From 1st December, the Rural Payments Agency started to send out 2018 BPS payments and we are starting to get calls from farmers about their payments. How to query your payment If you think your payment isn’t right, wait until you receive your Claim Statement and check your land parcel information as the RPA may […]
Lots to consider with Calf Rearing
Over 60 farmers joined the Farmer Network at Moor House, Orton on Thursday 29th November. The topic for the day was calf rearing, looking at health, housing and nutrition. The Mawson family kindly agreed to host this event at Moor House, where Mark is the 4th generation of the family to farm. Mark runs the […]
Christmas fuel ordering dates
It’s getting to that time of year again … Christmas is just around the corner and with that in mind, please check your fuel tanks sooner rather than later. We are encouraging members to order fuel in the next couple of weeks to avoid delays in deliveries towards the run up to Christmas as its […]
Farming entrants asked to make their voices heard.
Those who want to farm in the Lake District in the future are being asked to make their voices heard. The organisers of an event at the Lakeland Livestock Centre in Cockermouth, on Wednesday 12 December would like to hear what support those who are new to farming need. The National Trust, the Lake District […]
Cumbria Health On Call donate to The Farmer Network for the Fellside Spirit
Cumbria Health on Call (CHoC), a social enterprise providing both in and out of hours primary health care across Cumbria, has donated £700 to the Farmer Network following the devastation to the Cumbria farming community following the February 2018 ‘Beast From the East’. On Wednesday 28 February, a date that many won’t forget, Cumbrian farmers […]
Princes Farm Resilience Programme in Cumbria (Kirkby Stephen) and Yorkshire Dales (Swaledale)
The Farmer Network are managing two groups of the Princes Farm Resilience Programme in Cumbria (Kirkby Stephen) and Yorkshire Dales (Swaledale). The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme was launched by HRH The Prince of Wales in July 2016 and over a five-year period will support up to 1,300 farm businesses through a programme of one-to-one support […]
The Farmer Network is inviting farmers to attend events in late November looking at grass nutrition, soil management and land drainage.
On Thursday 22nd November, from 10am, James Bretherton of Ag Scope will be at the Cumbria Wildlife Trust reserve on Eycott Hill looking at the nutritional values of upland grasses and how managing species-rich grassland can provide benefits to livestock. He will also discuss soil assessment and prevention of soil erosion. Farmers should come to […]
Ready for new income growth with willow?
We plant in Spring but contract and land preparations start this back end. Worry free, hassle free with no middlemen. Partner with Iggesund for more time and income. Enjoy walks through and alongside the willow, and watch your profits grow. SRC Willow crop is also very good for NFM Natural Flood Management, 2nd highest after Oak […]
THE BUDGET – INCREASE IN ANNUAL INVESTMENT ALLOWANCE AND INVESTMENT IN FIBRE BROADBAND
This week’s Budget included an announcement about an increase to the Annual Investment Allowance from £200,000 to £1m from January 2019. This relief allows expenditure on plant, machinery, integral features of a building and some fixtures and fittings up to this limit to be set against business income in the year the expenditure occurs. The […]
Summer grazing available for cattle
We have a member in the Kirkby Stephen area who has availability for summer 2019 grazing for 30-40 cattle (no bulls). This is due to a current stewardship programme the member is currently in. For more information please contact head office on 01768 868615 and we will pass your details on to the member for him […]
Agriculture Bill
The Agriculture Bill has now gone to Committee stage in the House of Commons and you can submit comments to the Committee – see the following link for details https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2018/october/have-your-say-on-the-agriculture-bill/ Please talk to your MPs about the impact of the Bill on your business, particularly those of you in Sue Hayman’s constituency as she is […]
Worker wanted on Dairy farm in New Zealand’s North Island
Do you want to escape the Great British Winter?? Im looking for a capable person to assist myself on a 77ha 300 cow dairy farm in the heart of the Waikato on New Zealand’s North Island. Start date is flexible but the sooner the better. We require a person with dairy experience, good stockmanship skills […]