Events

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

New mandatory registration requirements are to be implemented for bird keepers in Great Britain. ⁣
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Under these rules, all bird owners are required to register their birds annually 🦆⁣
This will help manage potential disease outbreaks like #AvianInfluenza and keep your flock healthy 💚⁣
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By registering, owners will receive crucial updates and guidance for bird care.⁣
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Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 October 2024 📆⁣
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Scottish Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 September 2024 📆⁣
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Click the link for more:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu

Defra are holding a free webinar for farmers to go through the guidance, actions and detail for the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer.  They’ll cover endorsed actions and updates to terms and conditions.
Farming and Countryside Programme Director, Janet Hughes, will be joined by policy leads working on SFI, and colleagues from the Rural Payment Agency and Catchment Sensitive Farming.  This webinar will be delivered in collaboration with the Farming Advice Service (FAS) and The Farming Forum (TFF).  Once registered, you can submit your questions though the Slido page: https://app.sli.do/event/gsbMMSRJ4n1Xpoe3jfmJJS
To register: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_2ECPRr23R3WOwjDb0weMMg#/registration
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The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

New mandatory registration requirements are to be implemented for bird keepers in Great Britain. ⁣
⁣
Under these rules, all bird owners are required to register their birds annually 🦆⁣
This will help manage potential disease outbreaks like #AvianInfluenza and keep your flock healthy 💚⁣
⁣
By registering, owners will receive crucial updates and guidance for bird care.⁣
⁣
Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 October 2024 📆⁣
⁣
Scottish Keepers need to follow these new requirements by 1 September 2024 📆⁣
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Click the link for more:

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-measures-to-help-protect-poultry-industry-from-bird-flu

Save the Date

Tom Murphy & Megan Gimber, People’s Trust for Endangered Species PTES

Great Park Farm, Betty Haunt Lane, NEWPORT PO30 4HR

Good hedge management practices can help to maintain the ecological, social, and economic benefits of hedgerows.

Wight Rural Hub’s Hedge Assessment workshop includes a practical demonstration of how to undertake SFI actions for hedgerows (HRW1), discussing requirements and what they aim to achieve. Our specialist speaker, Tom Murphy, will demonstrate how to undertake assessment to required standards.

This is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately.

Lunch will be provided at 12 noon, please let us know of any dietary requirements in advance.

Book Here

Save the Date

Tom Murphy & Megan Gimber, People’s Trust for Endangered Species PTES

Great Park Farm, Betty Haunt Lane, NEWPORT PO30 4HR

Good hedge management practices can help to maintain the ecological, social, and economic benefits of hedgerows.

Wight Rural Hub’s Hedge Assessment workshop includes a practical demonstration of how to undertake SFI actions for hedgerows (HRW1), discussing requirements and what they aim to achieve. Our specialist speaker, Tom Murphy, will demonstrate how to undertake assessment to required standards.

This is an outdoor event, please dress appropriately.

Lunch will be provided, please let us know of any dietary requirements in advance.

Book Here

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

On Wednesday the 13th November the Farming Conference asks the question ‘What is our land for?’ Which will focus on the unique challenges and opportunities related to land use in the South East of England.

The Farming Conference will run from 7.30pm to 9.30pm online. If attending in person, pre- and post-event refreshments and network opportunities will be available from 6.30pm to 10.30pm.

The South East of England is a microcosm of the broader issues facing the UK. It encompasses bustling urban centres, vast agricultural lands, and areas of significant natural beauty and biodiversity.

The land here supports a high population density, a robust economy, and crucial infrastructure. However, this also brings challenges such as housing shortages, environmental degradation, and the impacts of climate change. Moreover, the region’s agricultural land is often of marginal quality, which poses significant challenges for profitable food production when we see increasing pressure on the land and decreasing government support for agriculture. This reality compels us to consider whether the focus should shift from food production to enhancing environmental and biodiversity outcomes. Whether we should embrace the relentless tide of commercial development or resist it at all costs. Where does the balance lie? What is our land for?

BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today presenter Charlotte Smith will be chairing and will be joined by a distinguished panel of leaders in their fields – Paul Christian, Managing Director, Sentry; Tom Heap, journalist and author; Tim Slaney, Interim Chief Executive Officer, South Downs National Park Authority and Ben Taylor, Managing Director, Iford Estate.

Book: What is our land for? Tickets, Wed, Nov 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM | Eventbrite

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

The England Woodland Creation Grant (EWCO) provides funding to create new woodland on areas that are at least 1 hectare.

Read the Forestry Commission’s overview of grants available for woodland creation, maintenance, management and tree health.

Apply now for a Slurry Infrastructure grant – Farming (blog.gov.uk)

The first step to apply is the online checker. Make sure you use the latest version of the slurry wizard tool when calculating how much slurry storage you need. If you apply for a Slurry Infrastructure grant, you will be offered free advice from Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) about tackling pollution from slurry. You will need to have planning permission in place before you submit your full application, which you should do as soon as you’re ready, and by 27 June 2025 at the latest.