Round 5 of the Small Research and Development Partnerships competition is now open. UK businesses can apply to develop new farming products or services to bring them closer to commercial use. In this ...

It offers grants for specific items of equipment to increase productivity, boost environmental sustainability and improve animal health and welfare. Farmers, foresters and growers in England, ...

We're pleased to share that the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP),will receive an additional £53 million investment this year. This means that those trialling new technologies and innovative ...

Through Capital Grants in 2026, £225 million will be available to support farmers, land managers and rural businesses to deliver environmental improvements across England. When the offer opens in July ...

The Future Farming Resilience Fund is designed to provide business support to farmers and land managers during the early years of the agricultural transition. It does this by awarding grants to ...

In this episode of the Defra Farming podcast, Defra Productivity and Innovation Lead Andrew Powley speaks to Richard Wordsworth, NFU Senior Adviser (Support Schemes), and North Yorkshire beef and ...

Today we published Farming Roadmap 2050: Growing England's Future. The Farming Roadmap brings the government's long-term strategies, reforms and commitments for farming together in one place. It ...

In 2023, more than £168m of funding will be available through a variety of grants. We’ve shared quite a few blog posts on grants recently. To make it easier for you to see what’s available and plan, ...

Farmers and land managers in England’s protected landscapes can now apply for funding from the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme until March 2026. The programme offers grants for ...

As part of our commitment to keep you informed about the progress of the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26), we said we would publish updates as funding is allocated. We can confirm that ...

Today, we published our initial priorities for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. They represent some of the best opportunities for improving animal health and welfare we have across each ...

Food is still the primary purpose of farming, and always will be. If we want farming and food production to be resilient and sustainable over the long term, then farming and nature can and must go ...