According to recent research by the NFU, around 3,000 farmers are still awaiting their 2017 BPS payments. It is believed that around 95% of farmers in England have now received…
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Is your farming business ready for the latest minimum wage rise?
On 1 April 2018, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) and National Living Wage (NLW) will increase for all age groups. Aimed at improving the prospects of young workers, the Chancellor…
Important pension protection lost by many working couples
Families across the UK could be missing out on millions of pounds of additional pension income as they fail to realise the connection between claiming child benefit and protecting their…
Rise of pension scams leads to call for action
New research from the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA) has revealed that the majority of UK adults want stricter rules put in place to ensure their pension pots are…
Farm landlords need to take a step back and consider growing uncertainty in the sector, according to the Tenant Farmers Association
Fears about growing in the agriculture sector have prompted the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) to call on landlords to “step back” from pushing higher rents in their annual reviews. Traditionally…
Compulsory milk contracts and £10m collaboration fund offered by Government
Dairy farmers across the UK are being offered a helping hand by the Government following the announcement of a range of measures including compulsory milk contracts and £10m collaboration fund.…
Farming subsidies to continue for extra two years
The Environment Secretary, Michael Gove, has promised UK farmers that they will receive the same amount of subsidies form the Government as they do from the EU five years after…
NFU calls for delay to Making Tax Digital
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is calling on HM Revenue & Customs to reconsider its plans for introducing Making Tax Digital, which will require some farmers to keep digital records…
The UK ranks lowest for state pension amongst advanced nations, says OECD
A new report has found that the UK’s State Pension is the least generous of all the most advanced economies in the world. Research by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation…
63 per cent of eligible farmers receive BPS payments in early December
With the first payment window now passed in early December, the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has now confirmed that more than 54,000 farmers in England have been paid their 2017…
