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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 September 2025

    Issue 115

    • How to contact your local Catchment Sensitive Farming Team
    • How a Somerset dairy farm tackled challenges with slurry storage and silage clamp issues
    • An update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) and the Farming and Countryside Programme’s (FCP) annual report
    • Celebrating Young Farmers Week 6-10 October
    • New restrictions for burning on all England upland peat deeper than 30cm, unless subject to a license
    • £12 million to turn brilliant ideas into farm technology
    • Improved TB mapping tool ibTB gives farmers more certainty about disease risks when purchasing cattle
    • Innovate UK BridgeAI: free in-person workshops and online webinars
    • Updates from the Defra Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS Newsletter August 2025

    Issue 114

    • Environment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage
    • New Technical Article - Water Quality and Farming
    • RPA blog: Getting the most from herbal leys within improved grassland systems
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive Expanded Offer for 2024 (SFI 2024): understanding the annual declaration
    • How a North Yorkshire a dairy farm addressed issues with its silage clamps
    • How Cambridgeshire Farmers Are Fighting Fires
    • Trees on farm: New video series “Stages of woodland management”
    • Continued Dry Weather – An Opportunity for Reservoir Inspection and Maintenance?
    • Constructing A Large Raise Reservoir
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements
  • FAS July Front Page

    Issue 113

    • SFI 2023 – Annual Declarations update
    • An Update on Capital Grants
    • An Update on Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
    • New Technical Article - RPA Advice & Guidance and Site Visits
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • National Framework for Water Resources Launched
    • Trees on farm: Helping young trees survive hot, dry weather
    • Water abstraction restrictions and dry weather support from the Environment Agency
    • Animal Plant Health Agency.
    • NVZ and nutrient management
    • Public rights of way
    • How a Cheshire dairy farm worked with the Environment Agency to reduce the risks of water pollution
    • Updates from the Farming blog and industry announcements

Upcoming Events

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    CSF East Midlands - Slurry Store Tour

    Self-drive tour of 3 brand new slurry stores and slurry management systems.

    14th Nov 2025
    10:30 - 15:00 (GMT)
    Bottom Farm, Wheston, Buxton SK17 8JA

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  • CSF

    Farming roadshow: support and resilience - Southampton

    Join Catchment Sensitive Farming, the Forestry Commission and Natural England for a free workshop.

    18th Nov 2025
    09:30 - 13:30 (GMT)
    Hanger Farm Arts Centre, Aikman Lane, Totton SO40 8FT

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    FAS Webinar - Improving Water Resilience on Farm

    Online webinar delivered by Jerry Knox (Professor of Agricultural Water Management at Cranfield University)...

    20th Nov 2025
    16:00 - 17:00 (GMT)
    Zoom

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    CSF East Midlands - Water as a Resource: Now and in the future

    Join CSF and guest speakers exploring the pressures of water as a resource across Nottinghamshire and the s...

    25th Nov 2025
    10:00 - 13:30 (GMT)
    South Forest Complex, Robin Hood Crossroads, Clipstone Rd, Edwinstowe, Notts NG21 9JF

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  • CSF

    CSF East Midlands - Water as a Resource: Now and in the future

    Join CSF and guest speakers exploring the pressures of water as a resource across Nottinghamshire and the s...

    25th Nov 2025
    10:00 - 13:30 (GMT)
    South Forest Complex, Robin Hood Crossroads, Clipstone Rd, Edwinstowe, Notts NG21 9JF

    Book your free place here

  • CSF

    Cumbria: Livestock slurry – Your liquid asset

    Join AHDB and Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) for an informative event on Integrated Slurry Management, i...

    26th Nov 2025
    11:00 - 14:30 (GMT)
    North West Auctions, J36 Exhibition Centre, Milnthorpe, LA7 7FP

    Read more and book here

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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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