BPS 2020

Posted by on Mar 10, 2020 in Farming | Comments Off on BPS 2020

Basic Payment Scheme 2020 The 2020 BPS scheme opens for online applications on 12th March with a claim deadline of 15th May.  The scheme is primarily online and paper forms will only be sent on request. DEFRA have confirmed that the current system will remain in place for this year with payment cuts from 2021. Thereafter payments will continue to fall, on a trajectory still to be agreed, to zero in 2028.  The overall budget has been guaranteed for the duration of this Parliament. A new environment scheme, ELMS, as well as productivity initiatives, will be phased in with the large scale roll...

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Brexit impacts on farming

Posted by on Jul 6, 2016 in Diversification | Comments Off on Brexit impacts on farming

Well, we have only gone and done it! Whilst the polls were always close ‘those in the know’ were sure that the bookies had it right and we were going to stay in the EU. Wrong again, and now we have a mad scrabbling for position which just delays the difficult decisions a little further. Agriculture was the biggest recipient of EU funds and has the most to lose in a tussle with the NHS. The CLA and NFU have produced papers outlining priorities for a UK Agricultural Policy (UKAP). The core point is that agriculture has to remain a profitable business if the countryside is to retain its...

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The Perfect Storm

Posted by on May 17, 2016 in Uncategorised | Comments Off on The Perfect Storm

This time last year we entered the spring with a level of positive optimism, crops looked well, fertiliser was cheaper than last year, grain prices where strong and potential output looked good.  This gave us confidence to provide the crop with a robust disease control strategy.  Once all the major decisions had been made, in terms of level of expenditure, the markets started to collapse. This slide continued as a result of the strong pound, high global production and falling demand.  The only light at the end to the tunnel was that most growers had taken advantage of the higher prices at...

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Where is the silver lining?

Posted by on Apr 21, 2016 in Residential Property | Comments Off on Where is the silver lining?

It has been clear since the late spring of 2015 that confidence is waning in the agricultural land market. Prices achieved in mid 2015 were in many cases lower than those in 2014 and by the end of 2015 a continuing crisis in confidence was resulting in guide prices coming down and properties failing to find a buyer. It is not all doom and gloom. Recent research has suggested that land prices across England rose marginally in 2015 but there is little doubt that the trend has been negative in the East of England. Essex saw over 4,000 acres in the market but divided between 21 locations this...

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SCHEME UPDATES FROM LAND PARTNERS LLP

Posted by on Apr 10, 2015 in Research, Uncategorized | 0 comments

Hopefully you are now registered on the Rural Payments online system. If not, ring 03000 200 301 now! This remains a condition of entry for all schemes. Basic Payment Scheme The paper based application forms for 2015 (form BP5) will be emailed to registered applicants from next week for completion by 15th June. The forms look similar to the old SP5 claim forms. Note that there are 22 pages of new crop codes (e.g. winter wheat changes from OT1 to AC66). New information required for the claim mainly centres on the need to specify EFA areas. Where relevant for the EFA you will need to have...

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