21 Aug 2023 August News & Updates The Small R&D Partnership Projects competition is now open. This funding is part of Defra's Farming Innovation Programme which is a partnership with UKRI's Transforming Food Production Challenge and delivered by Innovate UK.Lantra has commissioned a survey in partnership with Farmers Weekly to explore how staff are employed in the land-based sector and it is open for responses now.On Thursday 28 September 2023, the NFU Next Generation Forum is hosting an Emerging Farmer Roundtable at the NFU Westminster Office, London and YFC members are invited to represent NFYFC at this meeting.Emergent Generation will welcome 100 young people (aged 18-30) from all four corners of rural and urban UK and further afield on 8-9 September 2023. Applications open for G C Gibson Charitable Trust Grants of up to £10,000 are available from the Foyle Foundation to support small, grass-roots and local charities which are currently delivering services to the young, vulnerable, elderly, disadvantaged or the general community across the UK.