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Agricultural transition: Getting ready for change
March 12, 2021
Becki Leach and Rachael Madeley-Davies of Kite Consulting lead the session beginning with explaining the expected reductions to direct payments and how this could affect farm businesses between now and 2024 and beyond that.
Agricultural transition: Getting ready for change
March 12, 2021
Keith Halstead, Executive Director of the Prince’s Countryside Fund and Harriet Wilson, Agriculture Manager for McDonald’s UK and Ireland opened the Agricultural Transition – Getting Ready for Change webinar on Tuesday 9th March.
Farm Support Group Seminar with YANA and The Farmer Network
March 4, 2021
The March edition of the monthly Farm Support Groups online seminars saw Veronica Waller from The Farmer Network and Melinda Raker from YANA give inspirational talks about the work and plans of their organisations.
Waitrose Duchy Organic reaches £30m charitable milestone for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund
March 1, 2021
Record sales and a new look for UK’s largest organic supermarket brand.
Waitrose Duchy Organic reaches £30m charitable milestone for The Prince of Wales’s Charitable Fund
March 1, 2021
Record sales and a new look for UK’s largest organic supermarket brand.
We are inviting innovative projects that address rural community resilience to apply for grant funding
February 18, 2021
The Prince's Countryside Fund (PCF) opened for grant applications of up to £10,000 on Thursday 18th February thanks to support from players of People’s Postcode Lottery and the NFU Mutual Charitable Trust.
Farmers Weekly Lifetime Achievement Award for our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales
February 8, 2021
We are delighted that our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales, has been awarded the Farmers Weekly Lifetime Achievement Award for his unique and special contribution to farming. We, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, are just a small part of the immense, overall contribution that The Prince of Wales has been making for many years.
Jordans Sustainable Agriculture Bursary Winners receive mentoring from a dynamic team
January 29, 2021
The five winners of the 2019 The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) and Jordans Sustainable Agriculture Bursary have each been paired up with an inspiring mentor.
PCF receive funding from Barclays 100×100 Community Relief Programme
January 20, 2021
Back in April 2020, Barclays announced a £100m Community Aid Package to support charities that are helping people and communities most impacted by COVID-19. £10m of this funding has been donated through their 100x100 UK COVID-19 Community Relief Programme, with us, The Princes Countryside Fund, being one of 100 UK charities each receiving a donation of £100k, allowing our important work to continue.
HRH The Prince of Wales launches Terra Carta
January 12, 2021
Our Patron, HRH The Prince of Wales said: "Today, I am making an urgent appeal to leaders, from all sectors and from around the world, to join us in this endeavour, and to give their support to this ‘Terra Carta’ - to bring prosperity into harmony with Nature, People and Planet over the coming decade."
