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Thats what they offered! First I’ve heard of it too, unit price is a couple pence more but works out cheaper for us

Weve just agreed a 3 year contract with valda, 0p standing charge and 28.81p a unit. using about 5000 units a year

Anyone know what 34.5% nitrogen is at the moment?

Try Aviva, I don’t know what they’re like to deal with it f you need to claim but know of several people in your situation who said they were very reasonable

We’re paying £3.50 a bale for 5 ft 80x70

I don’t think it’s been answered on here yet. For num2: legumes on improved grassland, what sort of amount of legumes is needed? Just about all ours has clover in it but don’t want to be clobbered if there’s not enough! @Janet Hughes Defra

We signed up for the grassland scheme, the only thing we had t do was a soil management plan, everything else was already in place. We’ve had just over 2 grand in the last 6 months. If that’s being greedy then so be it but seems like a good decision for us!

We’ve just had an email saying all existing agreements will be ended at some point.

What was the program called?

I can’t comment on the arable side of SFI but from our position with everything as permanent grass the only extra we have to do is a soil management plan, the majority of which will be similar across the farm. The additional management payment of £1000 covers my time for doing this and I’m sure...

We also need to transfer some land to ourselves which we bought, however it was purchased in 2016 and dad never transferred. Will we get in trouble for doing it now? Dont really fancy a fine if I can help it🙄

We entered the grassland standard back before Christmas with about half the farm into the introductory level and half in the intermediate. Cant comment on linking with mid tier as we’re not in that but very straightforward to apply. like you say we’re doing most of it anyway so just as we’ll be...

Thanks all, that’s what I was hoping to hear, makes it all a bit more worthwhile! I guess the same can be said for SFI too?

Hi all, looking at claiming for some capital grants, mainly fencing and hedge work. But we don’t have entitlements for some of our land, can I still claim CS on this?

We recently had the op done on our 2 year old working springer, cost about £3600 (luckily covered by insurance). 6 weeks rest, he was lightly sedated through the resting period, another 2 - 3 weeks on lighter duties. 7 months later and you wouldn’t know he had anything done. Id have it done...