Episode
14/07/26 Wildfires on farms, England's environmental farm payments
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- Farming Today
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- Jul 14, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 808
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Summary
Tinderbox conditions on fellsides and moorland have led to wildfires across the country. We hear from farmers in the centre of the blaze. This week we're looking at England's post-Brexit farm policy. The Sustainable Farming Incentive is the main subsidy scheme, which rewards farmers for environmental actions. It's up and running again after it was abruptly suspended in March last year, and Defra has just announced that 75% of the funding available in the first window, for smaller farms, has now been allocated. Will the budget stretch to meet farmers' ambition? Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Beatrice Fenton.