NSA's chief executive Phil Stocker said he was seeing a 'breakdown in traditional sheep farming and grazing practices', adding with holdings becoming unviable and tenants often not having the opportunity to benefit from the schemes that land is being entered to
TFA chief executive George Dunn said it was a shame that we needed a Code of Practice to tell people how to behave, adding 'for too long tenants have felt marginalised and mistreated and this Code of Practice is a major step forward for the sector'
Over 60 tenants attended a meeting at Penrith Auction Mart last night (April 3). Many had either already been given notices to quit by their landlord or were having difficult conversations
Industry figures said if the Government want to protect food production, the best way to do that was to ensure Sustainable Farming Incentive applicants had to fill in an ‘active farming test'
The Chancellor 'closes the door' on proposals to restrict Agricultural Property Relief only to landlords prepared to let long-term. TFA had called for the change to encourage more secure Farm Business Tenancies
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) have asked for a permanent reduction in VAT to 12.5 per cent for accommodation and attractions, which would not only boost the rural economy, but help the Government deliver its net zero objectives
With England considering a tenant farming commissioner, chief reporter Rachael Brown spoke to Scotland’s Dr Bob McIntosh about the sector north of the border
Andrew Dakin featured on the Farmers Guardian podcast this week to discuss the intention of his landlord's intention to sell his farm from to a solar development - leaving him without a livelihood and the job he has loved all of his life
Alongside calls for a Tenant Farming Commissioner, Ms Rock said legislative changes were needed to 'open up the ability for tenants to diversify their farm businesses'
TFA chief executive said the Minister had ‘clearly not caught up' with the details of the TFA survey which were submitted as part of their response to the Minister's own call for evidence from Defra, to inform whether a Tenant Farming Commissioner was necessary