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Funding & Support

The Farming Advice Service helps farmers navigate the range of grants and schemes to support increased productivity and managing land to benefit the environment and rural areas. We also highlight support available for business resilience, on-farm safety and physical and mental wellbeing.

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On this page you will find FAS content and updates on the funding and support available to farmers and land managers.

  • Managing land to benefit the environment, including protected species and habitats
  • Investing in equipment, technology and infrastructure to increase productivity
  • Improving water quality and air quality, and reducing flood risk
  • Improving animal health and welfare
  • Creating or improving trees and woodland
  • Business planning for resilience
  • Farm safety and wellbeing

Across England, farming has moved away from the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy and to Environmental Land Management Schemes instead. Direct payments have been replaced by delinked payments and with this ending in 2027, the released funds are being redirected into new schemes including the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship (CS). 
Whilst not all schemes will be relevant for all farming types, it is important to keep up-to-date with what is available to ensure no opportunities are missed.

Technical Articles

Newsletters

  • 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

Podcast

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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

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...

    4th Aug 2025
    10:30 - 13:30 (BST)
    Agricultural Business Centre - Agricultural Way - Bakewell - DE45 1AH

  • CSF

    CSF East Mids - Herbal leys in the White Peak

    Join CSF and host farmers for a one day self-drive tour taking in 2 farms participating in the White Peak T...

    8th Aug 2025
    10:00 - 14:00 (BST)
    Flagg Hall Farm, Flagg, Buxton, SK17 9ED

  • 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...

    11th Aug 2025
    10:30 - 13:30 (BST)
    Agricultural Business Centre - Agricultural Way - Bakewell - DE45 1AH

Webinar Recordings

  • 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)

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