Advice for Basic Payment Schemes
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There are just a few weeks left to submit 2017 Basic Payment Scheme claims. And with pressure on farm profits, it’s more important than ever to make sure claims are accurate and correct. Bidwells’ Beth Duchesne examines the 2017 claim process
A Brave New World, British Farming Post Brexit | Rural Outlook 2017
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Since the starting gun was fired at the result of the Brexit referendum, there has been – and continues to be – a huge debate about the nature and scope of future UK agricultural policy once we are out of the European Union.
Compulsory purchase and the changing face of infrastructure projects | Rural Outlook 2017
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We can see that the Government is putting its money where its mouth is by simply looking at a few of the most recent infrastructure schemes that are being promoted
The power market taking a view on energy | Rural Outlook 2017
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Bidwells has been a key facilitator in renewable energy projects for over two decades, working for landowners and developers across the UK on projects from the Cambridge Fens to the Shetland Isles.
Collaboration, The key to best practice on your modern rural estate | Rural Outlook 2017
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The success of any business is largely due to how effectively the people involved work together. And nowhere is that more true than on a rural estate, where success is influenced by a huge number of different stakeholders.
Land deals in the shadow of Brexit, current market values and drivers | Rural Outlook 2017
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The past eighteen months have been a period of adjustment in the rural land market. 2016 was a year of relatively restricted supply, suppressed commodity prices and (therefore) a cooling in the fervour of aggressively acquisitive buyers.
Rural Development and Diversification, Future Proof Your Business | Rural Outlook 2017
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According to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), around half of all farms include some form of diversified activity.
Land reform in Scotland, the story continues | Rural Outlook 2017
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After many months of consultation, the controversial Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 received Royal Assent in March 2016.
The Murthly Estate, Future-Proofing 400 years of Heritage | Rural Outlook 2017
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It was clear from my first interactions with the senior partner of the Bidwells team in Perth that we shared a common vision for the estate. And today, more than fifteen years later, Bidwells remains the trusted manager of the Murthly Estate.