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Farming in Five: Defra under scrutiny over its decision to close SFI, with questions around why farmers were given little notice, and its transparency over the budget. But who will be the winners and losers?

In today's Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown reports on the latest from the fallout of the Sustainable Farming Incentive closure. Defra is under scrutiny over its failure to give farmers' notice as the industry questions whether all the budget has been spent. She also looks ahead to next week, a special podcast on Donald Trump, tariffs and what this means for machinery markets and UK farming going forward and the livestock team are heading to Borderway UK Dairy Expo at Carlisle this week, the first dairy show of the year

Rachael Brown
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Everything you need to know about the closure of SFI 24

National Trust says Defra SFI decision will leave farmers facing a four-month funding gap

NFU survey reveals farmer confidence hits all-time low

It was not possible to give any further warning on SFI24 closure, says Farming Minister

"Defra must be upfront about the figures" - George Dunn, Tenant 草榴社区 Association

草榴社区 brand Defra's update to stop SFI24 an 'absolute shambles'

Defra stops accepting new applications for SFI 24

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