Amy TurnerMay 11, 20203 minNew funding to support dairy farmers through Coronavirus outbreakA new fund will enable eligible dairy farmers in England to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the coronavirus...
Amy TurnerNov 29, 20192 minApplications open for the RDPE Growth Programme!The Business Development, Food Processing and Rural Tourism Infrastructure grants are now open to new applications. You must submit an...
Amy TurnerAug 6, 20191 minGet Your Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme Application in Early! The Countryside Productivity Small Grants scheme Round 2 is now available for all farm types including livestock, horticulture and arable...
Amy TurnerApr 26, 20191 minAmy Speaks at Harper Adams Rural Research Conference on Agricultural ConversionsFollowing graduation from Harper Adams University, Amy was invited to speak on her dissertation topic at the April 2019 Rural Research...
Amy TurnerApr 16, 20195 minGovernment announces end to unfair evictionsPrivate landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants from their homes at short notice and without good reason, in the biggest change...
Amy TurnerMar 29, 20198 minPost Brexit: Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS)The UK Government believes “… Common Agricultural Policy Payments have failed to reward some public goods adequately, such as measures to...
Amy TurnerMar 22, 20194 minFitness for Human Habitation Act now in force: what landlords need to knowAs of March 20th 2019, the Fitness for Human Habitation Act will come into force for tenancies in England. This legislation amends the...
Amy TurnerMar 14, 20191 minBasic Payment Scheme 2019 - application window open for submissionsRegardless of what happens with the UK’s exit from the EU, BPS 2019 will continue to operate under the current rules. Even if there is...
Amy TurnerMar 10, 20191 minExtra funding available for hedgerow and stone wall boundary restorationsThe 2019 hedgerows and boundaries grant scheme offers farmers an 'excellent opportunity' to unlock public funding to help restore...
Amy TurnerFeb 22, 20193 minAre you complying with the farming rules for water?Do you know that the new rules for all farmers in England to help improve water quality are now in place and will be enforceable from 2...
Amy TurnerFeb 18, 20191 minIs your farm located in the red?You will be eligible to apply for extra capital items if you're located within the Red Catchment Sensitive Farming area. See below for...
Amy TurnerFeb 18, 20193 min2019 Countryside Stewardship now open for applicationsThe Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme opened today (18 February) for farmers, foresters and land managers to request 2019 application...
Amy TurnerFeb 9, 20191 minCountryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme - Progress UpdateThe Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme offers grants of between £3,000 and £12,000 to support farmers who want to invest in...
Amy TurnerFeb 1, 20191 minCross Compliance Dates for your diary - February 2019Farmers and landowners must follow these cross compliance rules if they claim for certain payment schemes and stewardship projects. Here...
Amy TurnerJan 25, 20192 minLandlords to be legally required to join a redress scheme - or face £5,000 fine!Dissatisfied homeowners and tenants will have simple and quick access to help when things go wrong, thanks to new plans announced...
Amy TurnerJan 18, 20192 minClean Air Strategy 2018 - plan to reduce ammonia emissionsFarms will face new restrictions on spreading manure and slurry under the government’s “world-leading” plan to tackle air pollution. The...
Amy TurnerJan 11, 20192 minEnvironmental Land Management Scheme - what are DEFRA's plans?The Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme is DEFRA's completely fresh way of managing the UK's important landscape. It is the...
Amy TurnerJan 5, 20194 minOxford Farming Conference 2019 - key points from Michael Gove's addressThe Environment Secretary Michael Gove delivered his keynote speech at the 2019 Oxford Farming Conference on 3rd January 2019. This...
Amy TurnerDec 20, 20181 minChristmas Paperwork Reminders before the celebrations begin!! The end of the year can often be a busy time for farmers trying to get everything done before a well earned rest and a mince pie at...
Amy TurnerDec 10, 20181 min90% of BPS Claims on track for December paymentMore than 65 per cent of farmers have received their 2018 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first day of the payment window (3...