Category Archives: Agri-Environment Schemes

Ten Years on – from Dark Days of Farming to a new Post-CAP future

Posted on March 11, 2021 by Miles King

Reading about yesterday’s launch of the Sustainable Farming Incentive Scheme –  the post-Brexit post-Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) farming support scheme for England we’ve been waiting for these past nearly 5 years – sent me off the archives, where I found … Continue reading →

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Looking after farmers as well as the land : Guest blog by Heidi Saxby

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Miles King

I recently read a fascinating paper exploring how farmers gain personal benefits to their wellbeing, from taking part in projects which help wildlife on farms – in this case a project to help conserve rare cornfield wildflowers in North Yorkshire. … Continue reading →

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Guest Blog: Agri-environment – a need for detailed scrutiny, by Steve Peel

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Miles King

            As the process of changing from an European agriculture policy into a UK one starts, I’m delighted to publish a guest blog by former Natural England grassland specialist Steve Peel. Steve looks at how … Continue reading →

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