Farmers Weekly Podcast Ep 245: Options for farmers locked out of SFI

Just why did the government close its flagship agri-environment scheme without warning?
We examine the options for farmers unable to join Defra’s Sustainable Farming Incentive.
A new study says the government must take food security and sustainable farming much more seriously.
See also:Â Land agents offer advice in light of SFI suspension
Published by the Food, Farming & Countryside Commission, the report is called Paying the Price: Cheap food, big business and the cost to farming and food security.
And we ask: Is there really a future for lab grown meat?
This episode of the Farmers Weekly Podcast is co-hosted by Johann Tasker, Louise Impey and Hugh Broom.
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