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

Environmental groups back farmers and join condemnation of Government announcement

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Harry Bowell, director of Land ant Nature at the National Trust said English farmers wanting to 鈥榙eliver benefits for nature鈥� will face at least a four-month gap in funding projects
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Harry Bowell, director of Land ant Nature at the National Trust said English farmers wanting to 鈥榙eliver benefits for nature鈥� will face at least a four-month gap in funding projects

Defra's decision to halt SFI 24 will leave farmers with at least a four-month funding gap, the National Trust has warned. The organisation said it had been 鈥榮hocked' to learn of Defra's plan and the...

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