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Agriculture, Business, Grants and subsidies, Updates

Slurry Infrastructure Grant To Be Launched This Autumn

This autumn we will see the launch of the Slurry Infrastructure grant – Slurry Infrastructure grant – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). The grant is available to help replace, build new or expand existing slurry stores to provide six months storage. All grant funded stores must be fitted with an impermeable cover, unless you treat slurry through acidification. The grant will cover 50% of eligible costs. The minimum grant … Continue reading Slurry Infrastructure Grant To Be Launched This Autumn

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Agriculture, Business

Important changes in the Trust Registration Service which may affect your farming business

I received an email this morning from Roythornes solicitors about changes to the Trust Registration service, which may affect your farming business. All of the information below is taken from Roythornes email and the information they have produced is also linked in full. Based on current guidance, the expansion of the TRS means that: in joint ownership arrangements, such as where one person holds on … Continue reading Important changes in the Trust Registration Service which may affect your farming business

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Agriculture, Business, Farming, Grants and subsidies

Countryside Stewardship scheme opens for 2023 agreements

Below is taken directly from the gov website, that you can access in full by clicking here. If you are interested in any kind of grants or stewardship, do get in touch Farmers and land managers are being encouraged to apply for Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements to reward them for their efforts to protect and improve their natural environment as the new scheme opens for applications today … Continue reading Countryside Stewardship scheme opens for 2023 agreements

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Agriculture, Business, Farming, Tenancy Law, Updates

How alternative rent review methods could make rents more sustainable

You may have seen my comments recently in Farmers Weekly regarding alternative rent review mechanisms in Farm Business Tenancies (FBTs) and how they might work with the reduction in Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) as a tool for sustainable rents. If you haven’t, you can click here to read the article. Some more information on this topic below… Rent levels We are still seeing people bidding … Continue reading How alternative rent review methods could make rents more sustainable

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Agriculture, Agriculture Act 2020, Agriculture Bill, Business, Farming, Grants and subsidies, Updates

Future Farming Resilience Fund opening next month- Berrys are on the list of providers!

Tailored business support for farmers during the agricultural transition will be made available from August this year. Outside of the EU and no longer bound by the Common Agricultural Policy, the Government has set out plans for a seven-year agricultural transition to the new system which will reward farmers for environmental improvements alongside food production on their land. The Future Farming Resilience Fund has been developed … Continue reading Future Farming Resilience Fund opening next month- Berrys are on the list of providers!

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Agriculture Act 2020, Agriculture Bill, Business, Tenancy Law

The Agricultural Holdings (Requests for Landlord’s Consent or Variation of Terms and the Suitability Test) (England) Regulations 2021

The Regulations have now been laid before Parliament. This is further legislation that builds on the initial proposals in the Agriculture Act 2020. This article refers to the changes the legislation will make to tenancies under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986. The information below is relevant to England only. Detailed procedures for a tenant’s ability to challenge a landlord’s refusal of consent  or to a … Continue reading The Agricultural Holdings (Requests for Landlord’s Consent or Variation of Terms and the Suitability Test) (England) Regulations 2021

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Business, Updates

Environmental regulations are changing from 1st January 2021

Make your final preparations now Information in this post from .gov There isn’t long until the end of the year now, which means you have just a few weeks left to make yourself aware of the new rules that will apply to a range of environmental regulations from 1 January 2021. To find out what changes your business needs to make, visit https://www.gov.uk/transition You can also find … Continue reading Environmental regulations are changing from 1st January 2021

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Business, Farming, Updates

DEFRA budget increased by almost £1 billion

Information below taken directly from Defra e-alert Today (25 November), the Chancellor made a statement to Parliament outlining the 2020 Spending Review. This settlement increases Defra’s budgets by almost £1 billion The settlement: Ensures total farm support in England of £2.415 billion in 2021/22 to meet the government’s manifesto commitment to maintain the current annual budget to farmers. Provides more than £90 million for the Nature for Climate … Continue reading DEFRA budget increased by almost £1 billion

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Agriculture, Business, Grants and subsidies, Updates

Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme – Round 3 NOW OPEN

Round 3 of the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme (CPSG) has opened today 7th October 2020 and closes on 4th November 2020. This is the final round of the Small Grants scheme! £25 million has been made available in grants for productivity-boosting farming equipment. Under the scheme, farmers can apply for grants of between £3,000 and £12,000 to buy new and innovative equipment – from livestock monitoring … Continue reading Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme – Round 3 NOW OPEN

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