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Good news from DEFRA about new rates for flower rich grassland

Good news about new rates for flower rich grassland in DEFRA’s recent announcement. Get ahead and make sure your eligible grassland gets on the Priority Habitat Inventory! Recent good news from DEFRA included new rates for species rich grassland, and we are celebrating with the Floodplain Meadow Partnership that floodplain meadows now have a special rate of their own too.… Read more →

August Newsletter

Welcome to our August Newsletter.  After a dry month and record-breaking heat in June we have been treated to one of the wettest Julys on record, and a very difficult year for making hay.  Our seed harvesting plans have also been very disrupted, but with the occasional dry day we have managed to harvest from all our intended donor sites… Read more →

Green Futures Roadshow

Join Herefordshire Rural Hub for updates on: CROSS COMPLIANCE – What still applies on farm FARMING RULES FOR WATER – How to comply & what to expect during an inspection ELMS – What we know so far …–  SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE–  COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP–  ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE REVIEW FARM RESILIENCE – How to prepare your business for the Agricultural Transition… Read more →

Making the most of ELM for Commons with the Foundation for Common Land

Join us for a Zoom webinar led by Joe Leaper and Lyndsey Stride from the Foundation for Common Land to hear about some of the unique challenges and opportunities of managing Commons in new funding frameworks. Of interest to Commoners, Grazing Associations, Parish Councils and anyone owning or managing Common land. This will include         Introduction to the Foundation… Read more →