Agri-robotics start-up raises £250k for ‘revolutionary’ crop scouting system
19th August 2020
A start-up which aims to use cutting-edge technologies to help farmers improve crop yields has raised £250,000 to launch its first product, a ‘crop scouting’ system which predicts the size and timing of harvests.
Project gets funding to develop digital dairy
16th August 2020
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research and Innovation.
Deadline Extended to September for English Dairy Response Fund
14th August 2020
English dairy farmers who suffered significant milk price cuts in April because of COVID-19 disruptions and have yet to submit their claim to the Government’s Dairy Response Fund have now
Sunflower field opening raises thousands for Cornish mental health unit
10th August 2020
£4216 has been raised Sowenna, the inpatient mental health treatment unit at Bodmin for young people aged between 13 and 18, when the gates to a field of more than 275,000 sunflowers were opened to the public.
Trispen sunflower field opens to the public this weekend
7th August 2020
A field containing more than 275,000 sunflowers near Truro will open this Friday, Saturday and Sunday for the public to enjoy and to help raise funds for Sowenna, Cornwall’s mental health unit for young people.
Multi-billion pound investment as government unveils plan to tackle flooding
14th July 2020
Homes and businesses across the country will be better protected and more resilient in future after the government revealed its long-term plan to tackle the risks of flooding and coastal erosion.
Scheme rewards farmers for reducing metaldehyde
2nd July 2020
Farmers in Severn Trent priority catchments are being encouraged to sign up to the Farm to Tap scheme to receive up to £5/ha for protecting watercourses from metaldehyde.
Fund to support dairy farmers opens for applications
22nd June 2020
The dairy response fund has opened today for applications from eligible dairy farmers in England in need of support following the coronavirus outbreak.
BPS claims deadline rapidly approaching
11th June 2020
Farmers are being urged to submit claims for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) 2020 as the deadline is looming.
Covid-19: Dairy funding scheme to open for applications
3rd June 2020
A scheme offering dairy farmers up to £10,000 each as a result of the Covid-19 crisis will open for applications on 18th June, the government has confirmed.
New environmental funding opportunities open up
29th May 2020
Farmers can apply for two additional funding opportunities this spring, after some missed out on the winter round of applications due to severe wet weather.
Auction and quiz to raise funds for RABI
28th May 2020
The summer agricultural show calendar has been sadly decimated by the Coronavirus outbreak but that’s not going to stop the Cornwall branch of the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) from raising funds to support the county’s agricultural industry.
