Grant schemes and diversification

Forest market report 2023

Tilhill and specialist land agency firm Goldcrest Land & Forestry Group have published their long running annual report into the state of the UK forestry market. For those involved in the...

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Posted November 27, 2023
In Agri-environmental schemes

Big brother is watching you

One of the drivers for the recent consultation on strengthening the legal framework for protecting hedges, on which we reported here, is the decoupling of the remaining BPS payments which means...

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Posted August 22, 2023
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Species survival fund

The National Lottery Heritage Fund has launched what it calls the Species Survival Fund, delivered on behalf of Defra. The stated aim is to tackle habitat loss, safeguard ecosystems and create...

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Posted July 4, 2023
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SFI 2023 offer

Farming Minister The Rt Hon Mark Spencer MP has announced the launch of the 2023 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) offer today. This is the full expanded SFI offer and, in launching...

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Posted June 21, 2023
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Upland payment rates increased

The charm offensive of the UK Farm to Fork summit continues to be followed by various farming related announcements – see our article yesterday on tenancy issues. The good news today...

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Posted May 26, 2023
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Nature markets

“DEFRA released the Nature Market Framework earlier this year. This document outlines how private investment in nature recovery can be combined with funding for ecosystem services. We talked about this concept...

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Posted May 17, 2023
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Biodiversity net gain and stacking

“Further to our April 2023 article we are taking a closer look at what Defra has published to-date on the topic of stacking”, says Henry Buckpitt of Acorn Rural Property Consultants....

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Posted April 4, 2023
In Ecology and Biodiversity

Tax on BNG (and tenanted land)

To coincide with the delivery of the Budget on 15 March 2023, HMT has announced a consultation and call for evidence on the taxation of environmental land management and ecosystem service...

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Posted March 16, 2023
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