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.
NFU Council – EU Referendum
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.
Rostons Entitlement Trading Update
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.
Press Release – Protect Your Footpaths
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.
Basic Payment – Have you been paid enough?
Hopefully claimants by now have received their 2015 Basic Payment and also in the process of submitting their claim for 2016. A Claim Statement to show how the calculation of 2015 payment may also now have been received.
Entitlement Trading 2016 – Update
Entitlement sales and purchases for the 2016 scheme year are able to be carried out until the 16 May 2016.
Rostons are trading English entitlements at the moment in the region of £195 – £200 per ha plus VAT. We also have a number of Non VAT Entitlements for any purchasers who are not VAT registered. We are also trading Welsh entitlements.
Too much milk or not enough support?
On 02 April 1984 milk quotas were first introduced, their purpose was to bring rising milk production under control. They were introduced under the now Common Agricultural Policy and originally were only set to run for five years, and were eventually abolished in March 2015.
Countryside Stewardship – A Simplification Of The Common Folkore
There are a number of misunderstandings that the new Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme is to complex and there are too many hoops to jump through, below explains a number of misconceptions.
Valuations – An art or a science?
Valuation is at the core of much of our day to day work as an agricultural valuers. While there are always set factors that will dictate some elements of valuing, much of what we do is definitely an art developed through years of experience coupled with in-depth understanding of needs and extensive local knowledge.