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Please note that as part of the recent CLA restructuring the counties of the East Midlands region have been divided between the new CLA East region and the new Midlands region. Consequently, existing news releases from the East Midlands are now only available on this website as archived articles. Members based in Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire are now part of CLA East and should go to CLA East News for releases in their region. And members in Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Rutland are now part of the Midlands and should go to Midlands News for releases in their region. Hill farmers must grab lifeline from new scheme, says rural watchdog An East Midlands rural watchdog says that the launch of the new Uplands Entry Level Stewardship Scheme (Uplands ELS) could provide a lifeline for struggling hill farms.
CLA East Midlands director, Helen Woolley, said: "With the demise of the Hill Farm Allowance, it was vital that a new scheme started as soon as possible and I am pleased that this has happened.
"I would encourage landowners, tenants, graziers and commoners to discuss their needs with each other and Natural England so that the available funds go to those who deserve them.
"The CLA, through the Tenancy Reform Industry Group (TRIG) has engaged in sorting out the tenure problems arising from the change. A guidance note on this will be published later this week."
The membership organisation has successfully lobbied for transitional arrangements for those who are still in previous schemes, so that people will not be penalised for land which is unable to enter the new agreement.
The regional CLA chief added: "Uplands ELS will not solve the wider economic and social issues in the hills and more debate is needed around this issue. We will continue to lobby on behalf of all land managers to make sure they are rewarded for environmental work that was previously an unpaid by-product of food production. Society benefits from this work and this should be recognised."
Uplands ELS agreements will start this July and application packs are available now.
To guarantee access to the first agreement start date of 1 July 2010, completed applications will have to be received by Natural England by 1 May.
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