policy – Herefordshire Meadows

The Grassland Gap – Payment rates for flower rich grassland in CS have more than doubled in 2024 but is permanent flower rich grassland still the poor relation compared to other farm habitats?

Join us with speaker Jo Riggall, Plantlife’s Grassland Advocacy Officer Be inspired by Jo about what it might take to fill the gap through Policy and Practice. Hear about Plantlife’s work on irreplaceable grasslands, government and private funding streams, planning and much more. Discover how Herefordshire grassland managers can benefit and contribute to ensure better outcomes, incentives and rewards for… Read more →

Have your say in the ELM policy discussion – closes 31 July 2020

This is a chance to feed your ideas and views on grassland, and other crops and habitats, to The Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme that is the new agricultural policy for England. You can feedback to DEFRA on the discussion questions as an individual You can also feed comments on meadows and diverse swards to Caroline Hanks who is collating… Read more →