New funding now available for Yorkshire farmers
Farmers in Yorkshire can apply for RDPE funding for equipment that will help them save money and be more efficient, it was announced this week. Farms can get up to 25,000 to spend on new equipment that will help them use less energy or fewer raw materials, such as fertiliser, and so save money and […]
Tax Deadline of 31 January now looming for Rural Businesses, say Saffery Champness
Few rural businesses, and not least farms and estates, look forward to the annual formalities of the Self Assessment tax return. However, the 31 January deadline – by which online tax returns must be filed and outstanding tax liabilities settled – is now looming. For self-assessment taxpayers who pay on account in two instalments, which […]
Agricultural students to benefit from Centenary Award
In 2011 NFU Mutual, the UKs leading rural insurer, is once again offering its Centenary Award for post graduate students in agriculture. The award gives annual bursaries to pay 75% of course fees for selected post graduate students in agriculture (Masters or PhD). The Centenary Award is a long-term scheme, run by the NFU Mutual […]
De Lage Landen signs finance program agreement with Same Deutz-Fahr in UK
Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 17th December 2010 De Lage Landen and Same Deutz- Fahr Group today announce the signing of a national finance program agreement between the two entities in the United Kingdom. There has been a long relationship between the two with a well established program in the USA, and the opportunity to expand the […]
Finance that Performs
Lely UK Ltd., the leaders in the field of grassland forage equipment, have launched their 2011 finance plans to enable farmers and contractors to take advantage of early ordering benefits. Lely believe that these latest 2011 finance plans, like their machines, lead in providing the very best in farming and cash flow requirements. Finance is […]
True cost of winter white-out damage
South West firm Cornish Mutual has today revealed for the first time the full cost of insurance claims in relation to the regions coldest winter on record for years. More than a quarter of a million pounds (303,286) was paid out by the insurer for severe winter weather damage caused by cars skidding on ice […]
Hitachi Capital Business Finance Ramps up Growth with Six New Appointments
Hounslow-based Hitachi Capital Business Finance has appointed six new executives as part of its bid for continued growth and development in the direct sales market. The company provides funding to businesses in a wide range of sectors, including farm, machinery, construction, transport and manufacturing via hire purchase, finance lease and operating lease schemes. Garry Fyfe […]
Government spending cuts herald new era for farming
Cuts in Defra budgets announced as part of the overall spending review herald a new era for UK agriculture in which farmers will need to become less dependent on support and increasingly focus on new business opportunities. That was the reaction of Gareth Oakley, Head of Agriculture at Lloyds TSB, in response to the news […]
Increased retirement age makes private pensions more important for farmers, says NFU Mutual
Following yesterdays spending review, insurance, pensions and investments specialist NFU Mutual is advising investors to make the most of their pension contributions, given the Chancellors decision to raise the State retirement age. The State retirement age for men and women will be increased to 66 by 2020, four years earlier than expected, in order to […]
