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Window 1 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive opens

Small farms invited to apply as initial £60m funding scheme gets underway

Jane Thynne
Head of News and Business
clock • 3 min read
SFI26 Window 1 opens today for small farms with a budget of £60m
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SFI26 Window 1 opens today for small farms with a budget of £60m

Window 1 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) opens today (June 30). Unveiled by Defra earlier this month, a budget of £240 million has been made available to help farmers deliver for food production...

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