Janet Hughes

Janet Hughes

2023

Janet is Programme Director for Defra’s Future Farming and Countryside Programme – the team that’s responsible for transforming the way we support and regulate farming and the countryside in England. Over the next 7 years, the programme will be closing down existing schemes and rules and replacing them with Environmental Land Management, grant support, innovation, R&D support and a new approach to regulation and enforcement. Janet’s job is to make sure the programme delivers all this successfully and in a way that works for farmers and achieves the intended outcomes.

Environmental Land Management Schemes – Update

Big Top

Farming and Countryside Programme Director Janet Hughes will give an update and answer questions on progress in rolling out new and improved environmental land management schemes

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Old Dairy Tent

This Organic Research Centre/FWAG session offers the opportunity to get the answers society is seeking in a climate emergency around food, equity, economy, and the environment. As experienced practitioners, validated by academics, we will offer answers as to how to move quickly to a fairer, more equitable, resilient society. This panel invites delegates to pose […]

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