Issue 103 September 2024 Catchment Sensitive Farming joins FASHow FAS and Catchment Sensitive Farming can support your farm business - new webinarRight to work – Guidance from the Home OfficeFarming Resilience Fund closes soon – See what’s availableA reminder from the Environment Agency for farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storageTrees on farm: Update on changes to the England Woodland Creation Offer & New TreeAlert dashboard Read more about September 2024 Newsletter
Issue 102 August 2024 Defra Webinar: Expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive offer 2024Understanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 annual declarationUpdate on Sustainable Farming Incentive and Defra’s agri-environment schemesCatchment Sensitive Farming (CSF): On farm climate strategies and Working with a beef farm exampleTrees on farms: Trees on farms: Agroforestry Plan and Eight toothed spruce bark beetle tree pest found on new species for the first time Read more about August 2024 Newsletter
Issue 101 July 2024 Ditch maintenanceTrees on farms: New resources on Woodland Carbon, Tree Health Pilot and Felling trees on your farmHow Catchment Sensitive Farming and the Environment Agency work in partnership to support farmersEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulations: getting permission to make changes to your landEnvironment Agency urges farmers to start preparations for winter slurry storage Read more about July 2024 Newsletter
Issue 100 June 2024 Farm Safety Week 2024 22–26 JulyHedgerow management rules: cutting and trimming – exemptions when sowing oilseed rape or temporary grass in AugustLEAF Open Farm Sunday: Bringing farming to the foreTrees on farms – Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) Warning and Join the Forestry Commission to help keep our trees and the countryside healthyLatest SFI opportunities for farmers Read more about June 2024 Newsletter
Issue 99 May 2024 Directory of farmer support organisations – here to help the farming communityNew technical articles available on the FAS website: Soil health in UK farmingExpanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive OfferThe Management of Hedgerows Regulations 2024Trees on farms: Five benefits of planting trees on less productive land / Do you know how to spot ash dieback on your land? Read more about May 2024 Newsletter
Issue 98 April 2024 New technical articles available on the FAS website: Animal Welfare Compliance Requirements for FarmersManaging livestock and public accessTrees on farms: Spring management tips and the eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auctionWater and agriculture: Support for Farmers/Land Managers, Water Rights trading and Local Resource Option screening study reminder Read more about April 2024 Newsletter
Issue 97 March 2024 Future of hedgerow protectionsFarming Equipment and Technology Fund now openWater abstraction licence reminder and Local Resource Option (LRO) screening studiesTrees on farms – England Woodland Creation Offer Payment Increase and Ips Typographys Monitoring Study for Spruce Trees Read more about March 2024 Newsletter
Issue 96 February 2024 Farming for the Future: Sector Specific Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Webinar SeriesCapital Grants and Farming Investment Fund in 2024Bluetongue virus – Guidance for farmersWater abstraction – Irrigation prospects and abstraction licencesTrees on Farms – Put Down Roots campaign Read more about February 2024 Newsletter
Issue 95 January 2024 Agricultural Transition – January updateSustainable Farming Incentive updateEnvironmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulations: improved guidance on getting permission to make changes to your landRecent rise in Schmallenberg virus infection causing birth defects in lambs and calvesTrees on Farms New Agroforestry Payments & Tree Planting Webinar Read more about January 2024 Newsletter
Issue 94 December 2023 Improvements on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulation guidance – coming January 2024Farming regulation from the New YearNitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) risk map reminderTrees on Farms: New digital tool, government woodland access plan and Trees and Forestry Tax Guidance refreshSlurry Infrastructure Grant – Round 2 now open / Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) advice on better slurry management Read more about December 2023 Newsletter
Issue 93 November 2023 Cross Compliance ends in England on 31 December 2023, but farming and land management regulations still applyManure storage – Regulation reminder for the Farming Rules for Water and Nitrate Vulnerable ZonesRemember to submit your annual sheep and goat inventoryTrees on Farms – National Tree Week: Discover the benefits of tree planting on your farm Read more about November 2023 Newsletter
Issue 92 October 2023 Trees on Farms – Podcast mini-seriesCountryside Stewardship – A seasonal reminder from the RPAFarming Rules for Water: Rule 8 – Position of livestock feedersDefra launches Sustainable Farming Incentive campaign page Read more about October 2023 Newsletter