UK: NSA urges sheep farmers to register for SFI pilot
Eligible sheep farmers are being encouraged to sign up to the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) pilot, which is the first element of the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS). Expressions of interest are being sought from farmers and land managers in England to shape the development of the new environmental schemes to replace the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). NSA chief executive Phil Stocker said: “Defra is looking for several hundred farmers…