Barbers Rural have recently been successful in obtaining planning approval for three new wind turbines on farms in North Shropshire and Staffordshire. One is now up and running and two more are likely to be erected shortly.
The turbines have a nominal output of 20kw on a 20 metre high mast and will provide part of the eletricity requirement for energy conscious farming businesses. Dependant upon wind speed, these turbines are expected...
Most private sewers and drains will automatically be transferred on 1 October 2011 to the ownership of water and sewerage companies, which will take over responsibility for their maintenance.
This will effect all sewers that are connected to the mains but it won't include private treatment plants and septic tanks. It also will not effect sewers and drains that serve one property and are within its boundary....
Research carried out by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has concluded that increasing numbers of homeowners are deciding to carry out improvements to their current property rather than move house.
Overall, 48 per cent of chartered surveyor estate agents revealed the slow sales market is prompting people to improve their properties rather than move. Across the UK, this was most prevalent in areas where the...
According to the Farmers Weekly UK milk production could reach 15 bn litres by 2020, an exansion of 13% on 2010. Kite Consulting, in its discussion document World Class Dairying - A vision for 2020, says that current supply chain iniquities should not mask the opportunities that this offers.
Produced in response to the...
Farmers in Scotland who include ineligible land in their single farm payment applications could find themselves automatically facing penalites, the Scottish government has warned.
Under tightened Single Application Form rules, failure to make deductions for hard features such as roads, ponds and new buildings will be deemed as intentional, resulting in farmers being fined.
Claiming for permanent, impenetrable vegetation like...
The CLA has said the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) published by the Government is 'better than expected' for rural areas. However it went on to say that the framework still needs to support the need for a prosperous and 'broader' rural economy, with housing development across all rural settlements to enable people to both work and live in the countryside.
The Association said it was pleased to see more support...
A report in the Farmers Guardian suggests that malting barley is a crop worth considering as there is talk of malting premiums of around £50/tonne over feed value for spring crops and £40 for winter crops.
In Scotland, where the spring crop is targeted at the distilling industry, the potential premiums could be up to £60.
Defra have announced that they will now consult with stakeholders on the guidance to Natural England, which will issue badger cull licences. This is necessary due to the fact that there have been a number of changes to the licence conditions from last year's proposals.
The consultation will end in September and Defra Ministers will make a final decision in the autumn once the results have been analysed.
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Newport Show 2011 was a resounding success. As always the weather played a crucial part in everyone’s enjoyment, and in spite of several rain soaked days preceding the show the sun shone gloriously throughout Saturday. The sun shines on the righteous according to RWL Oakes the dapper show president 2011.
Thank you to everyone who visited our stand and we hope you enjoyed a refreshing drink and some lunch with us.
Roll on Newport...
Barbers Auctions held their annual standing straw sale on Thursday 7th July. A packed saleroom at Market Draytion Livestock Market saw highly competitive bidding for 4000 acres of wheat, barley and oat straw to be baled after harvest.
Barley Straw sold from £35 to £95 per acre and averaged £57.25
Wheat Straw sold from £20 to £70 per acre and averaged £47.40.
Oat Straw sold from £20 to £82 per acre and averaged £49.37...
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