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Agriculture spring statement 2022

By Andrew Robinson

24th March 2022

Spring Statement 2022 - Farming and Agriculture

Whilst the Chancellor’s measures are all welcome, they are just a drop in the ocean compared to the massive increase in input costs faced by farmers in recent months.

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Sheep grazing exit scheme

By Armstrong Watson

28th February 2022

Lump sum exit scheme in England – further details announced

The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) at long last issued further details of how the lump sum exit scheme will work in practice in early February.

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Agriculture land tax

By Armstrong Watson

11th February 2022

New environmental schemes – are you still a farmer?

Farmers and landowners are currently being bombarded with ideas of how they can manage their land differently to produce environmental benefit. For farmers who have been brought up to believe that their role was to produce food, this is not an easy transition. Here I look at the possible tax consequences from signing up to these schemes…

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By Keith Johnston

16th December 2021

Capital Gains Tax and Inheritance Tax - where next?

Despite widespread speculation on likely changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) and Inheritance Tax (IHT) the Chancellor refrained from any reform of these taxes in 2021. What does this mean for farm businesses? 

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By Armstrong Watson

15th December 2021

Carbon capture in livestock farming

Read our guest article by Laura Cureton, Senior Farm Business Consultant at GSC Grays, on carbon capture in livestock farming.

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By Keith Johnston

8th December 2021

Frustration over delays to lump sum BPS retirement scheme

Earlier this year, DEFRA announced it was planning to introduce a lump sum retirement scheme for farmers in England, which was due to open for applications next spring. More detail on the scheme rules was to be published by Autumn 2021 but we are still waiting for anything further causing frustration for those considering retirement. 

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By David Threlkeld

25th November 2021

How will political and economic factors impact your farm tax bill?

As we rapidly approach the end of another year, it is customary to assess how a business has performed. This enables action to be taken before the accounting year-end to mitigate the tax bill, so there are no nasty surprises at a later date  - and this year there have been more fluctuations than normal, making predictions particularly difficult.  

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Northern farmers conference group photo

By Andrew Robinson

11th November 2021

‘Keep our farmers farming’ - conference calls for Government to support UK agriculture

Farmers, politicians and industry experts gathered on November 3 to hear from a line-up of several speakers. They discussed the future of farming and the challenges posed by the Government’s plans for agricultural transition away from EU-based rules and the Basic Payment Scheme, in tandem with the ambitious target to be Net Zero by 2050.

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Farming

By Keith Johnston

27th October 2021

How does the Autumn Budget affect my farming business?

Following Rishi Sunak's Budget announcements, Keith Johnston analyses how they might impact farming businesses

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By Armstrong Watson

31st August 2021

Succession – ‘It’s about being honest and looking at it step by step’

For many, the subject of succession can be a difficult one to approach, but it doesn’t need to be. Ulverston farmer, Will Case, shares his story.

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