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Up to Speed farmers detail benefits of scheme at six months

February 23, 2022

Now past the halfway-point of the 2021-22 Up to Speed scheme—a collaboration between The Prince’s Countryside Fund and New Holland that awards family farms a loan of a New Holland machine for 12 months—this year’s winners are providing insights into how the machines have impacted day-to-day work on their farms.

Our new Farm Advisory Group

February 21, 2022

The newly established PCF Farm Advisory Group had their inaugural meeting on 15 February.

Visit to Englefield Estate’s FRP Environment Workshop

February 17, 2022

Visit to Englefield Estate’s FRP Environment Workshop

Resilient farmers in northern England

February 14, 2022

Last week (8th to 11th February) The Prince’s Countryside Fund’s Programme Officer Fiona Parker travelled to the north of England last week to visit the Slaggyford and Newcastle Farm Resilience Programme (FRP) groups

Farming for the Future on Exmoor

February 10, 2022

Hannah Parry, our Senior Project Officer recently visited Exmoor to attend a workshop on farm diversification.

PCF chosen as SEAS charity of the year

February 9, 2022

The Prince’s Countryside Fund is proud to be the South of England Agricultural Society’s Charity of the Year.

Project spotlight: Holy Island of Lindisfarne Community Development Trust

February 4, 2022

Project spotlight: Holy Island of Lindisfarne Community Development Trust

Farm for the Future programme visits

February 1, 2022

Thank you to the Hobson Charity!

January 28, 2022

The PCF would like to extend our thanks to the Hobson Charity, who covered the venue hire and catering costs for sixteen workshops of the Farm Resilience Programme.

PCF Trustee leads new Defra working group to support tenant farmers

January 28, 2022

George Eustice, the Environment Secretary has announced an independent review dedicated to looking at how tenant farmers and tenancies can be better supported as farming in England is reformed to be more sustainable.