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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

  • November 2025 Front Page

    Issue 118

    • FAS availability in December
    • Key dates to be aware of
    • Looking ahead to 2026
    • Remember to submit your Sheep and Goat inventory
    • Agricultural Machinery Emissions – Scoping Research and Decarbonisation Options Assessment
    • FAS Webinars
    • Talking Farming in 2026
    • Tax is Changing in April 2026 – Act Now
    • Modernising Reservoir Safety: Consultation Launching in 2026 
    • Publication of LRO Methodology
    • Reminder - abstraction licence renewal applications
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements
      • Plans for cleaner air and water with new Environment Improvement Plan and £500m for Landscape Recovery
      • £500m for Landscape Recovery Projects
      • Consultation on Environmental Permits
      • Combinable Crops Contracts - Have Your Say
      • Livestock disease guidance
      • Bird flu (avian influenza): latest situation in England
      • Bluetongue: latest situation
    • Rural Payments Agency Updates and Guidance
      • RPA Helpline opening hours over the Christmas period.
      • Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) update
      • Extreme weather guidance
      • Get ready for your farm visit with RPA's video guides
      • Rural Payments Agency Blog
    • Stay up to date with us
    • How can we help you? 
  • November 2025 Front Page

    Issue 117

    • FAS Webinars
    • Budget 2025 update on agricultural property relief
    • RPA to start making Countryside Stewardship (CS), Environmental Stewardship (ES) and Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) payments from December
    • News from the CSF Team: How a Dorset dairy farm improved its slurry storage capacity
    • Meet the EA's Agricultural Remote Sensing Team
    • Will there be a drought next year? Environment Agency publishes Winter Refill Prospects report including forward-look to Spring 2026.
    • Tree on Farm - Forestry commission CSHT webinars
    • Rural Payments Agency Guidance
    • - SFI Annual Declaration
    • - SFI Rotational Actions Declaration
    • - Get ready for your farm visit with RPA's video guides
    • - Beware of fraud
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS Newsletter October 2025 Front Page

    Issue 116

    • Book now: Farming Advice Service Webinar - Improving Water Resilience on Farm
    • Animal Movement Rules - a Reminder
    • Countryside Stewardship Mid Tier agreements extended to support sustainable farming and nature recovery
    • Simplifying Payments with GOV.UK Pay
    • EA Case Study: SSAFO improvements at a large Lincolnshire beef unit
    • Summer Water Abstraction Returns
    • Water Abstraction Alerts
    • Have your say in reforming reservoir regulation
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements

Upcoming Events

  • CSF

    CSF Anglia - Farm Business Update 2026 - Lavenham Village Hall, Suffolk

    This series of events will bring you up to date with the latest topical information for the agricultural an...

    5th Feb 2026
    09:15 - 12:20 (GMT)
    Lavenham Village Hall, Church Street, Lavenham CO10 9QT

    Reserve a spot

  • CSF

    CSF Yorkshire & Humber - Water Resources: Optimising Storage and Irrigation - A farmer CSF event

    Water - essential, but often either too abundant or too scarce. Join us and look at ways of building water ...

    10th Feb 2026
    10:00 - 13:00 (GMT)
    Selby Livestock Auction Mart, Unit 4 Bawtry Road, Selby, YO8 8NB

    Reserve a spot

  • CSF

    CSF North Anglia - Weatherproof Your Soils

    A practical, on-farm event for farmers and land managers looking to adapt to changing weather patterns and ...

    12th Feb 2026
    09:30 - 13:30 (GMT)
    North Hill, Letton, Thetford, IP25 7SA

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  • CSF

    CSF North Anglia - Capital Grant Application Workshop for Farmers

    From Application to Approval: Your Guide to Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants What3Words for venue en...

    24th Feb 2026
    09:30 - 14:00 (GMT)
    Dennington Village Hall and Sports Club, Framlingham Road, Dennington, IP13 8DD

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  • CSF

    CSF North Anglia - Capital Grant Application Workshop for Farmers

    From Application to Approval: Your Guide to Capital Grants Hear from your local Catchment Sensitive Farm...

    3rd Mar 2026
    09:45 - 14:00 (GMT)
    Garvestone & Thuxton Village Hall, Dereham Road, Garvestone, NR9 4AD

    Reserve a spot

Webinar Recordings

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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