This week, the Cumbria Rural Enterprise Capital Grant scheme was launched with funding for investment in rural businesses including farm diversification projects. Grants are for between £1,000 and £49,999 at an intervention rate of up to 80% which is higher…
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…
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.
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.
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. …
We’re recruiting for a self-employed Farm Coordinator (contract role) to support farmer meetings, events, and engagement activity across North Northumberland. This role may suit someone already working in farming or the rural sector who is looking to take on additional…
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…
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…
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…
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…