The recently announced Farmer Collaboration Fund (FCF) is designed to support practical, locally led action that helps farmers and land managers in England work together to build more sustainable, productive and resilient farming businesses.
Over the long term, the aim is to strengthen the future of farming by supporting nature recovery, improving resilience, and helping farmers tackle shared challenges through collaboration.
The fund will be delivered through organisations with experience of supporting collaborative groups, while ensuring that farmers remain in control of their priorities.
In practice, this means delivery partners will help coordinate groups and manage administration, while farmers decide what to focus on and how their projects develop.
This is due to go live on the 1st September – keep an eye out for further guidance on this.