DEFRA / Natural England

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New defra Common Land Web Pages

Defra has made changes to it web pages on common land. Their pages can be accessed by going to www.defra.gov.uk, clicking onRural and Countrysideand thenProtected or designated areas. Alternatively you can use this shortcut: http://ww2.defra.gov.uk/rural/protected/

Submitted on Sunday 23rd January 2011

DEFRA Sheep EID 2011 Briefing

Defra have produced a new briefing and Q & A guidance on sheep movement reporting requirements. To find out more please click on the file.

application/msword iconDefra briefing: sheep and goat id
Submitted on Monday 20th December 2010

Natural England relaxes rules on supplementary feeding to help livestock farmers in AE schemes through the big freeze

Natural England recognises the severe problems faced by livestock farmers as a result of freezing weather conditions and has announced steps today to make it easier for them to feed their animals.

Farmers in agri-environment schemes which normally impose restrictions on supplementary feeding will now be able to give their livestock additional feed to help maintain animal welfare during the cold period. This is a temporary relaxation and takes immediate effect for the duration of the severe cold weather.

Submitted on Monday 6th December 2010

Defra confirms Higher Level Stewardship funding and new Environmental Stewardship payment schedule

Published on Defra Website Tuesday 16 November 2010 at 9:58am

The Government has today confirmed the details of spending on Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) until 2014. The announcement means that farmers who have applied to join the HLS scheme this year, and are waiting to learn if they’ve been successful, can be given start dates.

Submitted on Wednesday 24th November 2010

What are the likely implications for farming and conservation in Cumbria of the budget cuts?

Taken from an article by Paul Arkle, Cumbria FWAG in the Cumberland News

Contrary to initial concerns that funding for schemes such as Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) would be reduced as part of the cutbacks to Defra, the government decided to ring-fence the flagship programme.

By 2013/14 the budget for HLS will increase by 83 per cent over current funding. This bodes well for farmers in Cumbria, which has been one of the key areas for HLS targeting within the north-west.

Submitted on Thursday 11th November 2010

Natural England's official Q & A on HLS

The last few days have seen significant media coverage regarding the current suspension to the HLS scheme and the confused messages emerging from last week’s Comprehensive Spending Review. Natural England have now finally published their official Q&A which can be accessed here (click on the file) or via their website at:

http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/Images/HLS_Q&A_tcm6-23026.pdf

application/pdf iconhls_qa_oct_2010.pdf
Submitted on Saturday 30th October 2010

HLS - still open for business - Natural England

NATURAL England has reassured farmers that the Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) scheme is still open for business and urged them to apply to the scheme as normal.

However budgetary constraints mean applications will not receive a start date until April 2011 at the earliest.

A spokesman said: “HLS is not suspended – it remains open for business and farmers are encouraged to continue applying.”

application/msword iconnatural_england_letter_oct_10.doc
Submitted on Thursday 28th October 2010

What the spending review means for farmers

Taken from the Farmers Guardian

Defra has been criticised for a lack of detail on what its spending settlement will actually mean. Here is what we do know:

Defra’s overall settlement

Submitted on Thursday 28th October 2010

Defra Draft Structural Reform Plan

The plan aims to help to enhance the competitiveness and resilience of the food chain to ensure a secure, environmentally sustainable and healthy supply of food with improved standards of animal welfare. Secondly, to enhance and protect the natural environment by reducing pollution and preventing habitat loss and degradation.

application/pdf icon1091_defra_plan.pdf
Submitted on Tuesday 10th August 2010
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