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New farm tenancy code

The government’s response to the Rock Review of the agricultural tenanted sector, on which we previously reported here and here, has been advanced considerably by the publication by the Farm Tenancy...

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Posted April 16, 2024
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BNG credits and the off-site market

“Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is now mandatory for planning applications for both major and minor developments. Developments that cannot create the required 10% BNG on-site will be able to purchase BNG...

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Posted March 28, 2024
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Area limits on some SFI options

DEFRA has been monitoring the impact of the actions in the current SFI offer which take land out of food production and has concluded that 1% of farmers who applied for...

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Posted March 27, 2024
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EWCO FETF and SFI update

DEFRA has announced a significant uplift in payments for the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) to encourage an increase in tree-planting across the country. Within EWCO, additional contribution payments can be...

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Posted March 27, 2024
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Liquid wool

There was an interesting interview on Farming Today this morning (at 1:51 into the programme for anyone interested) about using hydrolysis to turn wool into a liquid fertiliser for horticultural and...

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Posted March 20, 2024
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