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Farmers will have additional time to complete their Countryside Stewardship 2024 applications as long as applications were started by the deadline of Friday 15 September, the government has confirmed today, meaning any farmer struggling to meet the deadline will still be able to benefit from the scheme. Following feedback from farmers, last month the application window for 2024 Countryside …
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New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences Those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties under new legislation announced yeterday by the government (Wednesday 12th September). The current limit of £250,000 on variable monetary penalties that the Environment Agency and Natural England can …
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The competition will end on 30th September, after which we will select 50 farmers for the trial. *Terms and conditions apply.
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Defra has confirmed that farmers with a live Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 (SFI) agreement before the end of the year will receive an accelerated payment in the first month of their agreement. The government has said this decision is in recognition of the challenges faced by farm businesses with inflation and rising costs. The ‘new and improved’ Sustainable Farming Incentive …
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A new sugar beet seed treatment specifically developed UK conditions boosts germination claims Germains Seed Technology. Xbeet enrich 300 has proven to consistently deliver yield increases of 1.8% - equivalent to 1.35 tonnes per hectare for a 75t/ha grower - in trials and on-farm, in comparison with the current market leader, Xbeet® enrich 200. Lead scientist, Jordan Long, explains, "Xbeet …
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Match funding and free advice is being offered to those drilling cover crops across the Midlands from Severn Trent’s Environmental Protection Scheme (STEPS). Growers can claim match funding of up to £175/ha for seed purchases, as well as access support from the water company's team of agricultural advisers, on-farm soil testing and at-home webinar advice. Dr Alex Cooke, principal catchment …
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National potato supplier, Branston, is undertaking an Innovate UK funded project to assess the viability of creating net zero potatoes. Andrew Blair, field technical manager at Branston, explains how the trial will examine the potential for reducing carbon in potato production from growing, through to storage and transport: Now in its second year of three, Branston’s Net Zero project is working with …
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The September 2023 issue is now available online NEWS: All change at FMC Managing the green bridge NEWS ANALYSIS: Net zero project is industry defining All the categories for the 2024 NAGAS OPINION: Pool harbour leads the way AGRONOMY MATTERS: Supplementary silicon improvs IPM strategy LIVESTOCK: Livestock in the arable rotation WEED CONTROL: Luximo one year on OSR herbicide avoids …
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