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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

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Latest newsletters

  • FAS Newsletter October 2025 Front Page

    Issue 128

    • Key dates to be aware of
    • Upcoming Events
    • Farming Advice Service webinar; AI in agriculture: Practical tools for farmers and advisers
    • Catch up on the Accelerating Development of Practices and Technologies (ADOPT) funding webinar recording 
    • Backing England's farmers to meet growing demand for organic food   
    • A reminder from the Environment Agency to make your application no less than THREE months before the expiry date 
    • Forestry Commission upcoming agroforestry webinars
    • Looking after yourself during challenging times 
    • Wye and Usk, UK: Water roadmap collective action project
    • Interested in the role of herbal leys on your farm?
    • Support with safety measures from the Environment Agency Reservoir Regulation Team
    • Summer water abstraction returns
    • Long duration licence evidence changes
    • Environment Agency winter reservoir refill prospects 2026/27
    • Trees: A powerful tool for tackling diffuse agricultural pollution
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
    • Rural Payments Agency: Updates and guidance
    • How can we help you?
    • Stay up to date with us
  • November 2025 Front Page

    Issue 127

    • Key dates to be aware of
    • Upcoming Events
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26) Window 2 budget fully allocated following strong farmer demand
    • Bluetongue: how the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway can support farmers
    • Young Farmers Week 2026
    • Two Part Tariff (TPT) second part charges for year 2025/2026 
    • Nutrient Management Planning Tool update – understand the value of your manure!
    • Efforts to prevent England remaining in drought by next spring
    • Environment Secretary Speech on Back British Farming Day
    • Farmer Collaboration Fund
    • Updates from the Forestry Commission
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
    • Rural Payments Agency: Updates and Guidance
    • How can we help you?
    • Stay up to date with us
  • FAS Newsletter August 2025

    Issue 126

    • Key dates to be aware of
    • Upcoming Events
    • Temporary adjustments to ELM agreements and new drought funding for farmers
    • How Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier can work for farmers and land managers
    • Woodland creation webinar: helping new trees survive and thrive
    • Wildfire training available
    • Help test the Forestry Commission’s new felling licence service
    • Annual Charge Invoices for Chargeable Abstraction Licence Holders
    • How an EA inspection helped a dairy farm transition to a more sustainable business model
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
    • Rural Payments Agency: Updates and Guidance
    • How can we help you?
    • Stay up to date with us

Upcoming Events

  • CSF

    CSF South East and Thames - Farming Roadshow: support and resilience - East Malling

    Join farm focused advisors from Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission, Natural England and p...

    19th Nov 2026
    09:30 - 13:00 (GMT)
    Niab (Mumford Building), New Road, East Malling, Kent, ME19 6BJ

    Find out more and book your place here.

  • FAS

    AI in Agriculture: Practical Tools for Farmers and Advisers

    Joined by guest speaker Emmanuel Ewah from Innovate UK, and colleagues from WSP, we will discuss Why is AI ...

    19th Nov 2026
    12:00 - 13:00 (GMT)
    Online - Webex

    Register Here

  • CSF

    CSF Severn - Smarter Nutrients, Easier Planning: NMP Workshop - Staffordshire

    A practical workshop for farmers with the aim to break down the complexities of nutrient management plannin...

    19th Nov 2026
    19:30 - 21:30 (GMT)
    The Mill at Worston Worston Lane Great Bridgeford ST18 9QA

    Find out more and book your place here.

  • CSF

    CSF East Midlands - Arable Hub - November 2026

    Join CSF, STW, Agronomist Andrew Wells and The Welbeck Estate for a look at Sustainable Farming Incentive 2...

    20th Nov 2026
    10:30 - 15:00 (GMT)
    Lady Margaret Hall, Worksop, Nottinghamshire

    Find out more and book your place here.

  • CSF

    CSF Severn - Smarter Nutrients, Easier Planning: NMP Workshop - Ross-on-Wye

    A practical workshop for farmers with the aim to break down the complexities of nutrient management plannin...

    24th Nov 2026
    14:00 - 16:30 (GMT)
    Ross on Wye RFC Abbotts Close Ross-on-Wye HR9 7GQ

    Find out more and book your place here.

  • CSF

    CSF Severn - Smarter Nutrients, Easier Planning: NMP Workshop - Bromyard

    A practical workshop for farmers with the aim to break down the complexities of nutrient management plannin...

    25th Nov 2026
    14:00 - 16:30 (GMT)
    Bromyard Rugby Club Clive Richards Sports Ground, Tenbury Road Bromyard HR7 4LW

    Find out more and book your place here.

Webinar Recordings

  • 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.
  • FAS

    Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinar - Mixed 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 mixed farms and how to apply for an agreement.
  • FAS

    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 by clicking the link above.
  • FAS

    Discussing the farming offer in 2024, with Amelia Rome and Fraser Hugill

    Following the popular series of Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinars from September 2023, and the recent FAS webinar 'The farming offer in 2024' with Janet Hughes and Jonathan Marsden, FAS partnered with the Ricardo Farming Resilience Fund team to discuss the farming offer in 2024 with Amelia Rome of The Andersons Centre and Fraser Hugill, Yorkshire Farmer and advisor.

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    Farm Wildlife and Operation Turtle Dove

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    Episode 14

    Farm Safety Week with Stephanie Berkeley of Yellow Wellies

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    Episode 11

    Get ready for the Big Farmland Bird Count with GWCT

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