rostons The FFIS is part of the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) and is a scheme developed to support Farming, Forestry and Horticultural businesses in England.
The scheme aims to make the business more profitable and also reducing the impact farming has on the environment.
So far, two rounds of FFIS have been welcomed and earlier this year there were talks of a third round. Carys Williams of Rostons is hopeful that there will be a third round and comments:
By law you are now required to register your land with the Land Registry on most property transactions, gifts and sale. If you have not been involved in one of these transactions it is unlikely your land is registered. By registering your land, the Land Registry holds all your property details electronically, which makes Title Deeds obsolete.
The deadline to register your Agricultural Waste Exemptions with the Environment Agency is fast approaching.
New regulations introduced on 6 April 2010 changed the system of waste exemptions. Farm-based exemptions registered before 6 April 2010 will expire on 30 September 2013. By this date, you will need to have registered for a new exemption.
One of the key questions emerging from the CAP reform political agreement back in June is how entitlements will be dealt with moving into the new scheme.
Although a final decision as to how these entitlements will be allocated in the new scheme will not be made for a few more months, many commentators are saying that in England, entitlements will roll forward. It has already been confirmed that there will be a new allocation of entitlements in Wales.
What are the latest proposals for entitlement allocation in the new scheme?
Although the principles of the CAP reform deal were agreed late in the afternoon of June 26th 2012, the legislation and detail of many elements have been left undecided.
One of the key questions arising from this deal is how to obtain entitlements for the new scheme which will be due to take affect from 1st January 2015.
There are 2 options available, being:
Over the past couple of weeks we have seen the consultation on the route from West Midlands to Manchester, Leeds and beyond open for responses and the launch of the Exceptional Hardship Scheme for Phase 2.
The announcement last week that the EU Commission, Council of Ministers and Parliament came to an agreement on the Common Agricultural Policy whilst at first being welcome, it may not indeed be the case for English farmers.
Tony Rimmer, Director of Rostons, believes Cheshire’s farmers will be extremely pleased to hear the positive news, that the Countess of Chester Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been championed in the Farmers Weekly for purchasing 92% of its food from Britain.
The principle aim of the Dairy Fund is to support activity that facilitates a resilient and competitive dairy sector through projects that enable dairy farms across England to improve competitiveness. The aim will be delivered through grant support for the costs of exploring formal co-operation.