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Closed Consultation Published 23 Feb 2022 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on GOV.UK

Collecting suggestions for items that improve sheep health and welfare

As part of our future farming reforms we will be offering a range of capital grants to co-fund farmer investment in items that support improvements to productivity, animal health and welfare, and reduce environmental impacts. More details on these can be found in our Agriculture Transition Plan. Defra recently launched the Farm Investment Fund which provides grants to improve the productivity of farms in a sustainable way. Now we are seeking your input on the grants offered as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway - an all-encompassing approach to improving the health and welfare of farmed animals in England. We have recently published an update which sets out each part of the Pathway. Through co-design with industry bodies, farmers, vets, welfare organisations and academics, we have determined an initial set of priorities for each livestock sector that reflect some of the very best opportunities for

Opened 23 Feb 2022
Closed 31 Mar 2022