The Farming & Wildlife Advisory Group SouthWest (FWAG SouthWest) is a registered charity representing the region’s farmers and landowners in the delivery of wildlife conservation.
For over 50 years, FWAG SW provide independent advice and delivering real change on farmland by working with land managers and landowners across the region. Combining an understanding of farming systems, land management and farm businesses with habitat creation, habitat management and species conservation, FWAG SW is able to effect positive environmental change in the wider landscape.
We also focus on helping farm businesses manage their natural capital assets like soil, water and carbon. FWAG SW specialises in making government policy, environmental incentives, regulations and emerging environmental markets accessible for farmers and land managers at a practical delivery level.
Update on grants and funding schemes available to farming businesses This free workshop provides up-to-date information to farmers aiming to build farm business resilience and profitability. We review how new and existing funding schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship, have changed, and how those schemes could apply to your farm and build your business. We also ... Read More
Stay up to date with developments in agriculture to navigate the Agricultural Transition. As farmers in the Southwest move away from Basic Payments, many have benefited from the free support available under the Defra-funded Future Farming Resilience scheme. With the pace of information change, it is increasingly difficult to keep up with new developments and stay on top of important ... Read More
Update on grants and funding schemes available to farming businesses This free workshop provides up-to-date information to farmers aiming to build farm business resilience and profitability. We review how new and existing funding schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship, have changed, and how those schemes could apply to your farm and build your business. We also ... Read More
Update on grants and funding schemes available to farming businesses This free workshop provides up-to-date information to farmers aiming to build farm business resilience and profitability. We review how new and existing funding schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship, have changed, and how those schemes could apply to your farm and build your business. We also ... Read More
Discussion around species-rich grassland and how to identify suitable areas on your farm for its creation. This free workshop will include: Discussion on species-rich grassland and how to identify suitable areas on your farm for its creation Support available to source seed of local provenance and maintenance techniques to encourage botanical diversity Funding the maintenance of species-rich grassland, with a ... Read More
Update on grants and funding schemes available to farming businesses This free workshop provides up-to-date information to farmers aiming to build farm business resilience and profitability. We review how new and existing funding schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship, have changed, and how those schemes could apply to your farm and build your business. We also ... Read More
Stay up to date with developments in agriculture to navigate the Agricultural Transition. As farmers in the Southwest move away from Basic Payments, many have benefited from the free support available under the Defra-funded Future Farming Resilience scheme. With the pace of information change, it is increasingly difficult to keep up with new developments and stay on top of important ... Read More
Discussion on the benefits of agroforestry for farming businesses, including funding, system design, establishment, and maintenance. This free workshop will include: Discussion on the benefits of agroforestry for farming businesses. Funding system design, establishment and maintenance of in-field trees through SFI, Higher Tier, Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants, private finance and other public funding. Tour around The Grower’s min-till tree nursery ... Read More
Update on grants and funding schemes available to farming businesses This free workshop provides up-to-date information to farmers aiming to build farm business resilience and profitability. We review how new and existing funding schemes, such as the Sustainable Farming Incentive and Countryside Stewardship, have changed, and how those schemes could apply to your farm and build your business. We also ... Read More
