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Defra confirms 25% of SFI26 Window 1 budget now allocated

Further updates will be published on Defra's online farming blog when '50% and 75%' of the £60 million Window 1 budget has been spent

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Chief Reporter
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Defra confirms 25% of SFI26 Window 1 budget now allocated

Defra has confirmed that a quarter of the Window 1 budget has now been allocated for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026. Read now: Window 1 of the Sustainable Farming Incentive opens In an update...

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