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Newsletters
Welcome to the latest addition of our Rural Services Newsletter. The past few months have been a real adventure for those connected to farming. Welcome optimism in the arable and dairy sector as commodity prices have continued to rise and hold after the rain! tampered with real concerns in some other parts of the livestock sector with not only terrible diseases but also increased feed and variable costs.
Mike Butler, Director of Tenon Rural Services considers why dairy farmers should carry on milking. We provide warnings to the self-employed and people who run shoots that the tax man is coming. Rising oil prices make biofuels an important consideration for farmers. The taxing truth behind SFP and an outline of the new agricultural waste regulations that came into force during February 2006.
We present our findings from the Tenon Rural Services survey of clients with year ends up to June 2005. Corporate Affairs Director of Milk Link talks about how the dairy industry must embrace change in order to have a sustainable future. Miscanthus is a supported by DEFRA as an eligible energy crop – we discuss its increasing popularity. Plus with fluctuating farm incomes we outline some useful tax planning tips.
Ian Sharpe, Director of Tenon Rural Services poses the question “Do dairy farms have to get bigger?” We outline the golden rules behind changing farm equipment, as well as providing some tips on IHT planning and the benefits of a Self Invested Personal Pension plan (SIPP).
Other Resources
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Rural Services Brochure (124KB)