CAP reform

Scottish farmers waiting for advance payment of their 2022 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) last week were disappointed to find that the promised funds had failed to reach their bank accounts.

Farmers who are part of Higher Level Stewardship schemes may now be able to extend their agreements for five years after the Government announced a change to the system.

The issue of future funding must be addressed if Scotland’s farming industry is to survive, leaders of NFU Scotland told the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs George Eustice this week.

Feelings of fear and uncertainty around the future of farming and food security are dominating the lives of young farmers, a new study has found.

Landowners and tenant farmers have been urged to work together if they want to capitilise on the Government’s new agricultural policy, it has been revealed.

Applications for this year’s Countryside Stewardship Scheme have been opened by the Rural Payments Agency.

The TFA have also urged tenants to be careful what they sign in new farm business tenancy agreements, even where it looks as if they may have access

Controlling fixed costs will be key as agriculture moves away from direct payments

A farm budgeting model has revealed the true financial cost to all sectors from the loss of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in England

EU farmers who refuse to participate in new eco-schemes to benefit the environment, mitigate climate change or improve animal welfare are set to see their direct payments slashed under proposed new CAP rules.