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Following ongoing disruption to global fuel and energy markets linked to the conflict in the Middle East, the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a new fertiliser survey and is asking farmers and land managers in England to share their experiences.

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) joined ministers and senior industry leaders this week for the first meeting of the Farming and Food Partnership Board, as Government and the food supply chain came together to shape how the new Board will support farm productivity and profitability.

Effective from January 2027 the Greenhouse Gas Protocol has launched its Land Sector and Removals Standard | GHG Protocol enabling companies to measure, report and track emissions and removals from land use and agriculture as well as specified technological removals.

For Members advising farmers on agri-environment schemes in England, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has issued Countryside Stewardship (CS) Mid Tier extension offer letters.

Defra has announced that more than 5,000 farmers in England with Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier (CSMT) agreements, due to expire on 31 December 2025, will be offered a one-year extension.

Defra are extending the application submission deadline for the re-opened SFI 2024 application window until 11:59pm on Monday 1 September 2025.