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The Tenant Farmers Association has warned increased payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2022 ‘are not enough by themselves’ for farmers to enter the scheme.

Farmers joining Defra’s new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 can expect payments 30 per cent higher than those calculated using income foregone methodology, Defra Secretary George Eustice has confirmed.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the ‘bar has to be quite high’ for abattoirs to qualify for Government support.

Defra Secretary George Eustice has said the bar has to be quite high for abattoirs to qualify for Government support.

Defra is to make an announcement on payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 onwards very shortly.

Defra is to make an announcement on payment rates for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) from 2022 onwards ‘very shortly’.

As head of agriculture for Virgin Money, Brian Richardson is keen to highlight that advance planning and preparation will help maximise your farm’s chance of successful grant applications.

The upland livestock sector in England is facing potential collapse unless Defras post-Brexit schemes replace the funding lost by direct support cuts, an industry leader has warned.

The upland livestock sector in England is facing potential ‘collapse’ unless Defra’s post-Brexit schemes replace the funding lost by direct support cuts, an industry leader has warned.

Last week, the Government published its consultation on a lump sum retirement scheme for farmers in England. But is the idea anything new, and will it achieve its aims? Abi Kay looks at historical schemes for clues.