The Farm for the Future programme is now closed.
It was designed to provide information, support and guidance for farmers to navigate their way through the Agricultural Transition; due to changing policy, reduction and ultimate loss of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) and the emergence of new Environmental Land Management (ELM) schemes.
The programme was funded by Defra’s Future Farming Resilience Fund, and made available to any tenant or owner-occupied farm currently in receipt of BPS in England - running between 2021 and 2025. The Hill Farm Project (HFP) worked with the Royal Countryside Fund as a regional delivery partner to build on their existing relationships within the farming communities, delivering tailored activity for local needs.
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HFP delivered 24 events through this programme, with free local events which addressed some of the main concerns brought about by the policy changes, eg. impacts on the resilience of the Farm Business and assessing the opportunity from new Environmental schemes, plus a selection of topic events.
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Having worked with over 150 Dartmoor farms during the programme, we hope that this has provided useful advice in challenging times and the feedback from our group has been positive. It has further supported our wider delivery at HFP, designed to complement our wider events offer.​
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At a recent event in Westminster, attended by Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner MP, the Royal Countryside Fund launched their report which reflected on the achievements of the programme. The report is available to read or download from their website; Farm for the Future - A Review.
