VET ALEX WALTERS WINS PRESTIGIOUS 2010 YOUNG CONSULTANT OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
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New Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development: Dacian (Andrew) Ciolos
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BIAC OFFERS AN OPEN INVITATION TO TONY COOPER TO VISIT FARMS TO IMPROVE RPA'S UNDERSTANDING OF AN EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF THE SPS.
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BIAC backs the call to reward farmers and landowners for successful environmental and biodiversity outcomes on their farmland
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2010 SPS News
	"DEFRA have announced that the minimum claim size for SPS and other direct farm payments has been set at ONE HECTARE commencing with the 2010 scheme year. This follows industry wide consultation which basically asked DEFRA/RPA to make as few changes as possible to the existing schemes since they are all due to be reviewed significantly for 2012/13" BIAC Chief Executive, Anthony Hyde, comments that DEFRA and RPA would be far better to concentrate on remedying their unsatisfactory delivery of the existing scheme and focusing on getting farmers' claims accurately completed and the mapping programme out to all farmers before it is too late. It is vital that DEFRA/RPA regain that bit of confidence in them, that had begun to creep back in before the mapping refresh fiasco hit the indsutry this summer. Anthony Hyde 22nd September 2009
Paper prepared by Past President Professor Sir John Marsh for the 2009 Geoff Alderman Memorial Lecture at the National Farm Management Conference November 2009
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Food Production in UK can only increase in importance...so says BIAC President Professor David Leaver
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The new 2010/2011 Members Directory.
	The 2010/2011 Members Directory is now available. Please contact the BIAC Office for a copy Tel:01795 830100 or email info@biac.co.uk.