Applications are now open for the 2023 Basic Payment Scheme - and proving your eligibility will be crucial for receiving rural payments beyond the current scheme year.
The UK’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs has announced fresh details of actions and payments for its environmental land management schemes.
A new ‘management payment’ under the Sustainable Farming Incentive is hoped to drive uptake, while Countryside Stewardship payments will also increase.
‘Much more’ information should be made available, Efra committee chair warns after the minister for food sought to reassure farmers against ‘cliff edges’ as the new scheme replaces the old.
Designed to boost biodiversity in the UK, the RSPB-backed food and farming licensing scheme has been extended to dairy farmers for the first time – here’s what you need to know . . .
Five hundred farmers in Tesco’s Sustainable Dairy Group (TSDG) are being encouraged to install 5,000 nesting boxes to support migratory birds like swifts, swallows and house martins.
Food companies must ensure their supply chains are transparent and socially responsible in order to prevent backlashes from consumer activists and non-governmental groups on Facebook or Twitter, which could have costly brand repercussions.