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Foreword
The UK government has announced
that the first Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) agreements for 2024 are now
live. Along with Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Landscape Recovery (LR), SFI
forms part of the Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme. SFI aims to
address applications from eligible farmers who seek to secure grants from the
following categories: actions for soils, nutrient management, integrated pest
management, precision farming, farmland wildlife (horticultural land), farmland
wildlife (grasslands), moorlands, species recovery and management,
agroforestry, boundary features, waterbodies, buffer strips, heritage and
organic farming. The applicants are encouraged to follow a flexible
‘pick-and-mix approach’ and choose multiple subcategories under a single
agreement. It is also possible to have more than one agreement running at any
time.
The EU domestic production of
soybean has more than tripled within the last decade. The EU Commission expects
the soybean harvest to reach almost 3 million tonnes by the end of 2024, which is
equal to a 6% rise compared to last year. This is thought to be the biggest
soybean harvest EU has achieved on record. Italy is expected to occupy almost
one third of the total production, whereas France and Romania are projected to
come second and third respectively with contributions of around 12% each.
Romania and Croatia are predicted to see the highest expansions in soybean
harvests compared to last year, with expected growth of 24% and 26.5%
respectively. Austria is anticipated to harvest 293,000 tonnes, around 8.5 per
cent more compared to last year.
EU data, reported by Germany’s Union for the Promotion of
Oil and Protein Plants (UFOP), shows Ukraine to be the regions largest supplier
of rapeseed. The imports have increased by around 6% in the examined period
2023/24 reaching around 3.2 million tonnes...
Other News this Month Includes:
Policy
- First Sustainable Farming
Incentive agreements live for 2024
- Bizav Groups urge flexibility
with US rules guiding SAF
Markets
- EU soybean production to hit record level
- Ukraine is leading
rapeseed supplier to the EU in 2023/24
- More...
Research & Development
- Engineered
bacteria for sustainable biorefining from sorghum biomass
- Valorization of agricultural rice straw as a sustainable
feedstock for rigid polyurethane/polyisocyanurate foam production
- More...
Wood & Crop
- Why are wood pellet prices
falling in France - and will it continue?
- Wood pellets production
boomed to feed EU demand. It’s come at a cost to Black people in the South
- More...
Biorefinery
- Alltech to help with
biogas production for Mid-Ulster biorefinery
- Governor Walz announces
$213 million to build sustainable biomanufacturing facility in Marshall
Minnesota
- Inauguration of Specialty Chemicals plant at Sakarwadi by Padma Vibhushan
Prof. M. M. Sharma and Hon'ble Mr. Bart De Jong, Consul General of Netherlands
in Mumbai
Other Feedstocks
- Chivas Brothers and Simpsons
Malt Limited partner on pilot of carbon-saving fertiliser creating ‘greener’
whisky
Events
Feedstock Prices