Wight Rural Hub

The Wight Rural Hub offers a free to use central resource to all Isle of Wight farmers and land managers and delivers a suite of interventionsdelivered for the Island by the Island. 

Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF)

Thanks to funding from Defra, through the Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF), we are providing an extensive range of free resources to help IOW farmers and land managers navigate the Agricultural Transition.

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The Wight Rural Hub offers a free to use central resource to all Isle of Wight farmers and land managers and delivers a suite of interventions…delivered for the Island by the Island. 

Thanks to the support of DEFRA, through the Future Farming Resilience Fund (FFRF), we are providing an extensive range of resources to help Isle of Wight farmers & land managers navigate the Agricultural Transition.  This will include: 

  • Workshops  
  • Seminars 
  • 1-1 reviews 
  • Signpost business opportunities and the availability of specialist advice and support 

The aim is to help Island farmers and land managers to make their businesses more resilient and to take advantage of future opportunities and funding; … turning national policy into local opportunity. 

We work in collaboration and partnership with Island stakeholders to add value in support of IOW farmers and land managers.

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Basic Payment Scheme 2023

Basic Payment Scheme 2023

The claim window is now open for Basic Payment Scheme 2020, the final year of BPS claims. We breakdown what this means for BPS claimants in 2023

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Sustainable Farming Incentive 2022

Sustainable Farming Incentive 2022

The Sustainable Farming Incentive is the first part of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme to be made available and was launched in 2022 with 3 initial standards. A rolling application window for the scheme is now open

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Grants Update : Spring 2023

Grants Update : Spring 2023

With the government making £168 million available through grant funding to farmers and land managers, read here what the options are and how you can access them.

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