Agriculture

Question 1

Differences between FBT and CFA?

Answer 1

FBT - tenancy between L & T, rent paid, greater freedom for tenant to operate and crop as they wish.

CFA - contract between farmer and contractor, contractors fixed fee and divisible surplus paid, greater control for L

Question 2

Why choose a contract farming agreement over an FBT?

Answer 2

Greater control for the farmer, tax benefits.
Can get VP quicker if needed

Question 3

What are the 2024 delinked payments?

Answer 3

Between 50% and 70% depending on the payment band.

Question 4

What were 2023 entitlement rates per hectare?

Answer 4

£233 - non-sda
£231 - sda
£64 - moorland

Question 5

What does SDA stand for?

Answer 5

Severely disadvantaged area

Question 6

Plumbley Hall Farm
What scheme option was this under?

Answer 6

Option BE3 - management of hedgerows

Question 7

What legislation governs the management of hedgerows?

Answer 7

The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024
And Hedgerow Regulations 1997

Question 8

What do these regulations state?

Answer 8

2 metre buffer strip
Cutting ban from 1 March - 31 August

Question 9

Plumbley Hall Farm
What was the cost of establishment?

Answer 9

Quotes ranged from £5-£7/m

Question 10

Plumbley Hall Farm
How much of the cost was covered by the CSS scheme?

Answer 10

£13/100m

Question 11

Land at Clowne
What are the key terms of a CFA

Answer 11

farmer
contractor
farm
commencement date
termination date
contract period
annual fixed contractors fee
farmers divisible surplus
contractors divisible surplus
professional fees
account date
account period

Question 12

Land at Clowne
When did the CFA start?

Answer 12

1st October 2023

Question 13

Land at Clowne
What were the payments?

Answer 13

£120/cropped acre fixed contractors fee
50/50 divisible surplus

Question 14

What is a farmers first charge?

Answer 14

Farmer is paid a fixed sum after contractor has received their annual fixed fee

Question 15

Land at Clowne
How were the accounts managed?

Answer 15

Number 2 Account

Question 16

New Radley Farm
What were the key heads of claim?

Answer 16

crop loss
disturbance
subsidy losses
claimants time
professional fees

Question 17

New Radley Farm
What crop was affected and what was the spot price/t at the time?

Answer 17

milling winter wheat at £252/t
straw at £49/t

Question 18

What are up to date values for these?

Answer 18

My area of practice - £248/t milling wheat
Straw £85/t

Question 19

How is a record of condition undertaken?

Answer 19

photographs
written description
date
weather
person undertaking
plans

Question 20

New Radley Farm
How was compensation calculated?

Answer 20

Full value of crop (grain and straw) as the claim areas were a number of small areas rather than one large area, so all operations were still carried out over the area.

Question 21

New Radley Farm
If it had been one large area, how would the compensation have been calculated?

Answer 21

Deductions of the operations from the crop value

Question 22

New Radley Farm
What were the yield rates in your claim?

Answer 22

3.7t/ac milling wheat
2t/ac straw

Question 23

New Radley Farm
Was there any reinstatement?

Answer 23

No as land was under option, however if there was, subsoil and cultivate

Question 24

New Radley Farm
On what percentage basis is compensation payable?

Answer 24

as under option, just 100% y1
however otherwise, 75% y2
50% y3

Question 25

What notice must be served with an FBT?

Answer 25

s1(4) notice
outlines that both parties agree that the agreement is to remain a farm business tenancy

Question 26

Price of wheat in your area of practice?

Answer 26

£248/t milling
£185/t feed

Question 27

Price of barley in your area of practice?

Answer 27

£155/t

Question 28

Stubble to stubble operations?

Answer 28

Power harrow
drill
roll
ferts/sprays
combine
bale the straw