Starts:
Thursday 18 March 2010 at 12:00PM
Ends:
Thursday 18 March 2010 at 03:00PM
THE Hill Farm Allowance (HFA) is coming to an end and its successor is the Upland Entry Level Stewardship (UELS). There will be payments of up to £62/ha for land within the SDA.
This farm walk will look at the potential of Upland Entry Level Stewardship (UELS) on your farm and the benefits it can bring to both the environment and farm income.
When: Thursday 18th March noon - 3pm
Where: Oak Tree Farm, Barbon, Carnforth, LA6 2LT
Oak Tree Farm is a family run farm on the edge of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. The farm extends to some 510ha. They currently lamb a 1100 mainly Swaledale flock and have a 50 head suckler herd.
The Pedleys first entered into the Environmental Stewardship scheme in 2006 and they currently have a Higher Level Stewardship scheme and they will be joining UELS so that they have a 1st July start date.
Farmers and land owners who enter UELS will receive up to £62/ha on their SDA land. To gain entry into the scheme farmers will have to achieve a points target by meeting requirements and choosing options which best suit their farming practice.
The afternoon shall consist of:
• Free hot lunch
• Introduction to the farm and UELS
• Farm walk looking at the requirements and a selection of options
• Discuss how UELS fits in with the existing agri-environmental schemes
• The application process
Speakers: Richard Potts and Charlotte Helliwell- Land Management Advice Service (LMAS)
We shall be walking across fields and up and down terrain so please wear suitable clean footwear. A foot dip will be provided for bio-security purposes
The farm walk commences at 12:00 with a free hot lunch and will finish around 3:30pm.
To reserve a place please contact Natural England quoting the event ref below.