Defra has announced an extension of the Farming Recovery Fund for farmers affected by the flooding in February Farming Recovery Fund announcement 20.3.20.  This only applies in certain areas which includes North Yorkshire, but not Cumbria.  The grants are for between £500 and £25,000 and cover some uninsurable repair costs, such as reinstating field boundaries, removing […]

This briefing attempts to provide information relevant to farmers in our area including those that run diversified businesses, eg in tourism.  See the  Government Support for Businesses Webpage for more details and the following is a summary, please click the link below CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING 27 MARCH 2020

Now is probably a good time to prepare for you, family members or others with in the farm business being unavailable for work Have you thought about: Talking to family and or friends about the main jobs that would need to be done to keep animals healthy and the farm work on track Taking a […]

Defra announced yesterday that land under an UELS/HLS agreement is no longer ineligible for this scheme.  This is a very useful change as it means farmers can apply for grants to do work on boundaries whilst still in these agreements – note the deadlines below. Stewardship Deadlines Reminder Hedgerow and Boundary Scheme and Higher Level […]

The NFU has been lobbying for an extension to the deadline for claims for the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme because of the difficulties in getting equipment delivered.  This has now been extended by Defra from 31st May to 31st July 2020.   Note that the deadline date in our newsletter says 31st May which was […]

Please click on the link below for details of our 23rd March Update CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING 23 MARCH 2020 If you have any queries or questions, please do call The Farmer Network on 01768 868615

The Farmer Network has today issued its first Coronavirus briefing for farmers. Please click on the link below to find out more. CORONAVIRUS BRIEFING 20 MARCH 2020 If you have any queries or questions, please do call The Farmer Network on 01768 868615

Defra has announced an extension of the Farming Recovery Fund for farmers affected by the flooding in February Farming Recovery Fund announcement 20.3.20.  This only applies in certain areas which includes North Yorkshire, but not Cumbria.  The grants are for between £500 and £25,000 and cover some uninsurable repair costs, such as reinstating field boundaries, […]

At the time of writing (20th Mar), the Chancellor has set out a package of measures to support businesses including: a 12-month business rates holiday for all retail, hospitality and leisure businesses and grant funding of £25,000 where these businesses have a rateable value of between £15,000 and £51,000. small business grants of £10,000 for […]

Most Farmer Network staff already work from home and, in the event of the Newton Rigg campus being shut, our office staff will also work remotely.  General enquiries, fuel buying, membership renewals etc. will continue as normal.  Currently all our workshops are going ahead, but we will inform those that have booked places if Government guidance […]

The Farmer Network and ADAS are looking for farmers to participate in a Defra Future Farming Resilience Pilot which involves attending a workshop aimed at raising awareness of the changes to support payments, followed by one to one advice from a consultant focusing on the individual needs of your farm business.   There is no cost, […]