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The Exmoor Hill Farming Network invites you to an update on the Farming and Countryside Programme

Join the Exmoor Hill Farming Network for an interactive evening with Claire Douglas from the Rural Payments Agency who will update us on the latest Defra announcements.

Areas for discussion and updates to include:
• Update on the ‘upland’ offer
• SFI moorland standards
• SFI 2023 / Countryside Stewardship options

Followed by Q&A session.

We hope this will provide an opportunity to engage and understand how farmers and land managers from across Exmoor can make the most of these new and evolving schemes.

Thursday 20th July 2023
6.30pm prompt start- 8.30pm
Exford Social Club, Exford TA24 7PP

Booking essential for catering purposes: admin@ehfn.org.uk or 01643 841455

Also in the news
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Outdoor Recreation and Access to Nature has reported back on its brief to develop recommendations to achieve a more active, healthier country and improve the extent and quality of access to nature for everyone.
The rivers of Exmoor are fairly full and the ground is absolutely saturated, making life difficult for the farming community and its livestock, yet the constant rain can unexpectedly benefit some wildlife, particularly in the floodplain within the Porlock Vale.
Local MP Rachel Gilmour, has written to the Minister for Housing and Planning requesting that he look into the merits of including swift bricks in new builds.