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21/09/2026 Pulses, SFI 'haves and have-nots', agricultural advisor training
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- Farming Today
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- Sep 21, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 700
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Summary
More beans please - should the UK be growing more pulses? The Food Foundation looked into the potential for these crops and concluded that the UK could and should be growing more of them. Farmers may have to prepare for disappointment as England's biggest environmental scheme re-opens for applications this week. This is the Sustainable Farming Incentive, the SFI, which pays farmers for environmental work. New analysis suggests that while 40,000 farmers are expected to apply for the SFI there is only enough cash for about 15,000 agreements. And how, with help from the Royal Countryside Fund, the West Lakeland Community Interest Company has put four young people through a series of training courses to become agricultural advisors. Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.