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.
We’re inviting farmers and land managers to hear our latest plans and share their thoughts at a series of in-person workshops.
Working together for better outcomesWorking together can help reduce costs, spread risk, upskill people and inform better business planning.
It 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.
Across the country, farmers and land managers are already joining forces to tackle challenges and seize opportunities beyond the farm gate.
Neighbouring holdings are working as one to improve soil and water management across whole catchments, coordinating action along rivers that run through multiple farms.
By sharing knowledge and pooling resources, they can make more targeted, cost-effective decisions that benefit their own businesses as well as the wider landscape.
Collaboration 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.
Others 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.
This collective learning helps them to upskill, adopt new practices with confidence and build more robust long-term plans.
Over 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.
Join our workshopsThe 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.
Each event lasts 2 hours, and refreshments will be provided.
Places are limited, so if you’re interested in a practical discussion and sharing your views, we encourage you to register.
Date Time Location Registration link 11 March 6pm to 8pm Ashford, Kent Register to attend (Ashford, Kent – 11 March 2026) 17 March 6pm to 8pm Lincoln, Lincolnshire Register to attend (Lincoln, Lincolnshire – 17 March 2026) 18 March 6pm to 8pm Norwich, Norfolk Register to attend (Norwich, Norfolk – 18 March 2026) 19 March 6pm to 8pm Thirsk, North Yorkshire Register to attend (Thirsk, North Yorkshire – 19 March 2026) 25 March 6pm to 8pm Carlisle, Cumbria Register to attend (Carlisle, Cumbria – 25 March 2026) 26 March 6pm to 8pm Hexham, Northumberland Register to attend (Hexham, Northumberland – 26 March 2026) 31 March 6pm to 8pm Ludlow, Shropshire Register to attend (Ludlow, Shropshire – 31 March 2026) 13 April 6pm to 8pm Exeter, Devon Register to attend (Exeter, Devon – 13 April 2026) 14 April 1pm to 3pm Winchester, Hampshire Register to attend (Winchester, Hampshire – 14 April 2026)We look forward to seeing you there!
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