Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, Defra secretary Emma Reynolds announced the reopening of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. In what she termed a “new era of partnership” she pledged that a more streamlined SFI will be simpler and fairer but still contain a broad range of options to suit different farms, and with greater emphasis on actions that support sustainable food production. More details will be announced before the first window in June, which will focus on smaller holdings and farmers without existing environmental land management agreements. A second wider window will open in September. The Environment Secretary…