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Grant Update – 19th October 2018
Countryside Productivity Scheme Small Grant won’t re-open until early 2019 Despite reporting on its website for the last 6 months […]
AGRICULTURE BILL UPDATE
The Agriculture Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on 10th October and is continuing its progress […]
Worried about the future?
Find out more about how the Agriculture Bill might impact on your business and the help available through the PCF […]
FREE COMPUTER COURSE IN EDEN AREA
Eden Community Learning & Skills are offering a FREE course in Computer Skills Starting Thursday 15th November for 5 weeks at Eden […]
Relaxation of Winter Green Cover Ecological Focus Area (EFA) rules to increase fodder availability
From 30th September, Defra has agreed a derogation allowing farmers to relax the Winter Green Cover option within the Ecological […]
BPS 2018 exchange rate now set
The euro exchange rate for calculating BPS payments for 2018 has now been set and is €1 = £0.89281. As a […]
FCN is looking to recruit new volunteers as British farming faces uncertain future
The Farming Community Network’s (FCN) Cumbria group is looking for new volunteers to help the charity sustain its support for […]
GRASSLAND AND WORM MANAGEMENT FOR SUSTAINABLE LAMB PRODUCTION
The West Coast Grassroots club had a separate meeting with grassland specialist, Charlie Morgan, before the main Farmer Network event […]
AGRICULTURE BILL
The Farmer Network has produced an analysis of the Agriculture Bill and its potential impact on farmers in our area. […]
STEWARDSHIP SCHEME UPDATE
Payments for 2016 and 2017 For all farmers who claimed Stewardship in 2016 and/or 2017, Defra is committing to pay […]
GOVERNMENT’S AGRICULTURE BILL
We are still waiting for more details, but the following is a short summary of the Government’s announcement: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/landmark-agriculture-bill-to-deliver-a-green-brexit Phasing […]
Stamp it out BVD Funding
Funding for the first year of BVD testing is now available to all registered cattle holdings in England, including herds already […]
