rostons Farmers heading to the national LAMMA farm machinery show on 22 and 23 January at Peterborough should weigh up their equipment and technology needs for the next four to five years – not just now – to help them build a “fit for purpose” long-term investment strategy.
The first of a series of Farmer’s Meetings hosted by Rostons, Chartered Surveyors, took place on the evening of the 14 January at St Asaph.
Hot on the heels of the days announcements from Alun Davies, Minister for
Seminar Dates Make sure you are ready for the new CAP reform and aware of any issues effecting your land. Join us for a bacon roll or a pint at our briefing meetings on: 14th January 2014 at Bod Erw Hotel, St Asaph LL17 0LA 7.30pm • Free Bar 16th January 2014 at Ty’n y … Read more
Trading of English Non SDA entitlement has been busy over the past couple of weeks with demand increasing daily. Deals have been consistent at £290/ha, but with demand now outweighing supply the price has increased to £300/ha +. Interest in SDA and Moorland entitlement has been consistent over the past couple of months with demand … Read more
Rostons are proud to report that two of their Rural Surveyors have successfully passed their Agricultural Valuers Examinations.
In Rostons experience solar PV will be the most suitable type of renewable energy – particularly in the sensitive areas of Cheshire where obtaining planning for a wind turbine is far from stright forward. Click here to download Solar PV – Frequently Asked Questions Sheet For further infomation contact the office 01829 773000
The recent NFU Cymru Conference had a diverse range of speakers. Speakers ranged from Alan Davies, Assembly Member and Minister for the Natural Resources and Food, Patrick Begg of National Trust and two inspirational young farmers, being William Lawrence from Pembrokeshire and Jake Freeman, Freestone Farms Manager for Overbury Farms.
Summarising the main message from the Conference Tony Rimmer, Director of Rostons, Chartered Surveyors and Agricultural Valuers, felt that overall the next 10 years are going to see significant change in the hills and valleys of Wales.
A recent announcement by Owen Patterson has been made that loans to cover 50% of the project costs (up to a maximum of £400,000) will be available to English Farmers investing in on farm anaerobic digesters. This loan is available for small scale plants up to 250kW, and are expected to be issued to farmers at the beginning of 2014.
***STOP PRESS – CAP REFORM UPDATE*** The long awaited news has finally been announced – English Entitlements will be rolled over to the new Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) rather than a new allocation being carried out. This means that an assessment will be carried out of who “holds” the SPS entitlements on 31st December 2014 … Read more