by Estee | Feb 26, 2024 | Blog, News
We took a farming group from the IOW to discover how a Costwold arable farmer makes regenerative farming pay. The tour formed part of a wider collaboration between AHDB and the Wight Rural Hub. Ed Horton spoke at a Wight Rural Hub meeting in 2023, which inspired the...
by Robyn | Mar 28, 2023 | News
As part of the delivery of the Future Farm Resilience Support programme the Wight Rural Hub will be offering 1 to1 farm visits by our team to work through with you the impact of the agricultural transition on your farm business and to make you aware of what...
by Robyn | Mar 15, 2023 | News
The claim window for Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2023, the final year of BPS, opened on 14th March, with the deadline for claims and entitlement transfers being midnight on 15th May 2023. This year’s claim process remains the same as in previous years: you must...
by Robyn | Mar 13, 2023 | News
The long awaited update on the future of farm support was made in late January. We recently hosted the Defra team to give you an update on this and this article will provide a round up on this update. Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) The main points to keep in...
by Robyn | Mar 5, 2023 | News
In 2023 more than £168 million will be available to farmers through grants and schemes. In the latest Defra blog an update of the latest grants has been provided. We have summarised that into the table here ; There are a number of further grants expected in 2023 to...
by Robyn | Feb 23, 2023 | News
The latest round of the Farming Equipment & Technology Fund (FETF) is now open and the full guidance is available. This competitive scheme offers funding to contribute to a specific list of equipment to increase productivity, boost environmental sustainability,...