by Giles Chaplin | Feb 17, 2018 | Agriculture
Description- Either as part of a 5 year Mid-Tier agreement or a standalone 2 year scheme, grants are available for clean and dirty water separation, concreting works, watercourse fencing, gutters and downpipes. Claimants must be in a designated high priority area and...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 17, 2018 | Agriculture
Description- Alongside the existing Higher Tier Scheme and Mid-Tier Scheme, 2018 marks the launch of four new streamlined offers to include Arable, Lowland, Mixed and Upland. A range of 5 year agreements are on offer to include both revenue and capital items. This...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 17, 2018 | Agriculture
Description- The popular Hedgerows and Boundaries Capital Grant Scheme has opened for applications again and this year includes a revised Upper Capital Claim Limit of £10,000. The scheme offers grants for drystone wall restoration, hedgerow gapping up, hedgerow...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 17, 2018 | Agriculture
Description- the Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme is aimed at active farmers making small scale investments in both arable and livestock equipment capable of increasing productivity. Grants of 40% are available on a standard cost basis for items such as;...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 3, 2018 | Agriculture
George Eustice has announced that the RPA will make BPS 2017 bridging payment to any claimant who has not received their payment by the 31st March 2018. The RPA confirmed that over 93% of claimants have been paid a total of £1.5 billion for the 2017 scheme year. The...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 3, 2018 | Agriculture
Harrogate Borough Council is holding a consultation until 9th March 2018 on their publication draft of the Local Plan. This draft sets out their broad spatial planning and policy framework for the Harrogate district until 2035. It includes allocations for new homes,...
by Giles Chaplin | Feb 3, 2018 | Agriculture
1st February – You can apply organic manure with a high, readily available nitrogen content (for example, slurry, poultry manures or liquid digested sewage sludge) to grassland and tillage land on all soil types from this date if conditions are suitable and you...
by Giles Chaplin | Jan 24, 2018 | Agriculture
Defra consulted on a proposed set of “farming rules for water” at the end of 2015. Defra have now decided to introduce the rules as a requirement for all farmers. From 2nd April 2018 all farmers in England will need to follow these rules. New regulations will be made...
by Giles Chaplin | Jan 20, 2018 | Agriculture
Many Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claimants will have this week received an email from the Rural Payments Agency advising them of outstanding messages that await their attention. These messages are due, in the most part, to the RPA’s recent “proactive land...
by Giles Chaplin | Jan 20, 2018 | Agriculture
The popular Hedgerows and Boundaries Capital Grant Scheme has also opened for applications again and this year includes a revised Upper Capital Claim Limit of £10,000, a 100% increase on the previous limit. The application deadline remains the 30th April 2018. In the...
