September sees the opening of the second application window for SFI26, the fifth iteration of England’s post-Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) scheme intended to provide environmental benefits alongside supporting food production and productivity.
For 35 years the Allerton Project has been at the forefront of providing the evidence base upon which the modern agri-environmental scheme stands, and we strongly believe that a well-planned and executed scheme returns multiple benefits to the farm business:
As such, when the £260m window does open we’re prepared to submit an ambitious scheme which nevertheless balances our farm’s twin priorities of food production and positive environmental outcomes to replace our existing Mid-Tier scheme dating from 2020.