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11%
2 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Thousands of farmers missed out on vital government funding after online applications for a £233m green scheme for the whole of England closed down in under six hours.
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applications → publish → hours
Farming and environmental groups condemned the race to secure the sustainable farming incentive (SFI) funding, with some comparing it to a "frantic" online scramble to secure Glastonbury or Oasis gig tickets.
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some → condemn → tickets
The post-Brexit scheme, which replaced EU subsidies with payments for farmers to look after nature and provide "public goods", opened at 10:00 BST on Tuesday but had run out of budget by 15:48 BST.
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farmers → replace → BST
The government said farmers had responded "in force" to the scheme and there would be further funding opportunities for 2027.
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farmers → say → 2027
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) is calling for the government to explain why the scheme opened and closed so quickly, with so many farmers left out of pocket.
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farmers → call → pocket
It said it wanted "clarity and urgency" from the government and added that it had made "repeated warnings of a lack of sufficient budget".
NFU vice-president Robyn Munt said: "The rapid uptake of the scheme comes as no surprise.
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uptake → say → surprise
Its closure in less than six hours shows the scale of demand there is from farmers to deliver for the environment and to invest in farm resilience.
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farmers → show → resilience
The current cashflow pressures facing farmers and growers only exacerbates that demand as they look for certainty and clarity for the year ahead."
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they → face → year
Vicki Hird, agriculture lead at the Wildlife Trusts said "the scramble for green farming schemes was worse than the dash for Oasis tickets".
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scramble → say → tickets
She added: "The budget has been inadequate for far too long and the Treasury must recognise this and allocate far greater funds to ensure climate resilience in farming in the next budget."
The SFI scheme is vital for many farmers who have turned large swathes of their land over to nature-friendly schemes, such as planting hedges, creating wildflower margins and protecting the soil.
When the scheme was suddenly closed without notice last year, there were concerns that some farmers might turn their backs on environmental work if they could not access the payments and demand for Tuesday's scheme was expected to be high.
'Race against time'
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demand → add → time
The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN), which helps farmers to manage land in environmentally-friendly ways, criticised the "frantic scramble" and said farmers had "faced a desperate race against time" to secure their funding agreements.
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farmers → help → agreements
Cambridgeshire arable farmer Martin Lines, who leads the NFFN, said: "This entire SFI system, with windows opening and closing within a few hours, isn't fit for purpose.
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system → lead → purpose
We need to find a better way based on continuous, whole-farm agreements, not doors that slam shut on day one because the money has already gone."
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money → need → day
He pointed out that after years of extreme weather, many farmers were relying on the funding to help adapt their farms to climate change and become more resilient.
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farmers → point → change
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said it would provide further information on future opportunities for funding applications in 2027 "soon".
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it → say → 2027
A Defra spokesperson said: "This year we ensured small farms and those new to SFI were prioritised - with an exclusive first window in the summer.
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farms → say → summer
In anticipation of high demand in the second window, ministers decided to allocate an additional £20m to the fund, on top the £50m announced by the prime minister in August, so that we could fund as many agreements as possible."
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we → decide → agreements
Farming Minister Stephen Morgan added that the SFI had been designed to be simpler to apply for and that farmers had "responded in force".
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farmers → add → force
"This is a scheme that works for farmers, backs food production, and delivers practical, sustainable land management, supporting the aims of our farming roadmap, our long-term plan for English farming," he said.
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he → work → farming
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