East Sussex Farming Leader Cautiously Welcomes Government’s Spending Review but Farmers Will Need to Do More with Less

Farming leader cautiously welcomes government’s spending review

A Yorkshire farming leader has cautiously welcomed the government’s announcement of an overall settlement of £7.4 billion for farming’s sponsor department, Defra, which matches previous budgets.

East Sussex farming leader cautiously welcomes government’s Spending Review but farmers will need to do more with less

An East Sussex farming leader has cautiously welcomed the government’s announcement of an overall settlement of £7.4 billion for farming’s sponsor department, Defra, which matches previous budgets.

Bedfordshire farming leader cautiously welcomes government’s Spending Review but farmers will need to do more with less

A Bedfordshire farming leader has cautiously welcomed the government’s announcement of an overall settlement of £7.4 billion for farming’s sponsor department, Defra, which matches previous budgets.

Defra: Over £2.7 billion invested in sustainable farming - Agriland.co.uk

More than £2.7 billion will be invested in sustainable farming and nature recovery each year from 2026/27 to 2028/29, according to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). According to the department, this represents the most nature-friendly settlement in history. The support for farm profitability, food production, and nature recovery, will be a 150% increase in 2028/29 from current spending on environmental causes in agri…

Farms focus on cashflow following SFI scheme closure

The sudden SFI scheme closure caused anger and frustration among the farming community in March. The Chancellor has since announced a better-than-expected DEFRA budget at the recent Spending Review, which brings some cautious optimism but there remains uncertainty about the future of environmental farming programmes.

Farming and rural bodies give ‘cautious welcome’ to better-than-expected Defra funding settlement

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