This week, DEFRA have announced the opening of the 2021 agricultural census for all commercial farms in England. The census runs every 10...

This week DEFRA have announced the initial consultation phase of their lump sum exit scheme is now open. This scheme was first mentioned...

This week’s grass growth newsletter is the final of the season and is the first week to have brought some rain! Most farms in the South...

This week’s weather has been the same again for farmers in the South West – although daytime temperatures have been higher, there is...

Over the last few weeks, we have seen a start to the maize drilling campaign around the South West. However, recent data from the Maize...

Another week of cold wind and morning frost has kept grass growth lower than usually seen at this time of year. Growth rates have climbed...

The deadline of 30th April 2021 for submitting Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant Applications is fast approaching. As a reminder,...

Since taking our first samples, we seem to have had all four seasons within a week! Most of our farms have had bright but windy days,...

This week we took our first fresh grass samples of the year. Despite the recent warm weather, crops are still looking to be 10-14 days...

DEFRA have launched the new Sustainable Farming Initiative (SFI) Scheme which is part of the ELMS. Several hundred farmers will be...