Quickfire Flashcards
What do the initials ROC and FIT stand for?
Renewables Obligation Certificate and Feed-in Tariff
What period must EFA fallow land be kept fallow under the Basic Payment Scheme Greening requirements?
1st January to 30th June
What use of a premises or land falls within Use Class B8?
Storage or distribution including open air storage
What is the Inheritance Tax nil rate band for 2016/2017?
£325,000
What is the accepted percentage of open market value in respect of a deemed cost valuation of home bred cattle for stocktaking purposes?
60%
What are all the following a variety of: Pearl, Flagon, Volume and KWS Cassia?
Winter Barley
Under which section of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 can a Landlord or a Tenant make a request for a written tenancy agreement?
Section 6(1)
What are GAECs and SMRs?
Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions and Statutory Management Requirements
What is a Simmental?
A breed of cattle (originating from western Switzerland)
What is the minimum distance a buildings for pigs, poultry or slurry storage must be sited from a protected building under Permitted Development rights?
400m
What is a typical yield in tonnes per hectare of forage maize?
35 to 50T/Ha (examiners may adjust with local knowledge)
What is the name of the UK’s largest farm and food standards scheme?
Red Tractor
When an Acquiring Authority wishes to exercise its powers under a Compulsory Purchase Order what is the first step it must take to acquire land?
Serve a notice to treat or serve a notice of intention to execute a General Vesting Declaration (either answer for the mark)
What are the current average liveweight prices in pence per kilo of: a finished steer, a finished heifer, a new season lamb?
(Examiners should choose two out of three, use prices quoted in the Farmers Weekly on 4th November as a guide or local knowledge and allow a reasonable range for the answer)
Prices as at 28th October:
Finished Steer: 180.4 p/kg
Finished Heifer: 197.5 p/kg
New Season Lamb: 161.6 p/kg
What is the current operational cost per hectare of a 5 furrow plough including labour?
Ex CAAV Costings: £44.05/Ha (examiners should apply a reasonable tolerance)
What are the following a variety of: Anastasia, DK Cabernet, Exclaim and Excalibur?
Winter Oilseed Rape
What is the average seed rate in Kg/Ha for autumn sown wheat?
170 to 200 Kg/Ha
What is the accepted percentage of open market value in respect of a deemed cost valuation of home bred sheep for stocktaking purposes?
75%
If a farmer’s Basic Payment Scheme payment is over €150,000, by how much is any excess scaled back in your part of the United Kingdom?
England - 5%
What are Stabiliser and Wagyu?
Breeds of Cattle
What is the value of UK residential property at which Annual Tax of Enveloped
Over £500,000
What is the general limit on floor space for an agricultural building to qualify for permitted development rights?
465m² (cumulative over two years)
What is the approximate cost of a 12’ galvanised steel gate including posts, furniture and labour to erect it?
£350 (reasonable allowance to be given)
Gains arising prior to which date are not chargeable to Capital Gains Tax?
31 March 1982
Under which section is a notice served to review the rent of (ask as appropriate):
England and Wales – a Farm Business Tenancy
England and Wales - Section 10 (Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995)
What is the time limit for service of a notice of intention to make a claim on the termination of an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986/Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 tenancy?
Before the expiration of 2 months from the termination of the tenancy
What is the date of valuation of compensation under compulsory purchase?
The earlier of the date of possession, the date when the value is agreed and the date of the Tribunal decision.
How many kilograms of which elements are there in a tonne of 20-5-10 compound fertiliser?
200 Kg of Nitrogen, 50 Kg of Phosphate and 100 Kg of Potash
England and Wales - In rights of way terminology, what is a BOAT?
A Byway Open to All Traffic
England and Wales - If the parties to a business tenancy wish to contract out of the right to renew provisions, which sections of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 will not apply to the tenancy?
England and Wales only - Sections 24 to 28 (Part II of the Act)