ELM Associates https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html UPDATE – 6 days in and the Elm Associates Team are still cycling !! News Sustainable Farm Incentive (SFI) 2026 Key Dates & Scheme Changes Wales Sustainable Farm Scheme (SFS) Extension for 2021 Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier (CS MT) agreements – reminder ! Scheme Update ! Biodiversity Net Gain continues …. INDIA COAST TO COAST CYCLE CHALLENGE Capital Grants Update Cost of water – free advice from United Utilities CS Capital Grant Update Farming Equipment and Technology Fund now open !! FETF To Open March 17th FETF Farming Update – 7th May 2025 Trees for Climate Season Open for 2025-26 SFI Soil Plan & Nutrient Review IMPORTANT NEWS !! Pond Creation & Restoration Grant – Cheshire Wildlife Trust Resources Defra u-turns on SFI scheme closure after NFU legal pressure !! SFI Update and Top Tips for applications Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) Carrying out your Hedgerow Assessment – How and Why ? Planning & Biodiversity Net Gain – We can help Trees for Climate Case Study SFI Hedgerow Assessment Home 2024 Annual Ploughing Match  Snugbury’s Agro-Forestry Printable Hedge Structure Types Printable Hedge Management Guidance HRW1 Hedgerow Assessment Template Healthy Hedgerows Paper Survey (extra guidance) Printable Hedge Survey Paper Survey Form Projects Local Landscape Recovery Funding New Woodland New SFI Options 2024 Biodiversity Net Gain Expanded Sustainable Farm Incentive Offer 2024 Do you need to update your slurry analysis in 2024? Our 11 Woodland Projects with Cheshire farmers. Top Tips for Clover Establishment Agroforestry New Ponds in Cheshire East SFI – Is it worth it for me? New Woodland working with the Mersey Forest in Cheshire How to benefit from Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants Ploughing Match What We Do