by Viv | Jan 12, 2024 | Inform
Background: many Dartmoor HLS commons agreements ended in 2023 In early 2023 Natural England (NE) notified Dartmoor commoners and their Associations that NE could not recommend extensions to most of these agreements unless the commoners agreed to make significant...
by Viv | Feb 15, 2023 | Inform
We are pleased to be circulating our winter newsletter Inside this issue View from our Chairman P 1 Behind the scenes P 2 Updating the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide P 3 Changes to Countryside Stewardship and ELM P 4-5 ELM options condemn commoners to producing...
by Viv | Jan 13, 2023 | Inform
Hill farmers left out again Last week Farming Minister, Mark Spencer announced a rise in Environmental Land Management payments, saying it would attract more farmers to sign up. It seems an odd way to attract hill farmers as there is almost nothing in his announcement...
by Viv | Dec 13, 2022 | Inform
Over sixty people turned up to our planning meting to to update the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide, as its nearly 20 years since the last edition. The tradition continues At the meeting fell farmers volunteered to be area collectors and update the information in the...
by Viv | Sep 10, 2022 | Inform
With apologies for a slight delay, we are pleased to be circulating our late summer newsletter. Inside this issue: Updating the Lakeland Shepherds’ Guide p 2 SFI Moorland and Road Testing p3 – 5 HLS 5-year extensions p 6 –7 Carbon on commons p 8-12 Findings from...
by Viv | Aug 10, 2022 | Inform
Commons get left behind as usual At end of June, Defra announced parts of the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Scheme were open for applications. As it turns out, the only scheme relevant to moorland commons, SFI Moorland is not yet available for commons. If...
