Agriculture

Question 1

How would soil conditions impact on your decision on cropping rotations?

Question 2

Give me a gross margin for winter wheat

Question 3

During your farm inspections, have you identified where tenant obligations have not been met? If so, what was your course of action?

Question 4

Tell me about the phasing out of BPS

Question 5

What is the Environment Land Management Scheme?

Question 6

What is the current price of milling wheat?

Question 7

What is the current price of feed wheat?

Question 8

What is the current price of OSR?

Question 9

What is the current price of potatoes?

Question 10

What is the current price of oats?

Question 11

What is the current price of barley?

Question 12

Livestock prices?

Question 13

Machinery prices?

Question 14

What impact can geographical, climatic and soil conditions have on different farming practices?

Question 15

What are the average land values in your area?

Question 16

What factors impact land values?

Question 17

On your farm stock take example, how do you work out the cost of field operations prior to the valuation date?

Question 18

What is a deemed cost basis?

Question 19

How would you identify different arable crops?

Question 20

Give me some examples of repairing and maintenance obligations for Landlord and Tenant

Question 21

Where would you find which party is responsible for repairs and maintenance?

Answer 21

Look in the tenancy agreement and if not mentioned there then look in The Agriculture (Model Clauses for Fixed Equipment) (England) Regulations 2015 (or 1973 if tenancy specifically refers to that)

Question 22

What are The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024?

Question 23

On Dumble Farm CSS, when you noted an incorrectly planted area, what reasoned advice did you give your client and did they take this advice? What were the risks and how did the rectify this?

Question 24

On Dumble Farm CSS, what were the scheme’s requirements? What advice would you give your client if they were not following the requirements?

Question 25

On Desford SFI and Capital Grants, what suitable options did you identify?

Question 26

What are the functional and financial tests required for a new agricultural dwelling?

Question 27

What would be required for a planning application for a new agricultural workers dwelling?

Question 28

What is an Agricultural Occupancy Condition? What impact would this have on a property? Can it be removed?

Question 29

What is the current price of red diesel?

Question 30

What is the current price of fertiliser?

Question 31

What is the current price of milk?

Question 32

Talk me through the SFI and Capital Grant Schemes? How would you go about applying for these?

Question 33

Why do you need to record movements on livestock farms?

Question 34

What is a nutrient management plan? Why is this important? When would it be required?

Question 35

What price would you expect to achieve for a fat lamb in your local livestock market?

Question 36

What is the purpose of a break crop?

Question 37

Talk me through how you grow a crop of wheat from stubble to stubble?

Question 38

What is a gross margin?

Question 39

Talk me through what you would be looking for in a farm budget?