Help with public & private funding
On-farm environmental actions are being increasingly rewarded through publicly funded schemes, but with so many options to consider it can be hard to know what will work best for your farm.
As food manufacturers and grain consumers look to improve the sustainability credentials of food production and their own supply chains, privately funded programmes are increasingly entering the market too.
Unsure how to navigate future funding? Follow our 8-step approach. |
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What have you got on farm and what are you already doing? What existing environmental features do you have on farm? Are there specific opportunities in your area?
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What is your strategic direction for the farm? What is your appetite for risk? Are you keen to look at trials and innovation? How far into the future do you plan? Are you going to require changes to infrastructure? Do you need to gain additional or specific knowledge and skills?
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Do you have the data/information needed to understand how your farm is performing? Are there areas that are difficult to farm? Have you looked at biomass or yield data? Have you benchmarked?
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How will funding fit within your farm? Will you need additional equipment? Will it require changes to your rotation? How will this change your farming practices?
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What are you going to be committing to? What are the data requirements? What are the contract terms? What environmental outcomes are you delivering?
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Do the finances stack up? What will be the cost of implementation? Have you compared crop and funding gross margins? Are there tax implications? Are there opportunities to integrate multiple funding opportunities?
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How will it support future compliance requirements? Does the funding help you to comply with legislation? Are there assurance implications?
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Who can help, or who do you need to talk to? How can we support you?
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As well as supporting UK farmers, at Frontier we're taking a strategic approach to growing our own business in a sustainable way through The Responsible Choice.
You can learn more about our sustainability strategy, including our commitment to lower carbon emissions from our own operations, here.