October

For the past decade the Allerton Project has worked alongside Syngenta to deliver a valuable long-term look at the realities behind the transition from ‘conventional’ farming practices within a combinable cropping system to a more ‘conservation’ and ‘regenerative’ approach.

After 18 months in which the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) - Defra’s flagship mechanism to help farmers deliver the food and nature outcomes on which this nation depends - was closed, farmers had less than six hours to submit their applications for 3-year periods of funding before the door was once again slammed shut.