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  "path": "/2026/02/17/help-shape-the-farmer-collaboration-fund/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-17T12:17:07.000Z",
  "site": "https://defrafarming.blog.gov.uk",
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  "textContent": "Through the Farmer Collaboration Fund, government wants to support farmers and land managers to turn best practice into common practice by making it easier for them to share knowledge with each other.\n\nWe’re inviting farmers and land managers to hear our latest plans and share their thoughts at a series of in-person workshops.\n\n## Working together for better outcomes\n\nWorking together can help reduce costs, spread risk, upskill people and inform better business planning.\n\nIt enables those who manage the land to test new approaches collectively, share evidence about what works, and access opportunities that are difficult to reach alone.\n\nAcross the country, farmers and land managers are already joining forces to tackle challenges and seize opportunities beyond the farm gate.\n\nNeighbouring holdings are working as one to improve soil and water management across whole catchments, coordinating action along rivers that run through multiple farms.\n\nBy sharing knowledge and pooling resources, they can make more targeted, cost-effective decisions that benefit their own businesses as well as the wider landscape.\n\nCollaboration also strengthens their position when seeking private investment. Groups can make a clearer, more compelling case for support for outcomes like cleaner water, nature recovery and carbon storage – funding that is far harder to secure farm by farm.\n\nOthers are restoring hedgerows and habitat networks at scale, reconnecting wildlife corridors and creating more resilient landscapes. In some places, groups are pooling data and effort to test new approaches, share what is working and what is not, and reduce risk for individual businesses.\n\nThis collective learning helps them to upskill, adopt new practices with confidence and build more robust long-term plans.\n\nOver the next 3 years, the £30 million fund will support these existing networks and help new ones get started, so more can benefit from shared expertise, stronger bargaining power and better business resilience.\n\n## Join our workshops\n\nThe in-person workshops will begin with a short presentation from our team to talk through our thinking, then we’ll move into a guided workshop discussion.\n\nEach event lasts 2 hours, and refreshments will be provided.\n\nPlaces are limited, so if you’re interested in a practical discussion and sharing your views, we encourage you to register.\n\nDate | Time | Location | Registration link\n---|---|---|---\n11 March | 6pm to 8pm | Ashford, Kent |  [\nRegister to attend (Ashford, Kent – 11 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983074561396?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n17 March | 6pm to 8pm | Lincoln, Lincolnshire |  [\nRegister to attend (Lincoln, Lincolnshire – 17 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983263412254?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n18 March | 6pm to 8pm | Norwich, Norfolk |  [\nRegister to attend (Norwich, Norfolk – 18 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983263673034?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n19 March | 6pm to 8pm | Thirsk, North Yorkshire |  [\nRegister to attend (Thirsk, North Yorkshire – 19 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983266382137?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n25 March | 6pm to 8pm | Carlisle, Cumbria |  [\nRegister to attend (Carlisle, Cumbria – 25 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983263834517?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n26 March | 6pm to 8pm | Hexham, Northumberland |  [\nRegister to attend (Hexham, Northumberland – 26 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983264355074?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n31 March | 6pm to 8pm | Ludlow, Shropshire |  [\nRegister to attend (Ludlow, Shropshire – 31 March 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983264447350?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n13 April | 6pm to 8pm | Exeter, Devon |  [\nRegister to attend (Exeter, Devon – 13 April 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983264568713?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n14 April | 1pm to 3pm | Winchester, Hampshire |  [\nRegister to attend (Winchester, Hampshire – 14 April 2026)\n](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/defra-farmer-collaboration-fund-workshop-tickets-1983264636917?aff=oddtdtcreator)\n\nWe look forward to seeing you there!\n\n## Subscribe to the Farming Blog\n\nTo keep up to date as plans develop, and for future opportunities to work with us, subscribe to the Farming Blog for the latest updates.",
  "title": "Help shape the Farmer Collaboration Fund",
  "updatedAt": "2026-02-17T12:18:11.000Z"
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