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SWEF secures major grant for farmer-led natural flood management with Lancaster University and the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

May 28, 2025

Natural Capital Advisory, representing the Swaledale and Wensleydale Environmental Farmers (SWEF), is proud to announce that SWEF’s development grant application to the Rural Payments Agency’s Water Restoration Fund was approved in April 2025. The grant marks a major milestone for… Read More »SWEF secures major grant for farmer-led natural flood management with Lancaster University and the Yorkshire Dales Rivers Trust

NCA feeds back to EFRA Committee

April 29, 2025April 29, 2025

Today, Natural Capital Advisory joined Environmental Farmers Group and Peakland Environmental Farmers to give some key messages to an EFRA Committee event held in Westminster on the Land Use Framework. The main messages that EFG were able to get across… Read More »NCA feeds back to EFRA Committee

NCA provides update on Hedgerow Code

April 3, 2025

See Defra’s recent blog featuring Natural Capital Advisory providing an update on the Hedgerow Code. The British Standards Institution (BSI), funded by Defra and the devolved administrations, recently launched a standard designed to bring greater confidence and consistency to nature… Read More »NCA provides update on Hedgerow Code

Environmental Farmers Group delivers landmark nutrient offset opportunity

February 27, 2025March 20, 2025

EFG Member, the Longford Estate, has delivered one of the largest nutrient mitigation projects in the Hampshire Avon river catchment. It will provide much needed phosphate credits to unlock the building of thousands of new homes from Salisbury to Christchurch.… Read More »Environmental Farmers Group delivers landmark nutrient offset opportunity

EFG on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today Programme

September 4, 2024September 4, 2024

Listen to Central England Chairman, Johnny Wake, and EFG Director, Teresa Dent CBE on BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today Programme (4m55s to 8m55s) Farming Today – 04/09/24 – NI water quality, farmer clusters and potato machinery – BBC Sounds

Join us at Groundswell 2024 on June 26 & 27

June 18, 2024

A note to say that a number of the NCA team will be attending Groundswell next week on both the Wednesday and Thursday. Do get in touch if you would like to meet up at all and we can arrange… Read More »Join us at Groundswell 2024 on June 26 & 27

The Times: EFG begins work with investors in natural capital sector

December 8, 2023December 8, 2023

Today, The Times reported EFG’s work with investors Inspired Villages. EFG is looking at how it can build long-term relationships with institutional organisations and its members in the natural capital sector. The Environmental Farmers Group (EFG), which operates across England… Read More »The Times: EFG begins work with investors in natural capital sector

Expanding environmental farmers’ cooperatives now cover over 580,000 acres, 2.9% of England’s farmed area

December 7, 2023

The Environmental Farmers Group (EFG), Peakland Environmental Farmers (PEF) and Swaledale & Wensleydale Environmental Farmers (SWEF) now represent 469 land managers with three shared objectives of carbon neutrality, biodiversity recovery and cleaner rivers. Since it was launched last year by farmers in Hampshire and Wiltshire,… Read More »Expanding environmental farmers’ cooperatives now cover over 580,000 acres, 2.9% of England’s farmed area

NCA recruiting for role of Commercial Officer

November 1, 2023November 3, 2023

With the continued growth of NCA, we are looking to hire a Commercial Officer to join our existing team. This is a unique and interesting role for those with a commercial background. To apply, please visit the job listing on… Read More »NCA recruiting for role of Commercial Officer

Environmental Farmers Group BNG approach highlighted in Natural England blog

October 25, 2023November 3, 2023

NCA’s client EFG was yesterday featured in Natural England’s blog on how landowners are approaching Biodiversity Net Gain. One of the EFG farmers, Hallam Mills, spoke on his experience of working with EFG in approaching the markets.