Hill Farm Allowance replaced

DEFRA has unveiled how it plans to replace the current Hill Farm Allowance scheme.

Right to roam compensation claim from coastal landowners

LANDOWNERS must be compensated for any coastal land to which the public is granted a right to roam.

Duchy delight at green farming

THIS summer, Cornwall celebrates 21 years of green farming which has seen local farmers make a huge difference to wildlife and the landscape.

Run-off and erosion recording

FARMERS need to record any erosion or field run-off of water and soil following recent and sudden heavy downpours of rain, says cross compliance technical advisor Simon Draper.

	Stags market 265 acres of land
	IT was widely reported throughout 2007 and the first half of 2008 that the lack of available farm land allied with strong demand was one of the key factors driving values upwards.

	Assess effects on quality and yields
	WITH the winter wheat harvest a few weeks away, farmers have already started to look at their crops with more than just a critical eye.

Nitrate ‘extra cost’ concern

TIM Farron has expressed his disappointment that the Government will not help British farmers in Nitrate Vulnerable Zones to meet, he says, huge extra costs that new regulations will bring.

Are the current agricultural price increases just a blip?

THERE is much talk about land and land prices, particularly agricultural land. Some experts forecast the price rising considerably over the coming months. So what is really going to happen to the agricultural land market?

CLA seek assistance over illegal fly-tipping

THE Government needs to take urgent and positive action to tackle the increasingly difficult menace of fly tipping - particularly where it involves hazardous waste dumped on private land according to the CLA.

Farmland prices soar despite credit crunch

THE price of farmland is still increasing and many farms are not even making it on to the open market owing to strong demand and restricted supply.

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