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Newsletters

  • June newsletter crop page crop field

    Issue 100

    • Farm Safety Week 2024 22–26 July
    • Hedgerow management rules: cutting and trimming – exemptions when sowing oilseed rape or temporary grass in August
    • LEAF Open Farm Sunday: Bringing farming to the fore
    • Trees on farms – Oak Processionary Moth (OPM) Warning and Join the Forestry Commission to help keep our trees and the countryside healthy
    • Latest SFI opportunities for farmers
  • May newsletter front page farm road and stone wall

    Issue 99

    • Directory of farmer support organisations – here to help the farming community
    • New technical articles available on the FAS website: Soil health in UK farming
    • Expanding the Sustainable Farming Incentive Offer
    • The Management of Hedgerows Regulations 2024
    • Trees on farms: Five benefits of planting trees on less productive land / Do you know how to spot ash dieback on your land?
  • April newsletter front page -crop field

    Issue 98

    • New technical articles available on the FAS website: Animal Welfare Compliance Requirements for Farmers
    • Managing livestock and public access
    • Trees on farms: Spring management tips and the eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction
    • Water and agriculture: Support for Farmers/Land Managers, Water Rights trading and Local Resource Option screening study reminder
  • March newsletter front page lambs in field

    Issue 97

    • Future of hedgerow protections
    • Farming Equipment and Technology Fund now open
    • Water abstraction licence reminder and Local Resource Option (LRO) screening studies
    • Trees on farms – England Woodland Creation Offer Payment Increase and Ips Typographys Monitoring Study for Spruce Trees
  • February front page - cattle housing

    Issue 96

    • Farming for the Future: Sector Specific Countryside Stewardship and Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Webinar Series
    • Capital Grants and Farming Investment Fund in 2024
    • Bluetongue virus – Guidance for farmers
    • Water abstraction – Irrigation prospects and abstraction licences
    • Trees on Farms – Put Down Roots campaign
  • January front page Snowy farm track

    Issue 95

    • Agricultural Transition – January update
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive update
    • Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulations: improved guidance on getting permission to make changes to your land
    • Recent rise in Schmallenberg virus infection causing birth defects in lambs and calves
    • Trees on Farms New Agroforestry Payments & Tree Planting Webinar
  • December front page- snowy stone wall

    Issue 94

    • Improvements on Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) (Agriculture) regulation guidance – coming January 2024
    • Farming regulation from the New Year
    • Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) risk map reminder
    • Trees on Farms: New digital tool, government woodland access plan and Trees and Forestry Tax Guidance refresh
    • Slurry Infrastructure Grant – Round 2 now open / Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) advice on better slurry management
  • November front page- sheep on hillside

    Issue 93

    • Cross Compliance ends in England on 31 December 2023, but farming and land management regulations still apply
    • Manure storage – Regulation reminder for the Farming Rules for Water and Nitrate Vulnerable Zones
    • Remember to submit your annual sheep and goat inventory
    • Trees on Farms – National Tree Week: Discover the benefits of tree planting on your farm
  • October front page- pumpkins

    Issue 92

    • Trees on Farms – Podcast mini-series
    • Countryside Stewardship – A seasonal reminder from the RPA
    • Farming Rules for Water: Rule 8 – Position of livestock feeders
    • Defra launches Sustainable Farming Incentive campaign page
  • September front page, grassland landscape

    Issue 91

    • The Sustainable Farming Incentive has opened for applications
    • New webinars and podcasts released
    • The rules on removing or working on a countryside hedgerow
    • Storing silage, slurry and agricultural fuel oil
    • Trees on farms – Benefits from woodland management
  • August front page -sunflowers

    Issue 90

    • Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs): Closed period reminders
    • Sustainable Farming Incentive Webinars in September
    • Annual health and welfare review of livestock - a reminder
    • How to spot BSE in cattle - a reminder

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