FARMING INVESTMENT FUND – FARM PRODUCTIVITY THEME DEFRA have finally accepted that they need to release grant guidance in advance of the grant release dates which is a huge help to forward planning! With this in mind, DEFRA have released the second theme within the Farming Transformation Fund – Improving Farming Productivity. Applications for this theme will open in January and will be a two-step process. Step one is an eligibility checker, this will open in mid-January and