FAS Webinar: The farming offer in 2024
On Friday 26 January the Farming Advice Service hosted a webinar to review the actions and payments available through the Environmental Land Management schemes in 2024.
We were joined by Defra Farming and Countryside Director Janet Hughes, the policy lead working on the Sustainable Farming Incentive, Jonathan Marsden and colleagues from the RPA to help explain the offer and answer your questions.
This webinar was collaboration with Defra, the RPA and The Farmers Forum and you can view the recording below.
Links to online resources mentioned in the webinar (in chronological order) can also be found at the bottom of the page.
Funding for farmers page: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/funding-for-farmers
Contact the RPA about SFI: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/contact-the-rpa-about-sfi
You can find the SFI 2023 handbook here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/sfi-handbook-for-the-sfi-2023-offer
The following video has been created by our colleagues in the RPA and details out in simple actions how to apply for SFI23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqsByycyCnw
Here is the ministerial announcement update: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/agricultural-transition-plan-update-january-2024
You can find the detail on precision farming in this section: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#arable-land-grassland-and-permanent-crops
Species recovery and management details are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#species-recovery-and-management
Moorland and upland peat actions are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#moorland-and-upland-peat
Detail and payment rates for grassland management here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#arable-land-grassland-and-permanent-crops
Lowland peat action details are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#lowland-peat
Here are the payment rates and actions for agroforestry: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#agroforestry
Wood pasture details are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#wood-pasture
You can access free advise with Catchment Sensitive Farming. Your local CSF adviser can discuss which SFI actions best suit your farm: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/catchment-sensitive-farming-reduce-agricultural-water-pollution
You can also get free business advice here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-free-business-advice-for-your-farm/organisations-giving-free-advice-in-your-area-listed-by-county
The RPA also have a blog which includes news and updates on the Rural Payments system: https://ruralpayments.blog.gov.uk/
Some guidance for farmers on 'how to take photos as evidence' for SFI is available here: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-to-take-photographic-evidence-for-sfi-actions
This blog post outlines our approach to regulation: https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2023/12/07/farming-regulation-from-the-new-year/
Orchard action and payment rates are here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer#orchards
Summary of useful links: Technical annex: The combined environmental land management offer: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/agricultural-transition-plan-2021-to-2024/technical-annex-the-combined-environmental-land-management-offer
Events at which you can talk to the Defra team in 2024 - Farming (blog.gov.uk) https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/put-your-questions-to-us/
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You will also shortly be able to see responses to The Farming Forum thread for this event.
