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07.12.2020
UPDATED TO INCLUDE DEFRA’S AGRICULTURAL TRANSITION PLAN ANNOUNCEMENT ON 30 NOVEMBER 2020 The government has provide more details of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) direct payments will be phased out in England starting in 2021. Many farmers wish to assess what effect it will have on their farm business profits. Our Farming Department has produced two […]
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01.12.2020
DEFRA has published further details of how it plans to implement the Agriculture Act in England from 2021 onwards. The document, The Path to Sustainable Farming: An Agricultural Transition Plan 2021 to 2024, sets out how Basic Payments will be reduced over the next four years and outlines how the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) […]
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16.11.2020
The passing of the Agriculture Act 2020 on 11 November 2020 was a significant moment, firing the starting gun on the introduction of a whole new agricultural policy regime for farmers and landowners. There will be many people in the sector who are too young to remember life before the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) […]
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01.11.2020
The Environment Land Management System (ELMS) will form the basis of agricultural policy in England, replacing direct payments made through the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) with an environmental scheme paying public money for public goods. Work on the design of ELMS is well under way, and involves a process of Pioneers, tests and trials and […]
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27.10.2020
Halloween has become big business in the UK. In terms of consumer spending, this seasonal event has become one of the biggest dates in the calendar, only eclipsed by Christmas and Easter. There is nothing more synonymous with Halloween than a pumpkin and there are now an estimated 15m pumpkins grown in the UK each […]
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09.10.2020
2021 marks the start of a transition for farmers away from direct payments towards a new system of farm support based on rewarding them for the provision of environmental services. Strutt & Parker and the CLA have teamed up to gather the views of landowners and farmers on the future of farm support, through a […]
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05.10.2020
Welcome to this quarter’s Farming Update, which is produced by our Farming Research Group and reports on market and administrative issues that affect farmers’ business decisions and on which they may need to act. MARKET UPDATE ARABLE CROPS Global: Grain Production Report The FAO – (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN), are predicting, […]
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30.09.2020
Welcome to this quarter’s Farming Update, which is produced by our Farming Research Group and reports on market and administrative issues that affect farmers’ business decisions and on which they may need to act. MARKET UPDATE ARABLE CROPS Global: Grain Production Report The FAO – (the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN), are predicting, […]
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25.09.2020
Defra is planning to introduce a new temporary scheme to bridge the gap until the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) system is fully working in late 2024. The Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme is being billed as a ‘stepping stone’ to support farm incomes and encourage more farmers to change to soil- and wildlife-friendly practices […]
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08.09.2020
Farmers in Scotland are advised to start their research if they wish to apply for grant support for any of the capital items eligible as part of the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme. The £10m pilot scheme, which offers grants of up to £20,000, has been announced by the Scottish Government as part of its […]
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29.07.2020
Farmers in England will no longer be required to comply with so-called greening requirements when planning their cropping for harvest 2021. This means that, unlike previous seasons, they won’t need to juggle the complexities of Ecological Focus Areas, crop diversification requirements and special controls on permanent pasture. The government has decided that despite their name, […]
