Hexham and Northern Rural News
SFI 2026 – Share your experience of applying
Get your voice heard The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee is inviting farmers in England to share their experiences of applying for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI). Farmers’…
Read More >HNR Office Hours
The HNR Office will be unmanned from 18.09.2026 until the 06.10.2026 If you need to contact me in an emergency, please do so, otherwise please leave a message (at the…
Read More >A little bit of hope and clarity
Farmers with expiring SFI23, CSMT, CSHT or HLS agreements can apply in SFI application window 2 if the scheme expires before the end of February 2027 Usually, farmers with soon-to-expire ELM revenue agreements would not be able to access…
Read More >FETF 2026 – Grant Funding Agreements being offered
FETF 2026 grant funding agreements now being issued – The Farming Blog The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is issuing the first grant funding agreements (GFAs) from today. In this first…
Read More >SFI 2026 Budget announced
The SFI 2026 Budget has been announced. A total of £240 million has been earmarked. https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/ The scheme opens in full on 30 June 2026 for those eligible in Window…
Read More >STOP PRESS – ANNOUNCEMENT – RPA and DEFRA 2026 schemes
“By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail” (Benjamin Franklin) These will be highly sought after and demand will be high. Well planned and thorough applications will stand a…
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