Jessica Malings
Senior Consultant, Agriculture & Environment
Jessica is a consultant in Bidwells' agriculture and environment team.
Jessica is a consultant in Bidwells' agriculture and environment team.
Her focus is on the management and running of contract farming arrangements, in-hand farming businesses, BPS, and Environmental Scheme applications and delivery.
She is a Fellow of the Association of Agricultural Valuers, a Chartered surveyor, and a formr RICS Registered Valuer.
Sustainable Farming Incentive - Our Findings so Far
At the time of writing, Bidwells’ agriculture and environment team have been working with the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) 2023 offer for three months and have had mixed experience with the actions chosen, the compatibility with other schemes, and the application process.
Review of The Sustainable Farming Incentive
Announcements on the next set of Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Actions are long overdue, with some future Actions yet to be confirmed. However, the recent release of the 2023 SFI Handbook is very welcome as it offers land managers a more flexible and simplified opportunity to receive payments.
Breaking free from the input-output price dilemma: a guide for arable farmers
The last year has seen a major spike in global grain prices – exacerbated, but not solely caused - by Russia’s war in Ukraine.