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Tommy Moyles, Ardfield, Co Cork. \ Donal OLeary The rate of submission of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications is intensifying, with 76,265 applications, or 58.7% of those eligible to apply, submitting an application by close of business on Tuesday evening. This is broadly in line with recent years, with the rate of submission of applications jumping in the final two-to-three-week period. This year’s later closing date of 17 May, to prevent the normal closing date falling on the weekend, ...

Prime minister taken to task over plans for farming >More in © NFU Boris Johnson has been urged to come clean about government plans for farming amid warnings that ongoing uncertainty is damaging confidence in the sector. It follows mounting concern over the phase-out of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS), which is due to begin in England later this year. Industry leaders say more detail is needed about how farmers will be able to make up t...

Simon Evans Published: 10:00 AM April 24, 2021    Farmers need to be planning for their long-term future says Simon Evans, agricultural partner at Arnolds Keys - Irelands Agricultural - Credit: Archant While navigating immediate "bumps in the road", farmers must also plan strategically for the long road ahead, says Simon Evans of Arnolds Keys - Irelands Agricultural. Two recent releases from Defra have shown just how volatile the current farming environment is – and why agricultural bus...

THE rise of the staycation trend plus new regulations during the pandemic, could offer a lucrative business opportunity. Farmers and landowners could earn up to £7,000 per day by opening a temporary campsite during the holiday season, according to new figures from Pitchup.com. New regulations that allow land-based businesses in England to operate a campsite without planning permission for 56 days, have now been extended to 2021 – described as a real boom’ for the rural economy. Pre...

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced changes to support payments for New Forest commoners after environmentalists raised concerns about the

BPS allocation method for New Forest graziers to change 20 April 2021 | The government is changing the way BPS payments are allocated to New Forest commoners The BPS allocation method for New Forest commoners will be changed after fears were raised over the present systems environmental impact. The Rural Payment Agency (RPA) launched a consultation in December on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in the area. Currently, New Forest commoners can apply for the subsidy and be alloca...

Chris Bennett: Learning from the Kiwi subsidy crisis >More in @ Johnny Houston Subsidies removed, an economic crisis and farmers diversifying to make ends meet. I’m not talking about the UK, this is 1980s New Zealand. In 1984, New Zealand’s Labour Party won a snap election and introduced a wide range of economic reforms, one being the removal of farming subsidies. This contributed towards what became known as the Rural Downturn. A fu...

The president of the CAAV (Central Association of Agricultural Valuers) wants more joined up thinking as farmers embrace changes brought about by Brexit and Government demands. Andrew Thomas, director of South Wales agents Herbert R Thomas, says Brexit has accelerated the process of farmers becoming price makers rather than price takers. He says the pandemic has also prompted people to shop locally, to question the provenance of food, food miles and carbon footprint. Andrew’s company ...

April 15, 2021, 6:10 am The announcement of the Dairy Beef Calf measure last month has provided farmers rearing dairy-beef calves this year, the opportunity to obtain some additional funding towards weighing their animals. The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has described the purpose of the scheme to increase the economic and environmental efficiency of beef from the dairy herd, and to facilitate integration of the dairy and beef sectors. DAFM has also revealed that over 1...

Published: 3:12 PM April 13, 2021    Defras Farm Business Income forecast for 2020/21 predicts falling incomes for many East Anglian agricultural sectors - Credit: Denise Bradley Volatile weather is among the factors driving a predicted drop in income for some of East Anglias key farming sectors, says a government report. Defra has released the provisional figures for its 2020/2021 Farm Business Income forecast. While grazing livestock and poultry farms are expected to see incomes ris...