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Farmers across the UK are geared up to boost their business with more than £300,000 in the latest spurt of grants from the Prince’s Countryside Fund (PCF).
Pressure is piling on the UK Government to guarantee cash for farmers across Britain after the Conservatives appeared to break their manifesto pledge to maintain farm support until 2022.
With farmers wanting more practical agricultural knowledge from the people they work with in the banking sector, Alex Black visited a HSBC Banking for Farming course to see how they are training their staff
The NFU has said farmers should continue to follow CAP rules for at least two years after Brexit to ensure stability and give Government time to adjust to the delivery of a new agricultural policy.
Scottish farmers carrying out environmental work will see their funding slashed because of UK austerity measures, according to Rural Economy Secretary Fergus Ewing.
UK Ministers could see the amount of money they are allowed to hand out to farmers capped under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules if a new proposal headed up by New Zealand is implemented.
Concerns about Defra’s preparedness for Brexit have been raised after the small print of the Chancellor’s Budget revealed the department would face further cuts over the next three years.
The Welsh government said 91 per cent of BPS payments would be made on December 1, with the NFU insisting RPA claimants in England must not be left behind.
Confusion about whether farmers will continue to be bound by CAP rules during any Brexit transition period has been building since the Prime Minister agreed a ‘divorce deal’ with the EU.
The NFU has called on the Government to improve rules which affect farmers during the two-year Brexit transition period proposed by the Prime Minister.
Farmers may be able to reclaim VAT on Single Farm Payment Entitlements if the income from subsidies was to be invested into taxable farming activities.
Defra ministers are considering capping direct payments at £100,000, with only the very smallest farmers expected to receive any Basic Payment Scheme cash by 2024.
A Defra promise to make bridging payments to farmers who have not received their BPS cash by the end of March will do ‘little to ease frustration’, according to NFU vice president Guy Smith.
Defra’s tiny budget would leave the department unable to cope with the new responsibilities assigned to it in the Government’s Animal Welfare Bill, MPs have warned.
Farming charity the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) has reported a 39 per cent surge in state benefit claims from the industry, making it a record year for such claims.
A cross-party group of MPs has called on Government departments, including Defra, to stop some day-to-day projects in order to get on top of their Brexit workload.
Addressing the NFU Scotland annual conference, union president Andrew McCornick highlighted the need for a fairer supply chain and more profitability in the industry.
Farmers joining forces to protect the environment are to be given an extra £600,000 after Natural England received a record number of high-quality applications to the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund.
The Animal Health and Welfare Board for England (AHWBE) has called on the Government to create a funding pot for animal health and welfare as part of its post-Brexit farming policy.
Defra Secretary Michael Gove will promise to invest in improved training and education for people working in agriculture in his speech to NFU conference today.
The UK Government has moved to break the deadlock over its farming ‘power grab’ by offering to send all EU powers directly to the devolved regions after Brexit.
German farming union the DBV is pressing for EU farm payments to be protected after new research showed stringent regulations are costing its members far more than their competitors in other countries.
Defra’s long-awaited consultation on the future of agricultural policy does not provide any clarity on whether farmers will continue to be bound by EU rules during any Brexit transition period.
After months of waiting, Defra Secretary Michael Gove finally published the Government’s landmark consultation on the future of farming policy this morning. Abi Kay explains what you need to know.
Defra is to transfer delivery of the Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme from Natural England to the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Farmers Guardian has learnt.
A number of farmers who racked up additional costs due to recent snowy weather are still waiting for their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) cash, according to the NFU.
Scottish Environment Secretary Roseanna Cunningham and Brexit Minister Mike Russell have slammed the UK Government for offering Scotland just 2.5 per cent of the money it has allocated for Brexit preparations.
MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee have opened an inquiry into the work of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) because payments have ‘slowed down’.
An informal alliance of farming and environmental groups has called on the Government to give specific protection to small and medium sized farms in its upcoming Agriculture Bill.
A House of Lords Committee has recommended Defra be stripped of its ‘rural affairs’ responsibilities, such as housing, to allow it focus on its farming, food and environmental remit.
Farmers struggling to care for family members battling life-threatening illnesses are among the 3,000-plus BPS claimants who are still waiting for their cash.