Articles & Research

Energy and Climate Change

The new coalition Government between the Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats have come together, to put forward a programme for partnership government, including a statement on areas of focus for energy and climate change.

Tyres - Beware Getting Stung Twice!

There has been much reported in the press recently about scams involving tyres, especially several occurrences where everything starts off well then the tenant vanishes, leaving you, the Landowner to foot the bill of the removal.

The Grassland Derogation

With an increasing number of farms being engulfed by Nitrate Vulnerable Zones and so subject to the onerous Nitrate Pollution Prevention Regulations 2008, there is a need to find ways to mitigate the strict obligations. One option for farmers is an application for The Grassland Derogation through the Whole Farm Approach Scheme. The derogation will allow farmers with at least 80 per cent grassland to increase their N max limit from 170kg N/ha to 250kg N/ha for grazing livestock.

Coalition Government's Manifesto

There has been much reported in the press recently about scams involving tyres, especially several occurrences where everything starts off well then the tenant vanishes, leaving you, the Landowner to foot the bill of the removal.

Changes to the Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) Boundary in England

In May 2010 Defra made changes to the NVZ boundaries in England. The changes are a result of appeals by farmers against the decision to designate additional land within an NVZ in 2008. No farms have been newly designated as a result of the changes but some farms have now been removed from the NVZ.