Only 1 week left to request a transfer of some (or all) of your delinked payments reference amount to another business (apart from inheritance cases) ⏳

The option to transfer closes 10 May 2024 – don’t miss your opportunity!

Find out more 👇
gov.uk/guidance/delin…

Today is the final day to apply for the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 Animal Health and Welfare grant!

You have until midday today to submit your application online.

Find out how 👇
gov.uk/government/pub…

Join us for a free event 'Environmental Payments & Enablers: Making the most of Opportunities' on 3 June.

Hear from Janet Hughes of Defra UK , Claire Robinson of National Farmers' Union,Tom Curtiss of 3Keel & others on capitalising on environmental farm payments.

eventbrite.co.uk/e/environmenta…

Only 2 weeks left to submit your #CountrysideStewardship or #EnvironmentalStewardship 2024 revenue claim without reduction by 11.59pm on 15 May. ⏳

Don’t leave it too late to claim!

Try to do this online or by email where applicable.

Find out more 👇
gov.uk/guidance/how-t…

Are you a farmer who wants to understand more about agroforestry?

The ‘Agroforestry Open Weekend’ is back for it’s 4th year from 17 to 20 May.

This farmer-led initiative invites you to see agroforestry in action! Find a farm to visit near you. agroforestryopenweekend.org

We’ve extended the deadline on our bovine TB consultation. 🐄

You have two more weeks to share your views on the next phase of wildlife control.

Time is running out! ⏳

You only have until midday on 1 May to submit your Farming Equipment and Technology Fund 2024 application for the Animal Health and Welfare grant.

Find out how to apply 👇
gov.uk/government/pub…

Government launches fund to help farmers manage water resources Defra UK Environment Agency gov.uk/government/new…

Submit your #CountrysideStewardship or #EnvironmentalStewardship revenue claim without reduction by 11.59pm on 15 May.

If there’s no change to your CS claim - submit it online with a single click by making an annual declaration in Rural Payments. Watch 👇
youtube.com/watch?v=OeMsFV…

IMPORTANT: The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to release new functionalities and software upgrades from:

- 6pm to 9pm Wednesday 24 April
- 12:01am on Saturday 27 April to 7:30pm on Sunday 28 April

📢The 2023 scheme year was the last year of the Basic Payment Scheme in England.

Delinked payments begin in 2024 – there is no application process for these payments.

You have until 10 May 2024 to transfer reference data to another business.

Read more👇
gov.uk/guidance/delin…

A very useful edition of the Defra UK
Future Farming and Countryside Programme newsletter hit inboxes yesterday; if you're not on the contact list you can subscribe here: defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/subscribe/

Calling all farmers and growers!!📢🚜🌾🐄

We'd really appreciate just 10 minutes of your time to complete our 'Farming with Nature' survey which will help us collect some great stories for our OpenFarmSunday visitors! #inspire #futuregenerations

>>> forms.office.com/e/UTyDt6hLy6 👇

£20m available in eighth Woodland Carbon Guarantee auction gov.uk/government/new… Forestry Commission Forestry England

Government opens fund to support farmers affected by flooding gov.uk/government/new…

Water Restoration Fund: grants now available to improve freshwater habitats defrafarming.blog.gov.uk/2024/04/09/wat…

We're running 2️⃣ online workshops aimed at those in farming or #horticulture who have experience with (or an interest in) wet #peatlands farming/ #paludiculture . Share your thoughts on how to raise the water table while protecting yields
🗓️Friday 19 Apr
➡️paludiculture.org.uk/events

IMPORTANT: The Rural Payments service will be unavailable for planned downtime to release new functionalities and software upgrades from:

6pm to 9pm Wednesday 10 April
5:15pm Thursday 11 April to 9am Friday 12 April

ICYMI; the March newsletter is available now at farmingadviceservice.org.uk, featuring:
- Future of hedgerow protections
- Farming Equipment and Technology Fund
- Water abstraction licence reminder
- Trees on farms: EWCO Payment Increase
Defra UK Forestry Commission Natural England