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As the CLA’s Anna Novis describes, the latest annual report from Defra reveals a shift from income support in England to environmental and innovation-focused schemes
Published on 25 Sep 2025
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- Anna Novis
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- As the CLA’s Anna Novis describes, the latest annual report from Defra reveals a shift from income support in England to environmental and innovation-focused schemes
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- What does Defra’s Farming and Countryside Programme report tell us about the future of support for farms?
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CLA Chief Land Use Policy Adviser Susan Twining reviews the latest Defra announcements on grants and competitions for research and innovation
Published on 23 Feb 2023
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- Susan Twining
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- CLA Chief Land Use Policy Adviser Susan Twining reviews the latest Defra announcements on grants and competitions for research and innovation
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- What do Defra’s new farm productivity grants mean for rural land managers?
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In her blog, CLA Senior Public Affairs Manager Eleanor Wood breaks down the major talking points of the Conservative party conference from a rural standpoint
Published on 6 Oct 2023
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- Rural Powerhouse
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- In her blog, CLA Senior Public Affairs Manager Eleanor Wood breaks down the major talking points of the Conservative party conference from a rural standpoint
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- What did we learn from the Conservative party conference?
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Advice team provides rundown of areas of expertise and how they can help support your business - all as part of your CLA membership
Published on 8 Jan 2026
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- Rosie Salt-Crockford
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- The South East
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- Advice team provides rundown of areas of expertise and how they can help support your business - all as part of your CLA membership
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- What can your CLA South East advisers do for you?
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CLA slams lack of transparency after Treasury refuses to provide evidence to back up Minister’s clawback claim Published on 20 May 2025
What are they hiding? Government claims releasing farm tax workings ‘not in the public interest’
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- Mike Sims
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- Inheritance tax campaign,Succession planning & inheritance tax
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- CLA slams lack of transparency after Treasury refuses to provide evidence to back up Minister’s clawback claim
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- What are they hiding? Government claims releasing farm tax workings ‘not in the public interest’
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A sell-out CLA Big Breakfast at the Royal Three Counties Show Published on 19 Jun 2025
What a way to start the day
Article- Authors
- Natalie Oakes
- Regions
- The Midlands
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- A sell-out Country Land and Business Association (CLA) Big Breakfast at the Royal Three Counties Show
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- What a way to start the day
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From APR to ELMs, CLA Director of External Affairs Jonathan Roberts offers an insight on rural policy trajectory now a new government is at the helm – with continued guidance from the CLA
Published on 5 Jul 2024
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- Jonathan Roberts
- Campaigns
- Rural Powerhouse
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- From APR to ELMs, CLA Director of External Affairs Jonathan Roberts offers an insight on rural policy trajectory now a new government is at the helm – with continued guidance from the CLA
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- What a new government could mean for your rural business
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After a landmark Westminster election, new boundaries and no Conservative MP's left in Wales, we examine what this means for our rural Welsh members.
Published on 20 Feb 2024
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- Wales
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- election, cymru, wales, senedd, politics, westminster
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- After a landmark Westminster election, new boundaries and no Conservative MP's left in Wales, we examine what this means for our rural Welsh members.
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- What a Labour win in Westminster means for rural Wales
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A Welsh Government Ministerial event Facing the Future offered priorities, progress and promise – but there’s more to be done to be sure the Government’s doing enough to take advantage of what land management can offer to meet society’s goals. Nigel Hollett blogs.
Published on 19 May 2022
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- Wales
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- A Welsh Government Ministerial event Facing the Future Together offered priorities, progress and promise – but there’s more to be done to be sure the Government’s doing enough to take advantage of what land management can offer to meet society’s goals. Nigel Hollett blogs.
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- We’ll be “Facing the Future Together,” given the right support
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The CLA North team & Vice President Gavin Lane will be at the Westmorland Show on 13 & 14 September - hosting a raft of activities.
Published on 16 Aug 2023
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- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- The CLA North team & Vice President Gavin Lane will be at the Westmorland Show on 13 & 14 September - hosting a raft of activities.
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- Westmorland Show 2023 - activities
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Share your views on West Yorkshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy between 20 October and 16 November 2025. Published on 9 Oct 2025
West Yorkshire LNRS Consultation
Article- Authors
- Henk Geertsema
- Regions
- The North
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- Share your views on West Yorkshire’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy between 20 October and 16 November 2025.
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- West Yorkshire LNRS Consultation
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A newly proposed statutory licencing scheme for holiday accommodation will be an unfair mechanism to manage the widely-criticised Visitor Levy - and will do nothing to solve Wales’ affordable homes crisis.
Published on 16 Nov 2022
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- Wales
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- CLA Cymru responds to the Welsh Government Economy Minister’s Oral Statement (15 November) announcing that a statutory licencing scheme is to be introduced in Wales for all visitor accommodation.
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- Welsh rural tourism sector set to suffer under Welsh Government policy