Farm Business Support

We are at a crossroads: climate change, shifting policies, global instability and market pressures demand new thinking and bold action. Atmospheric CO₂ levels are at record highs and the impacts on farming and nature are accelerating. But innovation is happening and the appetite for change is growing. FWAG SW is here to help lead that […]

What is the Blackdown Hills Sustainable Farming Network? The Blackdown Hills, an area rich in natural beauty and biodiversity, is also a place where farmers, landowners, and environmentalists are coming together to shape the future of sustainable farming. FWAG SouthWest is facilitating the Blackdown Hills Sustainable Farming Network (BHSFN), a project aimed at supporting a

A collaborative approach to planning the future of our moors. For the past two years, as part of the Environment Agency funded Lowland Agricultural Peat Water Discovery Pilot, FWAG South West, in partnership with Avon Wildlife Trust, has worked with over 27 farmers and landowners across 725 hectares on the North Somerset Levels and Moors.

Working with the landowner and estate tenants we completed an Environmental Strategy Farm Plan to meet the biodiversity strands of their nature recovery ambition for the estate. This Gloucestershire estate is committed to supporting both food production and nature recovery through effective stewardship of rural land.  The estate also supports its tenant farmers to adopt

The value of local Moor Associations became especially clear during the development of the Greater Sedgemoor Landscape Recovery project in 2025, when complex and important decisions needed to be addressed collectively. These associations provided a trusted forum in which landowners could discuss challenges openly and agree on appropriate ways forward as a group. The farmer-led,

In June 2025, our Assistant Farm Environment Adviser, George Brock, attended a Mental Health Awareness in Agriculture training course provided by the DPJ Foundation. The DPJ Foundation are a Welsh based charity focused on raising awareness and providing direct mental health support for those working in the agricultural sector. The training offered a deeper understanding

Gloucestershire’s Environmental Land Management Scheme Phase 1, 2 and 3 (2019 – 2023) Creating an on-farm assessment and analysis methodology for Landscape Recovery using integrated local delivery that helps farmers become investment-ready Author: Jenny Phelps Introduction The ELMs test and trial was conducted by FWAG SouthWest in partnership with the Sustainable Food Trust and supported

Data collected by FWAG SW   The data contained in the following report is from 133 respondents that range from FWAG SW members to FWAG Association members and non-FWAG members. Most respondents were FWAG SW members.  Of those who had not yet applied for SFI (86%), 58% were going to apply within the next 3 months