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Growing Places: what Defra’s nature finance plan means for farmers

by Chloe CreakNews 28 October 202628 October 2026Comments are Disabled

Defra has published its Growing Places report, which is an update on its nature finance plan for England. It sets out three main priority areas: Overall, EFG believes DEFRA has identified the right priorities for the market and agrees with the general direction that has been laid out. However, DEFRA is moving too slowly on implementation and stimulating markets while continuing to undermine …

Environmental Delivery Plans: what they mean for the nutrient mitigation market

by Chloe CreakNews 7 October 20267 October 2026Comments are Disabled

Environmental Delivery Plans: what they mean for the nutrient mitigation market The government’s first Environmental Delivery Plan (EDP) is out for consultation and has drawn significant criticism from across the natural capital sector. EFG is among those raising serious concerns about its potential impact on the private nutrient mitigation market. What is an Environmental Delivery …

EFG Farmers Join Forces to Protect England’s Chalk Streams

by Chloe CreakNews 8 July 20268 July 2026Comments are Disabled

England’s chalk streams are among the rarest freshwater habitats on Earth, and farmers have a critical role to play in restoring them. EFG is proud to support a new partnership between the Winchester Downs Farmers Cluster (WDC) and the Upper Itchen Restoration Community Interest Company (UIR CIC), bringing together land managers and local citizen scientists …

EFG at Groundswell 2026

by Chloe CreakNews 8 July 20268 July 2026Comments are Disabled

This year’s festival was another brilliant two days of conversations, ideas, and connections across the regenerative farming and natural capital community (and great to watch an England win on the big screen!). EFG did not have a stand this year but Digby Sowerby (EFG Managing Director) and Tom Vacher (NCA Commercial Officer) attended to meet …

What the New HMRC Natural Capital Tax Guidance Means for Farmers

by EditorNews 19 May 202622 June 2026Comments are Disabled

After a long period of uncertainty, HMRC has published clear guidance on how payments from ecosystem service markets will be taxed. If you’re involved in, or thinking about, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), nutrient credits, woodland carbon or peatland carbon, here’s what you need to know. What’s Covered? The guidance covers four schemes: BNG, nutrient neutrality, the Woodland Carbon Code and the Peatland Code. …