Farmers, please accept our joint invitation to come for a free pie and pea supper next Thursday 2nd May at the Gavel, Penrith. We will be serving up between 6pm […]
ROCK REVIEW – 1 YEAR ON
Defra has published a post about what they have done since they published their response to the Rock Review into tenancies one year ago. Defra says that of the 75 […]
LANDLORD TENANT CODE OF PRACTICE
The Tenant’s Farmers Association has welcomed the release this week of a new Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice for Agriculture. You can read more at: TFA Media Release MR24/05 […]
STORM HENK FLOOD RECOVERY FUND
This week’s launch of the Flood Recovery Fund for areas affected by flooding from Storm Henk back in January has not gone down well, both with farmers in the eligible […]
ADAM DAY RADIO 4 INTERVIEW
This week, Farmer Network Managing Director, Adam Day, was interviewed on Radio 4 Farming Today as part of a piece covering the launch of the Landlord and Tenant’s code of […]
TFA & FARMER NETWORK TEAM UP TO TALK TENANCIES
A packed room at the “Gavel” in Penrith Auction on Wednesday evening saw tenant farmers from across Cumbria come together for a briefing session and to share thoughts and experiences […]
BNG NOW MANDATORY FOR ALL SMALL DEVELOPMENT SITES IN ENGLAND
Starting this week, Biodiversity Net Gain will now apply to all residential projects up to 9 homes on 1 hectare or less. It also applies to all commercial projects of […]
DOMESTIC ABUSE DROP IN SERVICE
We are holding a drop in session is on the 26th of April 11am until 4pm with Independent Domestic Violence Advisor Helen WILSON (victim support) who is the first/main contact […]
LEVEL 4 ASSISTANT FARM MANAGER APPRENTICESHIP
Kendal College is advertising a new Level 4 Assistant Farm Manager Apprenticeship programme based at Kendal College. This is a new 2 year course plus a 5 month assessment and […]
EASTER MESSAGE
From Farmer Network Managing Director, Adam Day The Farmer Network would like to send special Easter greetings to all our members, sponsors and associates. We know the weather is yet […]
HOUSE OF LORDS – CALL FOR EVIDENCE ON METHANE
This inquiry is looking at progress made across a range of industries including agriculture, to meeting a commitment to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% in 2030 compared with […]
UNIVERSAL CREDIT – FARMER PETITION
As has been reported in the farming press, the transfer of benefits from Working Tax Credits to Universal Credit has created lots of problems for self-employed farmers. The need to […]