Farmers Weekly Podcast Episode 86: Storm Arwen and SFI payment rates revealed
Library photo © AdobeStock/Piranhi In this episode, we examine the payment rates for Defra’s new Sustainable Farming Incentive – will it work for farmers?
We count the cost of Storm Arwen on farms and rural businesses.
With a whopping 37 seed varieties added to the new Recommended Lists, how do you choose the cereal and oilseed crop that’s right for you?
On the markets, we review the 2021 farmland market – and look ahead to 2022.
And we take a walk with the Hedgerow Chaplain, who holds a different kind of church service in the countryside.
See also:Â SFI soil payment rates revealed but disappointment abounds
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