Recently the Pershore and Upton Branch of the NFU hosted their annual farming conference, with the panellists giving their thoughts and experiences on the topic of Farming for Profit. A topic which is exceedingly relevant in these uncertain times. The first speaker of the evening was Rachel Hallos. Rachel is the new Vice President of […]
Posted on January 27th, 2025 by Alex Stafford-Clark
Earlier in the year DEFRA announced a scheme to provide funding for flooding relief from the Storm Henk flooding in January – the Farming Recovery Fund. This scheme is to provide grants for farmers to return their land to its condition prior to the Storm Henk floods. The Farming Recovery Fund has recently been updated, […]
Posted on July 9th, 2024 by Matilde Spyvee
The new Local Plan will set out the location of future development for the Forest of Dean District. As part of this process, the Council looks to identify as many sites as possible. This assessment provides an important source of evidence with the aim of gaining a clear understanding of land available. Forest of Dean […]
Posted on February 8th, 2024 by Sam Carter
In a few weeks’ time, there will be an opportunity to apply for Round 2 of the Improving Farm Productivity grant. The grant is part of the Farming Investment Fund and pays towards capital items including robotic, automatic and solar equipment that improve farm and horticulture productivity. The application process splits the grant into two […]
Posted on December 20th, 2023 by Ellen Cottrell
The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is set to open for a second round in 2023. An announcement has been made today that a new and improved FETF round is due to open, later this month for Productivity and Slurry Items, and in March for Animal Health and Welfare items. The grant continues to […]
Posted on February 9th, 2023 by Ellen Cottrell
Carver Knowles are delighted to be supporting the Pershore and Upton upon Severn Branch of the NFU at their annual conference. The Pershore Conference will be held in a new venue this year at No. 8 Arts Centre, High Street, Pershore, Worcestershire, WR10 1BG on Thursday 19th January 2023, arrive 7.15pm for 7:30 pm. This […]
Posted on December 22nd, 2022 by Andrew Troughton
Carver Knowles are delighted to offer for sale 6.93 acres (2.8ha) of agricultural land at Lower Apperley. The land is currently used for arable cropping but provides potential for alternative uses. The land has good roadside access onto the B4213 and also benefits from a mains water supply. The land is offered for sale by […]
Posted on May 23rd, 2022 by Andrew Troughton
Today we had had an announcement from DEFRA that the Sustainable Farming Incentive will launch in June 2022 along with confirmation of what initial standards will be available and the accompanying payment rates. As the launch of SFI nears we will publish more detailed information but for now set out a basic overview of the […]
Posted on March 30th, 2022 by Ellen Cottrell
Carver Knowles are delighted to bring to the market Lucas Farm, Corse Lawn on behalf of the Executors of the Late Peter Hartland. This is the first time the farm has been brought to the market in nearly 100 years. Lucas Farm is available in two lots: Lot 1 – Guide Price £975,000 A four-bed […]
Posted on September 16th, 2021 by Ellen Cottrell
Yesterday, DEFRA announced the expansion of its Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme to cover every farm in England by March 2023. The CSF programme is a partnership between DEFRA, Natural England and the Environment Agency which offers farmers on-farm one-to-one advice in order to reduce water and air pollution. Currently CSF support is only available […]
Posted on August 3rd, 2021 by Ellen Cottrell