Rural Affairs - Basic Payment Scheme - No Greening
BPS 2021 – Greening to no longer apply
From 2021, the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) application process is to become simplified as the government plans to end the need to comply with the EU-delivered ‘greening requirements’ and begins the move towards the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS). This means that for next year’s BPS application, applicants will not need to comply with crop diversification or Ecological Focus Area (EFA) requirements, resulting in what we hope to be a more straight forward and less onerous application process.
We understand that these changes will not affect the overall payment received by each farmer as the money will instead be reflected in the BPS entitlement value.
Direct payments are set to be phased out over the next 7 years and be replaced with ELMS which is expected to be rolled out in late 2024. ELMS is a new system that rewards farmers for delivering public goods and creating or restoring habitats for wildlife.
Further details on plans for the agricultural transition period will be set out in Autumn 2020.
We will keep you updated but if you do have any queries, please call Hennie Carter on 01285 883740.
Trump’s Election and UK Base Rate reduction -Impact on the Cotswolds Residential market
The majority of the American voters have awarded Donald Trump a resounding victory. The populace has spoken and the new administration has significant power. With the extent of the majority, certainty has been secured.
Trump’s Election and UK Base Rate reduction -Impact on the Cotswolds Residential market
The Impact of the Autumn Budget on the British agricultural industry and farming community – Farmers Protest to Parliament on Tuesday 19th November
Rachel Reeves appears to have trodden with ten league boots across the rural community of the entire country with her announcements in last week’s budget.
The Impact of the Autumn Budget on the British agricultural industry and farming community – Farmers Protest to Parliament on Tuesday 19th November
Anticipated stability following the certainty of the Autumn Budget
In the event, after much anticipation and speculation The Chancellor has announced little which will directly affect the Cotswolds residential property market.
Anticipated stability following the certainty of the Autumn Budget
A cracking Christmas in the Cotswolds- Christmas Markets, Fairs and Carol Services 2024
The Cotswolds hums with activity in the run up to Christmas with Christmas Markets and Fairs popping up in many of the villages and market squares. From locally made crafts and decorations to wonderful local produce, there is a truly brilliant selection of gifts and foods for all tastes and palates. The centres of the villages are subsumed by the wafting smells of mulled wine, roasted chestnuts and gingerbread spices.
A cracking Christmas in the Cotswolds- Christmas Markets, Fairs and Carol Services 2024
