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.
Key changes to the planning regime have now become law following Rural Assent for the Growth and Infrastructure Act 2013.
Under the Act there will be a 3 year window where it is permitted to change the use of buildings from B1 – Business to Residential.
The European Commission have recently published the details of how the transition from the old scheme in 2013 to the new scheme in 2015 will be dealt with.
Rostons are bringing to the market a 42.5 acre block of grade 11 productive arable land situated to the south of the A530, Burleydam on the Cheshire/Shropshire border. The land was formerly a part of the Combermere Estate and has in the past been used to land private aircraft, a plane hangar remains on the … Read more