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Outstanding Contribution for Lord Curry at British Farming Awards
October 21, 2016
The Fund's chairman, Lord Curry of Kirkharle CBE won the Outstanding Contribution to British Agriculture at the Farmers Guardian’s British Farming Awards ceremony last night (Thursday 20 October).
UK rural communities given vital £600,000 grant funding boost
September 16, 2016
The Prince’s Countryside Fund, the charity which aims to improve the prospects of family farm businesses and the quality of rural life across the UK, has announced a grant funding pot of over £600,000 to support vital rural initiatives.
The Duke of Rothesay hears from Scottish dairy farmers about future prospects
September 9, 2016
HRH The Prince Charles, Duke of Rothesay hosted a reception on Thursday 8 September at Dumfries House to celebrate the fourth year of the Prince’s Dairy Initiative.
Bakkavor’s rising stars raise over £4,000 for The Prince’s Countryside Fund
August 11, 2016
Rising graduate stars from the Accelerated Management Scheme (AMS) at Bakkavor, the UK’S leading fresh prepared food manufacturer, have raised over £2,000 for The Prince's Countryside Fund one of its chosen charities for 2016.
The Prince of Wales establishes a new programme to support family farms
July 21, 2016
Vulnerable farm businesses across the UK are to benefit from a major new scheme launched today by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Supported by HRH The Prince of Wales, the charity’s Patron, the Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme aims to provide business support and one-to-one guidance to 300 farm businesses each year across the UK, as well as giving them the tools to evaluate their viability and long-term sustainability.
The Prince of Wales establishes a new programme to support family farms
July 21, 2016
Vulnerable farm businesses across the UK are to benefit from a major new scheme launched today by The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Supported by HRH The Prince of Wales, the charity’s Patron, the Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme aims to provide business support and one-to-one guidance to 300 farm businesses each year across the UK, as well as giving them the tools to evaluate their viability and long-term sustainability.
Is there a future for the small family farm in the UK?
July 7, 2016
A major new independent study commissioned by The Prince’s Countryside Fund into the future of small family farms across the UK has been launched today (Thursday 7 July).
Over half a million pounds of rural funding announced to help tackle rural isolation, declining skills and digital exclusion
June 30, 2016
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced that twenty diverse rural projects across the UK will receive the crucial funding, empowering them to secure a bright future for the countryside, through training opportunities, support networks, counselling and new social enterprise projects.
Birds, bees and butterflies get boost from new countryside coalition
June 30, 2016
The new and unique collaboration - involving The Wildlife Trusts, Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) and Jordans - will promote sustainable farming practice - and address rural development issues through The Prince’s Countryside Fund. Known as the Jordans Farm Partnership, it will create a new model for UK farm sustainability and set high standards for nature-friendly farming.
New evidence collected on prospects for small farms
March 29, 2016
Farmers are being asked to feed into a study on the contribution family farms make to the UK’s rural economy.
