic disease follow-up

Composite of farmer in field accessing data on digital tablet

Apply for competitions to fund innovation in farming

A landscape view showing a field margin next to a bean plant crop

Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier – scheme guidance and information

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Laying Hen Housing for Health and Welfare grant round 1 – key details

An aerial view of farmland, farm buildings, harvested fields and a river running through the fields.

Find out about applying for Farming Investment Fund schemes

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Water Management Grant Rounds 1 and 2

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Support available for trees affected by pests and diseases

Farm fields in Warwickshire

Delinked payments – read our latest guidance

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6 key reminders to prepare for delinked payments

A slurry storage tower with slurry stirrer attached

Slurry Infrastructure grant – round 2

Pollen and nectar margin

Making the most of the SFI arable actions

Calculator in a field of wheat

Defra underspend is ‘kick in the teeth’ for farmers and growers, says NFU

A man logging into the rural payments service on his computer

The importance of keeping RPA mapping up to date

NFU and Defra representatives gathered around a table

Uplands on the agenda as NFU hosts Food Security Minister

NFU North

Sheep on a hill

The SFI and grazed livestock – what you need to know

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NFU welcomes Defra changes to the SFI 2024 after lobbying