If say I wanted to buy a tractor or forklift over the phone at a farm sale and I am unlucky enough to but the machine who has responsibility for the security of it until such time as I pick it up?
Written by William Kellett
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has appointed Stephen Hepburn as its new Senior Group Secretary and Senior Agent based at the busy NFU Mutual Thainstone Agency, Inverurie.
He takes over from Duncan Low who retired after 38 years in June.
Stephen Hepburn...
I always have a price around with farm insurance,any good company's that are national ( a part from nfu) who are any good?thought I'd ask on here case I'm missing something,be farm and vehicles etc.
Written by John Swire
Eviid, the UK-based developer of patented, self-reporting and remote video capture technology, has seen a sharp increase in usage from across the insurance industry as claims handlers and loss adjustors address the challenges of home working and social distancing.
For...
Our insurance is due renewal and every year i struggle with the values they put on our buildings
It is new for old insurance on the buildings (is there any other way of insuring them) but the broker doesn't go off the value of erecting a new building as he says if a shed fell down and damaged...
Diversifying as a weddings venue at Quantock Lakes
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Find out how a farming family turned their fortunes around by diversifying into the wedding industry. Will talks to sister and brother Naomi and Andrew about the difficult decisions they needed to take and then how they’ve been...
Written by John Swire
Almost half of UK farmers (48%) are planning to set up or expand diversification schemes – a figure which has doubled since 2018. The UK’s exit from the European Union has sparked a 2020 ‘diversification drive’ ahead of the biggest shake-up in agricultural funding for...
There's currently a thread running about insurance...
https://thefarmingforum.co.uk/index.php?threads/acres-insurance-recommendation.307383/
This got me thinking. I believe commercial customers have the right to ask their insurance broker what amount of commission they are receiving on the...
3 years ago we moved away from NFU mutual insurance to F&M. At the time I posted about the saving which was shocking, F&M effectively halved what we had been paying the NFU and over the last 3 years that's the best part of £100k saved !
At the time it was suggested that although we might be...
Is it worth dumping money into a pension as a tax saving measure or will the tax ultimately be paid at the end. My only reservation of money in a pension is it tied up. How likely is it that the tax allowance on pensions will be reduced in future
Hello, we just had a Vulcan inspection and have had a fail on a few implements, (the attachments for the loader are missing) are missing the, “safe working load stickers”
2 we know makes, being a mc hale bail spikes, another a flat eight, which is a brown.. but the grab and bucket we’ve no idea...
Written by John Swire
Agri-tech has the potential to make UK farms more profitable
Latest technological developments can benefit the environment and improve soil health
Using robotic equipment could make farming safer
Political uncertainty is delaying investment in new technology...
As above .
I am sure some of you are NFU members paying your sub per acres/ha you farm. Do you think the NFU is fighting your cause or letting you down.
I am sure TFF member Guy Smith will be interested to hear your thoughts.
Think we want to change insurers so just wondering who you guys are using and how are you getting on with them? The NFU have started to turn down claims with poor justification.
FFS Pls Minette Batters make the NFU get a proper PR manager /Media handler and sack instantly the one you have ,as simple interviews are cannon fodder to farmer haters
A headline popped up on my screen from the Daily mail ,and of course couldn't help myself , reason for the post isn't...
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