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CLA Director North Harriet Ranson has commented on the chaotic scramble to apply for the second window of this year's Sustainable Farming Incentive, and how many had missed out on applying.
Published on 24 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
- Strapline
- CLA Director North Harriet Ranson has commented on the chaotic process in applying during the second window of this year's Sustainable Farming Incentive, with many unfairly missing out.
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- CLA Director North Harriet Ranson comments on SFI debacle
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We analyse the aftermath of the SFI26 submission scramble, its impact on those who applied and examine what is needed to make the process more supportive and fair for farmers
Published on 25 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Susan Twining,Jack Chivers
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- We analyse the aftermath of the SFI26 submission scramble, its impact on those who applied and examine what is needed to make the process more supportive and fair for farmers
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- SFI26 Window 2: the figures, the impact and the next steps
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Leading thinkers, farmers and opinion shapers, including CLA President Gavin Lane, be at Hexham Auction Mart on Wednesday 4 November to explore key elements to farming success in what is an ever-changing operating context.
Published on 28 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
- Strapline
- Leading thinkers, farmers and opinion shapers, including CLA President Gavin Lane, be at Hexham Auction Mart on Wednesday 4 November to explore key elements to farming success in what is an ever-changing operating context.
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- Star speakers at the 2026 Northern Farming Conference
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CLA survey finds rural employers are facing tough choices when hiring young people Published on 28 Sep 2026
Saturday job 'under threat due to tax rises'
News story- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Strapline
- CLA survey finds rural employers are facing tough choices when hiring young people
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- Saturday job 'under threat due to tax rises'
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In last in a series of articles, Dan Rogers, Partner at Bell Cornwell, looks at how Class Q and Class R, offer routes to bring traditional farm buildings back into use.
Published on 29 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Sarah Wells-Gaston
- Regions
- The South West
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- Traditional barns and modern agricultural sheds are increasingly left behind by changing farming practices, yet they often represent one of a landowner's most underused assets.
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- Ad: Redundant Farm Buildings: A Guide to Class Q and Class R
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West Worcestershire farmers and landowners shared their experiences with rural crime, connectivity, housing legislation and the pressures facing farming
Published on 29 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
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- West Worcestershire farmers and landowners shared their experiences with rural crime, connectivity, housing legislation and the pressures facing farming
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- Rural challenges in focus as CLA members meet Harriett Baldwin MP
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Find out all about UK Dairy Day from the CLA Midlands
Published on 29 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
- Strapline
- Find out all about UK Dairy Day from the CLA Midlands
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- CLA makes its first appearance at UK Dairy Day
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Cwm Agricultural Ltd spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service, deploying specialist knowledge and equipment to enable crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Steven Crane-Jenkins
- Regions
- Wales
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- wildfires, fire, wildfire, fires
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- A South Wales land management contracting business, Cwm Agricultural Ltd, spent weeks over the summer supporting South Wales Fire and Rescue Service who were fighting wildfires across the region. Their specialist knowledge and equipment enabled fire crews to operate in locations which would otherwise have been inaccessible, as Managing Director Simon Cook explains.
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- CLA Cymru member recounts supporting fire services to fight wildfires
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We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside Published on 30 Sep 2026
Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
News story- Authors
- Harrie Mort
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- We explore what CLA members can do to create and manage one of the defining features of the countryside
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- Hedgerows: How can we get things growing?
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Stark CLA poll of 700 businesses triggers fresh calls for tax changes to be scrapped at budget
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Mike Sims
- Campaigns
- Inheritance tax campaign,Succession planning & inheritance tax
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- Stark CLA poll of 700 businesses triggers fresh calls for tax changes to be scrapped at budget
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- Farmers shrinking businesses to limit inheritance tax damage, major new survey shows
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Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
Published on 30 Sep 2026
- Authors
- Fraser McAuley
- Regions
- Wales
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- Sustainable farming scheme, sfs, control of agricultural pollution regulations
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- Senior Policy Adviser Fraser McAuley analyses changes to the Sustainable Farming Scheme and Control of Agricultural Pollution Regulations
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- CLA Cymru responds to Welsh Government announcements on farm regulation and support
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CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
Published on 1 Oct 2026
- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
- Strapline
- CLA members earlier this week met with Bridlington and The Wolds constituency MP Charlie Dewhirst, who was recently promoted to Shadow Minister for the Union, and also serving on the EFRA Select Committee.
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- CLA member meeting with MP Charlie Dewhirst (Bridlington and The Wolds)