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Glastonbury and Somerton MP Sarah Dyke has written exclusively for ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian on the vital role of small abattoirs to farming communities and why they need Government support to stay open

Fisher German’s David Kinnersley says eligible farmers are better off applying now despite the small application window and extra restrictions

There are concerns around the impact the loss of the Sustainable Farming Incentive could have on nature, and many farmers are finding ways to bring in that lost income

Producing Charollais rams from their Foulrice flock for both the pedigree and commercial market is the key focus for the Marwood family in North Yorkshire

Ben Stanley, Derbyshire, writes about delayed SFI payments and how those who missed out should think themselves lucky

Tom Youngs now farms in partnership with his cousin, George, and shares his passion for championing the agricultural industry, saying 'farmers just want to produce good food, look after the land, and look after wildlife'

Richard Broadbent, an environmental lawyer at Freeths, writes that landowners require certainty, clarity and careful forward planning if we are to reverse the chronic biodiversity decline we have seen over the past 100 years

²ÝÁñÉçÇø Guardian's chief reporter Rachael Brown reflects on the multiple reviews and consultations going on in Defra right now, and questions whether the department has the resource and budget to deliver effective change

Expert highlights that establishing herbal and multi-species leys is fundamentally different from grassland reseeding

NFU Cymru president Aled Jones said: "No farmer, wherever they reside, should be impacted like this by a poorly designed policy"