Matthew Page
Graduate Consultant, Agriculture & Environment
George Eustice pledges more money for environmental schemes, but will it be enough?
Many farmers and landowners will see an increase of up to 30% in payment rates under environmental conservation schemes, as the government seeks to increase participation in its schemes. These levels of payments emerged during Secretary of State, George Eustice’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference in early January.
Bidwells Strengthens Its Agriculture & Environment Team With Two Key Appointments
The Agriculture & Environment team at leading property consultancy Bidwells has welcomed Michael Muncey as a Consultant and Matthew Page as a Graduate Consultant.
The wider effect of rising agricultural commodities on the farming industry
It has been hard to miss the seemingly constant upward trajectory of a lot of agricultural commodities within the last 12 months, let’s look at some of the contributory factors causing this rise.
We're in an agricultural transition period - what does that mean for UK farmers?
As the reports show, we are now in an agricultural transition period. Changes for farmers will be phased in over seven years. Over this time the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will be gradually reduced in a tiered system.