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Long term farm tenancy available

Clients of ours are advertising a 294-acre farm in mid-Devon for rent on an initial 10-year Farm Business Tenancy. This is a long-term opportunity and the expectation is that the tenancy...

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Posted December 19, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Jet zero

One of the hardest of environmental and ecological nuts to crack is carbon net zero for the aviation industry. The announcement that, in 2023, Virgin Atlantic will fly a Boeing aircraft...

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Posted December 16, 2022
In Ecology and Biodiversity

Very fishy

We have picked up on recent posts by the Environment Agency (EA) about their annual re-stocking of course fishing waters, including in Somerset. It is likely that many people will not...

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Posted December 15, 2022
In Snippets

Robotics and automation

As part of the £270m Farming Innovation Programme (FIP), Defra has just announced a £12.5m competition to provide funding for collaborate research and development projects focused specifically on robotics and automation...

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Posted December 13, 2022
In Snippets

Thicker than water

Regular readers will recall our interest in renewable energy storage technologies; for a reminder see here and here. A Devon based company called RheEnergise has come up with another contender, which...

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Posted November 29, 2022
In Renewable Energy

Simpler planning appeals

Following a pilot earlier this year, a new procedure for submitting some types of planning appeals has been introduced in additional local authority areas.  The new form is designed to be...

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Posted November 25, 2022
In Planning Consultancy

Slurry infrastructure grant

Up to £250,000 of grant aid is available under the newly announced Defra slurry infrastructure grant. The application period opens on 6 December 2022 and closes on 31 January 2023. Applications...

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Posted November 24, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes

Wheat @ 47 tons per acre?

The agri-tech world has caught the attention of the mainstream media with a press release about a trial that suggests that wheat grown indoors can produce 117 tonnes per hectare and...

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Posted November 14, 2022
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Big nature impact fund

If you have heard of the Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF) then you will be more switched on to the news around the emerging public/private sector markets in natural capital and...

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Posted November 3, 2022
In Agri-environmental schemes