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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Today, the Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, and Farming Minister, Stephen Morgan, have announced a package of support to help farmers manage the impacts of this summer’s extreme dry weather. The ...

Our team will be at Groundswell on Wednesday 1 and Thursday 2 July 2026. Held at Lannock Farm in Hertfordshire, Groundswell is a 2-day regenerative agriculture festival that brings together farmers, ...

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 ...

Rare breed pig farmers Sarah and Byron Odell are visited on their Shropshire farm by adviser Karen Fisher from the Soil Association. The Farming Resilience Fund offers free, tailored business support ...

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 ...