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Mentoring workshops help Rural Start-Up Fund businesses take shape 

May 24, 2022

Since receiving their awards in January, the winners of this year’s Rural Start-Up Fund have now completed their core mentoring workshops—a central component of the joint-initiative between The Prince’s Countryside Fund and Forest Holidays.

NFU Mutual hosts The Prince’s Countryside Fund at Balmoral Show

May 12, 2022

NFU Mutual hosts The Prince’s Countryside Fund at Balmoral Show to raise awareness of support for NI farmers

New research into natural capital markets for farmers

May 9, 2022

As farmers are increasingly expressing interest in carbon trading and many are being approached by a range of companies wanting to pay them for providing a range of ecosystem services, a new project from The Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF) and the Food, Farming and Countryside Commission (FFCC), with research provided by Middlesex University, will identify how risks can be mitigated and the benefits made available to farms of all types and sizes.

Launch of the PCF Strategy in Wales

May 9, 2022

Launch of the PCF Strategy in Wales

Farm visit highlights conservation schemes for Sustainable Agriculture Bursary students 

May 4, 2022

On Friday 29th April 2022, five of our Sustainable Agriculture Bursary students visited Calmsden Farms in the Cotswolds for a farm tour.

A-Zero leading the way in sustainability

April 22, 2022

This Earth Day, we’re delighted that our A-Zero guide has been included in the 2022 Terra Carta Impact Report. 

Thank you to The Betty Lawes Foundation

April 21, 2022

Why Wool Matters – to the planet and our futures

April 7, 2022

The PCF is supporting The Campaign for Wool's latest film, Why Wool Matters, voiced by our Patron HRH The Prince of Wales.

PCF welcomes Welsh Affairs Committee report

April 7, 2022

The Prince’s Countryside Fund welcomes the Welsh Affairs Committee’s report on "The cultural and economic impacts of trade and environmental policy on family farms in Wales."

PCF joins HRH The Prince of Wales at new Darlington Farmers Auction Mart

April 5, 2022

Our Executive Director, Keith Halstead was delighted to attend the formal opening of Darlington Farmers Auction Mart.