Applications open for dairy farms interested in entrepreneurship

A dairy business training course, Entrepreneurs in Dairying, has opened to applicants ahead of its start in October. Open to anyone in the dairy sector, the RABDF course is designed to equip applicants with business knowledge that will be of use to them throughout their career. Held across four months, there are a total of…

Knaresborough Tractor Run raises over £100,000 for charity

The organisers of the Knaresborough Tractor Run have celebrated a major milestone after raising more than £100,000 for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance charity over the past decade. Members of Knaresborough YFC started the North Yorkshire-based event with just 11 tractors in 2012, and it has since become an annual tradition. The event is now considered…

Scottish fruit and veg growers to benefit from £6m in new support

Growers in Scotland have been given £6m in support over the next two years to help improve the quality, market value and sustainability of their produce. The Scottish government has allocated the funds as part of its extended Fruit and Vegetable Aid scheme, designed to help increase their competitiveness in the supply chain. Co-operatives Scottish…

New £5m Defra competition aims to scale up agricultural innovation

Small and medium sized farms will soon be able to apply to a share of £5m in grant funding to scale up innovation within the British farming industry. Opening later this month, Defra’s Farming Innovation Investor Partnership Competition aims to accelerate agricultural research and development by blending grant funding with private investment. It specifically seeks…

Defra seeks farmers’ views on protecting hedgerows post-Brexit

The government is seeking views from farmers on how to best protect and maintain hedgerows in England following Brexit. Defra’s consultation, open from today to respond, aims to ensure hedgerows continue to get the right level of protection as the UK moves away from cross compliance. The government has a target under the Environmental Improvement…

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