Navigating the Agricultural Transition

We are now well into the Agricultural Transition in England, with a second round of BPS cuts in 2022, and further cuts due in 2023. By 2024, BPS recipients will have lost at least half of their BPS payments, ahead of the final year of payments in 2027.

The cuts in BPS are being redirected into new schemes with various focuses, with new schemes and new rounds of schemes being rolled out on a frequent basis. Keeping up to date with the opportunities can be a challenge, but it is important that CLA members remain alert to what is available, so businesses can choose what is right for them.

Building on the success of the Agricultural Transition Roadshows which ran in early 2022, the CLA is running a second series of roadshow events in early 2023. These two hour events will include an update on the latest policy developments along with presentations from farm resilience consultants offering free support and advice to farmers in England. There will also be opportunities for CLA members to raise specific questions with CLA experts, Defra and the Rural Payments Agency in one hour breakout sessions.

We will be running 4 roadshows in the South East on the dates and venues below:

Tuesday 4th April
Kent Showground, Kent (Morning)
South of England Showground, Sussex (Afternoon)

Wednesday 5th April 
Millets Farm, Oxford (Morning)
Sparsholt College (Afternoon)

The cost of this event is £10 per person, plus VAT, but you are welcome to bring family members along free of charge, as long as you have one paying family member. Free guest places need to be booked through the South East office on 01264 313434, as ALL attendees must to be booked on.

You are welcome to attend events in any area of the country. Other ATP Roadshow dates are:

Midlands
Tuesday 21 March - Worcestershire Young Farmers Club, Worcestershire 3pm-5.30pm. BOOK HERE
Thursday 23 March - Agricultural Business Centre, Derbyshire, 10am-12.30pm. BOOK HERE
Thursday 23 March - Brooksby Melton College, Leicestershire, 3.30pm-6pm. BOOK HERE

East:
Tuesday 7 March - Newark Showground, Nottinghamshire, 1.30pm-5pm BOOK HERE
Wednesday 8 March - Moulton College, Northamptonshire, 9.30am-12.00pm BOOK HERE
Wednesday 8 March - Writtle University College, Chelmsford, CM1 3RR, 6pm-8.30pm BOOK HERE
Thursday 9 March - Garboldisham Village Hall, Norfolk, 10am-12.30pm BOOK HERE

South West:
Monday 27 March - The Royal Agricultural University, Gloucestershire, 10.30am-12.30pm BOOK HERE
Monday 27 March - Junction 24 Ltd, Somerset, 2.30pm-4.30pm BOOK HERE
Tuesday 28 March - The Alverton, Cornwall, 10.30am-12.30pm BOOK HERE
Tuesday 28 March - Duchy College, Cornwall, 2.30pm-4.30pm BOOK HERE

North
Wednesday 19 April - Darrington Golf Club, Pontefract, 8.00am-10.30am
Wednesday 19 April - Darlington Mart, County Durham, 12.00pm-2.30pm
Thursday 20 April - Newton Rigg, Cumbria, 8.00am-10.30am
Thursday 20 April Garstang Golf Club, Preston, 12.00pm-2.30pm