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24/09/26 'Shambolic' and 'disheartening' SFI application process, British baked beans (opens the original)
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'Shambolic', 'disheartening' and 'carnage' - some of the words being used by farmers to describe the application process for England's biggest farm environmental scheme that opened, and closed, on Tuesday. This is the Sustainable Farming Incentive, which pays farmers for environmental work, like planting hedges or improving soil. On Tuesday, the total budget available was £233 million, it was a first come, first served system, with thousands of farmers applying and in six hours all the money had
23/09/2026: Bluetongue, Defra funding, Growing pulses (opens the original)
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Vets in the South West are testing breeding rams to see if the disease bluetongue has caused infertility. One vets practice in Devon said of the 500 rams they've tested, a quarter were a cause for concern. One farmer we spoke to has had to buy in extra rams to replace those found to be temporarily infertile. There's a warning the breeding season could be delayed, leading to fewer early lambs next year. The second window of funding for environmental schemes on farms has opened - and closed within
22/09/26 Potato yields, Pulse growing (opens the original)
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UK potato growers could be facing losses of almost £170 million because of this summer’s heatwaves and drought. That’s according to new analysis from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, a not-for-profit organisation which looks at the impacts of climate change. Add that to crop losses across Europe’s main potato growing countries - Germany, France, Belgium and the Netherlands - and we could be looking at 3.5 million tonnes fewer potatoes getting into the shops. We're looking at pulses this
21/09/2026 Pulses, SFI 'haves and have-nots', agricultural advisor training (opens the original)
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More beans please - should the UK be growing more pulses? The Food Foundation looked into the potential for these crops and concluded that the UK could and should be growing more of them. Farmers may have to prepare for disappointment as England's biggest environmental scheme re-opens for applications this week. This is the Sustainable Farming Incentive, the SFI, which pays farmers for environmental work. New analysis suggests that while 40,000 farmers are expected to apply for the SFI there is
19/09/2026 The role of farming co-ops, Shepherd protests in Bucharest, International sheep dog trials (opens the original)
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This week, we've been taking a closer look at agricultural co-ops, from very small-scale cooperative working up to huge dairy co-ops. Across Europe, it’s widely recognised that farmer collaboration can give agriculture a stronger voice in the food supply chain. We look at how they are working in different parts of the UK and ask if there is scope for more co-operative working. The BBC's Central Europe correspondent, Nick Thorpe, reports from Romania, where thousands of shepherds have taken to th
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