by Katie Fall | Mar 12, 2021 | Agriculture
Several hundred farmers will get involved with the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) testing, trialing and pilot schemes from October this year to late 2024; a scheme which will offer payment for sustainable farming practice, animal health & welfare,...
by Tim Waring | Mar 5, 2021 | Uncategorised
So finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel and this time not another lockdown train coming in the other direction. Poetic prose I know and maybe not surprising for an estate agent, but I’m sure it reflects the thoughts of many following the government’s...
by Tim Waring | Mar 1, 2021 | Residential
So, finally there is light at the end of the tunnel and this time not another lockdown train coming in the other direction. Poetic prose I know and maybe not surprising for an estate agent, but I’m sure it reflects the thoughts of many following the government’s...
by Will Foyle | Feb 19, 2021 | Agriculture
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has published its Five Year Strategy setting out how the RPA will help agricultural and rural communities create a better place to live. The core objectives in delivering this strategy are:- To successfully deliver agricultural...
by Katie Fall | Feb 12, 2021 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes
The Countryside Stewardship window for applications is now open with lending opportunities available for the following grants:- CS Stand-alone Capital Grants – two year agreements targeting Water, Air and Boundaries. The stand-alone grants for capital works such as...
by Will Foyle | Feb 4, 2021 | Agriculture, Grant Schemes
The Government has published results from the 2019 cross compliance inspections. These show the areas where farmers failed to meet each Statutory Management Requirement (SMR) and Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions (GAEC). The results showed that the...
by Marie Harris | Jan 26, 2021 | Residential
During the winter months, when daylight hours are short, I love it when the snow arrives and brings extra light and an opportunity for family fun outside. When designing homes and workplaces, architects are always looking to optimise levels of daylight in a space, to...
by Tim Waring | Jan 22, 2021 | Residential
When I last wrote in the Yorkshire Post at the beginning of December, there was the prospect of a return to normality in 2021. The first approval of a number of vaccines proved to us all that a light had finally appeared at the end of the proverbial tunnel. However,...
by Giles Chaplin | Jan 22, 2021 | Agriculture
New capital items are going to be available under the CSS Mid Tier scheme this year for applications with a 2022 start date. These items include: automatic slurry scrapers, low ammonia emission flooring for livestock buildings and roofing over anaerobic digestate...
by Giles Chaplin | Jan 5, 2021 | Agriculture
Although 2020 has been a very difficult year for many, the market for land and farms across the Yorkshire region has continued to see strong prices and continued high levels of demand. The area of land offered for sale across the region has remained at near record low...
