The latest TFA e-Bites is ready to download, click here: Top stories include: Countryside Stewardship Scheme Opens Livestock Information Program Update – bovine EID TFA Responds to Staffordshire County Council Estate Sale LEAF Open ...

This important initiative offers a simple means of recording the effect of any conservation schemes currently being initiated by farmers and gamekeepers on their land. All you have to do is spend about 30 minutes recording the species ...

Top stories this week include: * Agricultural Bill Latest – Second Reading in Parliament * DEFRA Post Brexit Policy Statement for Food, Farming and the Environment * RPA Takes Control of Environmental Schemes from Natural England ...

Top stories this week include: *Government Provides Greater Detail on Post Brexit Farming Policy *Welsh Government Consultation “Brexit and Our Land” *Bridging Payments for Environmental Stewardship Customers in England ...

The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has demanded the Government moves quickly to rectify its failure to address much needed changes to the legislative framework for agricultural tenancies.   TFA Chief Executive, George Dunn said, ...

Top stories this week include: Backward Step on Farm Tenancy Security Are You on a Short Term FBT or Have You Just Lost a Short-Term Tenancy? Will We See Simpler Farm Inspections? DEFRA Review of Designated Landscapes Welsh Government ...

Welcome to the latest TFA’s regular e-newsletter. In this week’s issue:   New Year Statement from the TFA National Chairman – James Gray TFA Chief Executive reflects on 2017 Gove Gives a Glimpse of Future Farm Policy at the ...

The RPA has produced a guidance document named ‘Hints and Tips’ This guidance has been produced for BPS 2017 applications. The TFA advises members who have not yet applied to read through this document as it contains ...

Rate your landlord’s agent The TFA promotes good landlord tenant relationships and encourages both landlords’ and tenants’ agents to act professionally. Sadly we often receive reports from TFA members where the standard of ...

Welsh Government Off-line Over Communications TFA Cymru Chairman, Dennis Matheson has highlighted the need for Welsh Government to have good channels of communication with the farming community particularly in light of the major ...

BPS 2016 Payments: RPA BPS Payment Update Leaflet The RPA has started posting out a BPS payment update leaflet to BPS 2016 claimants.  The leaflet can be viewed on the gov.uk website by clicking here.

TFA Cymru – Sheep Farmers Need Long Term Security TFA Cymru is pleased to be attending, for the first time, the National Sheep Association’s Welsh Sheep Event this year and will be using its presence to highlight the need for sheep ...

Push for Contract and Share Farming “Misguided” The Tenant Farmers Association has branded as misguided the current trend to support the increasing use of contract and share farming agreements. Speaking in advance of this ...