rostons 1. What makes you get up in the morning? I have never had a problem with getting up in the morning and I believe it is the most productive time of the day where I do a lot of thinking. When I was younger and we were short of land, we were milking three times … Read more
Never in 25 years as a Chartered Surveyor and Agricultural Valuer have I seen the industry in such as state.
We have such a diverse range of milk price, we had an incredibly wet April, beef and sheep prices are far from buoyant and cereal prices are low.
Fluctuating demand for energy has created new opportunities for land owners land adjoining or close to a substation.
Varying levels of output from renewable energy sources, coupled with daily and seasonal increases in electricity demands from the grid, means that developers are looking for sites to create energy generation/storage facilities and connect directly into the grid network.
Farmers working in a partnership and making Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) claims will need to provide fuller detail to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) this year.
Businesses and farmers already using Rostons to complete their claims will already be aware of this, but others need to take note that they will be required to provide additional details of the partnership, including National Insurance numbers.
By the time you are reading this article Basic Payment Entitlement trading will be all complete, but we believe it would be useful to reflect on what has been a very busy time at the office.
The RPA have very recently announced an issue regarding the status of 2015 payments. According to the RPA 76,500 claims have been validated out of a total 87,095 applicants in 2015.
It has recently been announced by the NFU of their current position on the EU referendum. Their position is based solely on the evaluation of the agricultural merits however, they are aware that there are many wider issues at stake.
With approximately 4 weeks left until the deadline, trade is in full swing at Rostons.
A number of English non SDA entitlements have been sold over the past 10 days, with trade averaging at £185 per hectare.
New public rights of way can come in to existence through public use and local Councils have a duty to investigate claims to make additional public rights of way.