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Agri-Environment Schemes

Posted by Alex Category: Grants & Subsidies, Brexit, Sustainable Farming 0 Comment
Agri-Environment Schemes

Environmental Land Management Schemes The environmentally-focused agricultural schemes are changing, three new Agri-Environment schemes have now been introduced to incentivise farmers for environmental measures. The three new Agri-Environment Schemes are: Sustainable Farming Incentive Local Nature Recovery schemes  Landscape Recovery scheme These schemes are designed to support farmers improve the environment, sustainability of farming, farm productivity and profitability. In addition to achieving the outlined 25 Year Environmental Plan target: Protection of 30% of land in the UK by 2030 and Net…

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World Food and Agriculture Conference

Posted by Alex Category: Agricultural Shows, Brexit 0 Comment

World Food and Agriculture Conference Date: 14 March 2018 – 16 March 2018 Location: Park Inn by Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, Bath Road, Heathrow, London The World Food and Agricultural Conference welcomes a global audience to the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre, London for the 2018 event organised by researchnest organisation.    …

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Lincolnshire Farming Conference

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Lincolnshire Farming Conference

Diversify and adapt to survive and thrive in the ever-changing farming landscape Lincolnshire Farming Conference – Diversification is a word on many people’s lips within the farming world but not everyone is hearing the message. And this is something that the Lincolnshire Farming Conference, held at Lincoln Showground, was trying to change with this year’s focus on managing risk and planning for the future. Held in late February, the conference saw a range of speakers spreading the diversification message to their…

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Leaving the EU: Animal Welfare Standards in Farming

Posted by Alex Category: Brexit, Animal Welfare 0 Comment
Leaving the EU - Animal Welfare Standards

On Tuesday 24th January there was a parliamentary debate on how animal welfare standards in farming would be ensured after leaving the EU. Currently, an estimated 80% of animal welfare rules are included in European law, and out of 40 pieces of legislation, 18 are specifically about animals in agriculture. Incentives for Farmers to Improve Animal Welfare after leaving the EU Opening the debate, Mrs Villiers (Conservative, Chipping Barnet) outlined the task ahead of the government in replacing these laws,…

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Farmers will have to Prove their Worth for Subsidies Post-Brexit

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agriculture - Farmers

George Eustice discussed changes in the subsidy system post-Brexit at the Oxford Farming Conference. For farmers to continue to be eligible for direct subsidies post-Brexit they will be required to prove they benefit the public to receive taxpayers’ money. Although this sounds incredibly alarming to farmers who rely on subsidies for half of their income or more, the real focus is to tackle the so-called “slipper farmers” receiving huge subsidies for the amount of land they own regardless of it…

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