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GISuser.com 1Spatial and Version 1 win multiyear contract with Defra June 3, 2021 By Editor Cambridge, UK, 3 ) 1Spatial, the global geospatial software and solutions company, is delighted to announce that, following a competitive tender and in collaboration with Version 1 (a global leader in IT services and solutions), it has signed a multiyear contract with the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to provide a managed service for the Rural Payments Agency’s (RPA...

New OTS report on Capital Gains Tax helpful for farmers 26 May 2021 | The Office of Tax Simplifications (OTS) new report makes 14 detailed recommendations The latest Office of Tax Simplification report on Capital Gains Tax offers generally helpful and sensible recommendations for farming businesses, accountants say. The new OTS report has extensive scope, covering situations including moving home, divorce, running and investing in a business, and issues affecting land transactions. It focuses...

The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Charlie McConalogue is being urged to stand up for Irish farmers in the Common Agricultural Policy

IFA president Tim Cullinan. /Philip Doyle It is vital that the Minister for Agriculture Charlie McConalogue is prepared to hold out for a better CAP deal, IFA president Tim Cullinan has said. “There’s another month left in the Portuguese presidency and no deal is better than a bad deal.” The comments follow a meeting betwee Cullinan and the president of the EU Agriculture Council Maria do Céu Antunes on Wednesday morning in Brussels ahead of the Council of Ministers meeting. Eco schem...

The farmhouse A productive Cornish farm with 110 acres and the added bonus of income from both holiday cottages and renewable energy has come to the market. Bogee Farm sits between Camel Valley and the north Cornish coast, in St Ervan, four miles from Padstow. Bogee Farm It has a Grade II listed farmhouse with four bedrooms, a three bedroom cottage and three further holiday letting cottages. The Mill and the Manor There is a comprehensive range of adaptable farm buildings, inclu...

Bad weather sees East Midlands farm incomes fall by 18% 11 May 2021 | An annual survey of farms in the East Midlands has found farm incomes have fallen by 18% in the last year A survey of farms in the East Midlands region has found that net income from the latest harvest season fell by nearly a quarter. The survey, which covers a total of 20,000 acres of farmland in the region, was carried out by accountancy firm Duncan & Toplis. It found the average net farm income for the 2020 harvest fell t...

The story of how one young farmer is embracing innovation in a new era of rural living Karol Devaneys insights into farming, sheep shearing and podcasts Reporter: );  ); A key objective of the Irish National Rural Network (NRN) is to promote innovative initiatives that can help people in the farming community and in rural areas to maximize the success of the objectives set out in Ireland’s Rural Development Programme (RDP) on behalf of the Department of Agriculture Food and the Marine. A ...

Sheep grazing on Caldbeck common.. A ‘DISAPPOINTING’ response from the Government has sounded the alarm over whether upland farmers and commoners will have a future during Brexit transition. The Foundation for Common Land (FCL) has highlighted ongoing concerns about the viability of upland farmers and commoners during the transition away from direct support in England. Their fears were expressed after receiving a response to a letter they sent to the Prime Minister last year, in which...

R v R [2004] FLR 98). There is often a departure from equality in farming cases due to the non-matrimonial nature of some farming assets. For example, a farm which has been gifted, inherited and/or in the family for generations, in the expectation that it will be handed down, is an important factor which the court will take into consideration. Whilst a distinction can be made between matrimonial and non-matrimonial assets, the needs of one or both parties will dictate the sway of a settlement....

SHARING OPTIONS: A minimum width of 2m must be left uncultivated in tillage fields beside watercourses but this can be cultivated once grass is established immediately. We are now in the middle of the busy season for fertiliser spreading and spraying and protection of our waterways is essential when tackling these jobs. Adhering to buffer zones is a key part of these jobs, whether it’s a splash plate, trailing shoe, wagtail or a sprayer with low-drift noz...