Another busy week in the Rostons Office! Once again an ever increasing variety of different new jobs and continuation of existing jobs including:-
Entitlement Wanted
New Year and the arrival of Entitlement Statements and Claim Statements in December has prompted many enquiries in the Rostons Entitlement Trading Department
Return after Christmas
What a week!
Normally the New Year brings a quiet start, this year we had the wet and the high winds, which wreaked havoc with travelling round the rural country lanes with fallen trees.
Requirements for NVZ regs 2012
As of the 1st January 2012 the following regulations came into effect:-
Entitlement Trading Update
Trading activity has picked up drastically since the release of 2011 entitlement statements with prices of £230 to £240 per hectare being achieved for non-SDA entitlement. SDA and SDA Moorland entitlements are trading in the region of £200 and £35 per ha respectively.
FARMING & FORESTRY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME (FFIS)
Funding is now available for capital projects which aim to improve competitiveness via investment in: nutrient management, energy efficiency, water resource management or animal
Feed in tarriffs cut for solar PV panels
The Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have announced that Feed in Tariffs for solar PV panels shall be cut by 51% on the 12th December 2011.
CAP Reform – LEGISLATIVE DRAFTS
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The EU announced yesterday (12 October 2011) the draft regulations for the new Common Agricultural Policy.
Exchange Rate helps Single Farm Payment
The date for setting the exchange rate for the 2011 Payment of Single Farm Payment is September 30th.