Grants & Funding

Starting today (Tuesday 21 March), farmers and land managers can apply to the 2024 Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid Tier agreements, offering payments for actions that enhance and protect the natural environment alongside sustainable food production.

The latest round of the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA) Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) offers grant funding for a range of equipment, including mobile sheep handling and herd monitoring systems, with MSD Animal Health also offering support to improve flock productivity.

Farmers can now apply for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and claim for their existing Countryside Stewardship (CS) revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements.

Understanding soil structure and nutrient content will be key to farmers meeting the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) ‘arable soils’ standard and supporting future crop growth, according to David Newton, technical manager at Timac Agro.

Farmers and land managers across England are being urged to apply for the Woodland Carbon Guarantee scheme, offering funding to support new woodland creation and tackle climate change, by 30 April 2023.

Dairy farmers in England can now find out exact details on equipment that will be funded under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund after Defra released the full list of items last week.

Farmers and landowners are being invited to a free event in Kent to learn more about rainwater harvesting and associated funding opportunities on Friday 3 March, at Marden Cricket and Hockey Club in Tonbridge.

Defra has announced that farmers and land managers can now submit new applications from today.

Farmers and land managers in Suffolk and Essex will be able to benefit from the Farming in Protected Landscapes grant programme for a further two years, according to Defra’s Environmental Improvement Plan released today (1st February).

Scottish farmers and crofters can now apply for a share of £14 million to convert to organic regardless of land size as the government pushes to double organic land by 2026.

Livestock farmers producing slurry are being encouraged to consider future plans when applying for the slurry infrastructure grant scheme that closes to applicants on 31 January.

UK Agricultural Finance says it is excited to announce that it has a new funder on board. With this new funding, the company now has access to £300M in funds ready to lend – and given the current economic situation, this could be just the boost your agricultural business needs.