It has been confirmed that the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) payments to farmers do not count as State Aid, even though the 2020 payments will come from the UK rather…
Andrew Heskin
Milk Your Moments campaign
The dairy sector is attempting to raise its profile and extol the benefits of drinking milk, either in other drinks or on its own, at a time when many farmers…
Support for the dairy industry during the Coronavirus outbreak
The Government has announced it will back a £1 million campaign to boost milk consumption and help producers use their surplus stock so that they can continue to operate and…
Maximising investments in the agriculture industry
With the coronavirus crisis continuing, the agriculture industry is facing other issues, with in-fighting over inheritance causing huge problems and drawing unwanted media attention to the sector.
UK200Group’s Agriculture Group & the IAgSA Conference
Andrew Heskin, Partner at Moore Thomson and Chair of the UK200’s Agriculture Group, attended the IAgSA Conference last weekend in Edinburgh, an event which the group are proud to sponsor.
Farming body calls on Government to simplify tax for rural businesses
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has called on the Government to simplify rural tax for diversified rural businesses after research revealed that the current system may be stifling…
African Swine Fever affecting red meat prices
Recent figures show that pig prices rose by 0.23p per kilo for the first time towards the end of January since the traditional post-Christmas lull when prices fell by 0.13p…
Farmers guaranteed Brexit boost
The Government has confirmed that farmers and rural communities will receive almost £3 billion in funding this year to enable them to plan for the future, sow their crops and…
Water outages could cost rural businesses
As the agriculture industry is pondering what the new Government will mean to farmers and landowners, another more immediate worry is the likelihood of extreme weather conditions across the UK.
Flooding to affect food prices
According to official data, the flooding that has hit northern England recently could mean that a substantial percentage of winter vegetable crops, such as potatoes, cauliflowers and cabbages, will be…
