FUEL UPDATE
This week government has announced that fuel duty on red diesel will be reduced from 10.18p per litre to 6.48p per litre. This is welcome news as the fuel market has been volatile with a significant and sustained price increase…
Category Cumbria
EDEN RIVERS TRUST’S GAPS AND GATES FUN NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
The Gaps and Gates Fund is now open – creating new opportunities to make Public Rights of Way in the Eden catchment more accessible for everyone. This fund gives landowners the opportunity to replace stiles or gates on Public Rights of…
PLANNING YOUR FERTILISER AND NUTRIENT USE
A Defra Blog on “Planning your fertiliser and nutrient use” has been published this week in response to higher fertiliser prices and market volatility. The blog provides tools and tips to help you plan nutrient use. Read the post here.
ONE TO ONE SUPPORT – CUMBRIA ACCELERATOR
Cumbria Accelerator can provide one to one support for up to 3 hours for an initial discussion about schemes and advice. The Farmer Network is one of the providers and you can sign up for a session at Business support…
KEEP YOUR RPA ACCOUNT UP TO DATE
Defra has issued a reminder about how to Register and update your details with the Rural Payments Agency. It is crucial to keep your details up to date particularly when applying for schemes.
GET READY FOR SFI OPENING IN JUNE
This week, Defra published a blog post outlining the eligibility criteria for applicants when the Sustainable Farming Incentive opens in June. This will be for small farmers from 3ha up to 50ha and farm businesses without existing environmental scheme agreements. …
MORE POWERS TO THE POLICE
A bit of good news. The Crime and Policing Bill received Royal Assent on 29th April giving the police new powers to enter premises without a warrant to recover electronically tracked stolen agricultural equipment. This will enable them to act…
DO YOU RENT OUT PROPERTY?
The Renters’ Rights Act comes into force from 1st May and abolishes Section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions and automatically converts all “assured shorthold” tenancies to “assured periodic tenancies”. Changes have also been made to the grounds on which a landlord can…
AHDB FERTILISER COST/BENEFIT CALCULATOR
Given the increase in fertiliser cost, how can you work out whether it is worth buying particularly for grassland production? AHDB has an on-line tool which calculates the cost of nitrogen applications and then compares this with the feed value…
FARM EQUIPMENT GRANTS – MORE TIME TO APPLY!
Defra has extended the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) deadline until midday on Tuesday 12th May. The original deadline was 28th April so this gives farmers another 2 weeks to apply. We are not sure why the deadline has…