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 ...

Michael Halford 1931 – 2014: An Ambassador for the Tenanted Sector of Agriculture The Tenant Farmers Association is sad to have learnt of the death of one of its past National Chairmen, Michael Halford. TFA Chief Executive, ...

TFA Wins Planning Protection for Farm Tenants The Tenant Farmers Association is pleased that the Government has listened to its concerns over the extension of permitted rights to develop farm buildings into houses and has agreed to ...

No Justification for Farm Rents to Increase This Year The Tenant Farmers Association has warned agricultural landlords and their agents that there is no scope for rent increases this year on farm tenancies regulated by the Agricultural ...

Tenant Farmers Association THIRTY-SECOND ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING WEDNESDAY, 05 MARCH 2014 Report from the National Chairman It is an honour to have the privilege of leading the Tenant Farmers Association for the next three years as ...

Click here to listen to TFA Chief Executive George Dunn being interviewed on BBC Radio 4 Farming Today with STFA’s Angus McCall.