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The Farming Advice Service (FAS) provides free, confidential advice for farmers and land managers in England to help protect people, livestock and the environment. In partnership with Catchment Sensitive Farming. Funded by Defra

About Us

Latest newsletters

  • FAS June front page

    Issue 112

    • Farming Advice Service User Survey 2025 – what you told us
    • Animal Health and Welfare Pathway expanded
    • Defra announcement on the Spending Review 2025
    • What to expect from a farm visit from the Environment Agency
    • CSF - Helping farmers plan for Environment Agency Inspections
    • Environment Agency issues updated irritation forecasts
    • Environment Agency guidance published on how drought is managed in England
    • CSF Case Study: Practices to protect soil and water quality in Kent mixed farm
    • Telfit Farm - a practical example of agroforestry in hedgerows
    • The Management of Hedgerows - Regulations 2024: One year on
    • Electronic ID for Cattle mandatory from 2026
  • FAS May front page

    Issue 111

    • Defra increases payment rates for 157 HLS options
    • Up to £25,000 per application now open for farm equipment and technology grants.
    • Other funding application recently open
    • World Peatlands Day
    • Nature Friendly Farm Week
    • Open Farm Sunday
    • Water Resilience
    • Trees on Farm
    • Where to see Natural England, CSF and Defra teams this summer.
  • FAS April Front Page

    Issue 110

    • Please complete the FAS User Survey
    • FAS Succession Planning resources
    • Trees on farm: Agroforestry / SFI update
    • How a Northamptonshire dairy farm made improvements to its silage stores
    • Working with Catchment Sensitive Farming for 20 years
    • Environment Agency Updated prospects for irrigation- forecast for 2025

Upcoming Events

  • CSF

    CSF East Mids - Bakewell Livestock Market Farm Advice Clinic

    Every Monday between 10.30am and 1.30pm Free advice on managing your business through the Agricultural T...

    7th Jul 2025
    10:30 - 13:30 (BST)
    Agricultural Business Centre - Agricultural Way - Bakewell - DE45 1AH

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    Upper Deben Farm Cluster: Fast-track to Soil Health with Tim Parton and Aerworx

    Join CSF to hear about how Tim Parton has reduced his input bill by £60,000 by prioritising soil biology on...

    9th Jul 2025
    16:30 - 18:30 (BST)
    Rookery Farm Cretingham, IP13 7BD

    Register here

  • CSF

    CSF East Mids - Bakewell Livestock Market Farm Advice Clinic

    Every Monday between 10.30am and 1.30pm Free advice on managing your business through the Agricultural T...

    14th Jul 2025
    10:30 - 13:30 (BST)
    Agricultural Business Centre - Agricultural Way - Bakewell - DE45 1AH

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    CSF North East - Dung Beetles: Getting To The Bottom Of Healthy Grazing

    Join CSF to learn how supporting dung beetle populations on your farm can improve soil health, grassland pr...

    16th Jul 2025
    10:00 - 15:00 (BST)
    Mindrum Farm, Mindrum, TD12 4QN

    Book your free place here

  • FAS

    Defra webinar - Get Funding for Animal Health and Welfare Webinar - Multiple Herds - Sheep

    Farmers in England can now get a funded vet visit for each of their herds or flocks of the same species. Th...

    16th Jul 2025
    15:00 - 16:00 (BST)
    Online

    Register here

  • FAS

    Defra webinar - Get Funding for Animal Health and Welfare Webinar - Multiple Herds - Pigs

    Farmers in England can now get a funded vet visit for each of their herds or flocks of the same species. Th...

    17th Jul 2025
    11:00 - 12:00 (BST)
    Online

    Register here

Webinar Recordings

  • FAS

    Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway

    Mel Holloway, expert farm consultant and FACTS qualified advisor, gave a presentation and Q and A session on nutrient management planning, NVZs, and Farming Rules for Water.
  • FAS

    Practical Nutrient Management Planning with Mel Holloway

    Following the success of our February webinar ‘Nutrient Management with Mel Holloway’ and feedback from attendees, we deliver a more in-depth session with walk-through example for nutrient management planning for different farming systems.
  • FAS

    Making the most of your SFI agreement

    Join the Farming Advice Service, Briony Burge of Creedy Associates and Fraser Hugill, Yorkshire farmer and advisor, for this webinar on lessons learned from the SFI offer so far, and making the most of your options.
  • FAS

    Succession Planning in Challenging Times

    Join the Farming Advice Service and Heather Wildman, Succession Specialist at Saviour Associates, for a professional webinar on Succession Planning in Challenging Times, with expert insights from the Farming Community Network (FCN)
  • FAS

    Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in 2024

    The webinar 'Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer in 2024' was delivered by the Farming Advice Service on behalf of Defra, in partnership with the Farming Forum and supported by the RPA, NE and CSF.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Upland Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to upland farms and how to apply for an agreement.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Grassland Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to grassland farms and how to apply for an agreement.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Arable Farms

    The Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF) and the Farming Advice Service (FAS) invite you to join Amelia Rome from Andersons and Laura Harpham from Ricardo to examine the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) actions for 2023, what is available to arable farms and how to apply for an agreement.

The Farming Advice Service Podcast

Below are the latest episodes from our podcast, select an episode or view all below.

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    Episode 15

    Farm Wildlife and Operation Turtle Dove

    25 mins
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    Episode 14

    Farm Safety Week with Stephanie Berkeley of Yellow Wellies

    24 mins
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    Episode 13

    Q&A from the FAS webinar "The farming offer in 2024, with Janet Hughes and Jonathan Marsden"

    44 mins

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