Oxford Real Farming Conference: Support scheme confidence still lacking in the uplands

Farmers need more stability and clarity about new environmental schemes

Ben Briggs

Ben Briggs is the group publisher and editor in chief of Agriconnect, overseeing the media business and titles such as Farmers Guardian, Dairy Farmer and Arable Farming.

06 January 2024 鈥� 2 min read

Farmer confidence that support schemes would deliver for the uplands was waning and more needed to be done to engage with potential applicants. During a session entitled 鈥極n Common Land: Managing Upland...

Welsh farmers face double-edged sword as SAF application window opens

Farmers can apply for either the Sustainable Farming Scheme or the Basic Payment Scheme, and not both

Chris Brayford

03 March 2026 鈥� 2 min read

Politics

EXCLUSIVE - Maya Ellis: "Rural disadvantage tends to appear in isolated pockets rather than being concentrated as it is in urban areas"

Ribble Valley MP Maya Ellis writes on the work of the Labour Rural Research Group, an upcoming report on rural poverty and why rural communities have felt overlooked over the past 15 years

Maya Ellis

03 March 2026 鈥� 3 min read

Politics

Instability in the Middle East could impact food price inflation

The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has warned there could be an impact on red meat, poultry and input costs such as fertiliser

Alex Black

02 March 2026 鈥� 2 min read

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