Guidance on petitioning Parliament against HS2 on Phase 2A (West Midlands – Crewe) has now been published on the parliamentary website and can be found by following the link below:
Double Exam Success at Rostons
Rostons are proud to report that Fran Griffiths and Hywel Davies have successfully passed their Agricultural Valuers exams. Fran and Hywel are now qualified Fellows of the Central Association of Agricultural Valuers.
Severn Trent Water Grants
Farmers in the Midlands are able to apply for a grant to protect local watercourses. The ‘Severn Trent Environmental Protection Scheme’ supports farmers in making improvements to their farm management and infrastructure to reduce the risk of pollution into local water courses from fertiliser, manure and dirty water.
Clwydian Range and Dee Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – Public Consultation
Denbighshire, Flintshire and Wrexham Council together with the Clwydian Range AONB partnership have come together to create a new Supplementary Planning Guidance Note to guide both applicants and the council’s planning departments when going through the planning application process. The public and interested parties are now asked to submit their comments on the Draft Paper.
Vibrant Tenanted Sector, Essential for British Agriculture
The recent NFU Tenants Conference and the TFA Tenants Conference, reminded Tony Rimmer, Director of Rostons, how important the Tenanted Sector is to British agriculture.
Basic Payment Scheme 2017 Payment Rates Announced
After the exchange rate for the Basic Payment Scheme was announced at the end of September this year, DEFRA has now confirmed the 2017 payment values which are as follows:
Connecting Shropshire – Superfast Broadband
Connecting Shropshire is a government supported scheme to bring faster broadband to the rural parts of Shropshire. Work is currently ongoing across the county installing new masts and fibre optic cables.
New schemes announced to aid business development in rural areas and the agricultural sector
Currently the government have a number of schemes available that offer new opportunities to farmers and people that live in rural areas, including…
Apply now for the The Prince’s Farm Resilience Programme
Are you a small/medium sized family farm? If so the Farm Resilience Programme may benefit your business.