Tag Archive for ELMs

August Newsletter

Welcome to our August Newsletter.  After a dry month and record-breaking heat in June we have been treated to one of the wettest Julys on record, and a very difficult year for making hay.  Our seed harvesting plans have also been very disrupted, but with the occasional dry day we have managed to harvest from all our intended donor sites… Read more →

Governance for Multiple Outcomes at Landscape Scale on Commons – A DEFRA Test and Trial

This free session will include: An update on ELM on commons Exploring the governance and legal aspects required for long term agreements on commons with Josie Edwards from Michelmores LLP.   Case Study: Exploring the options for delivering at landscape scale on the Malvern Hills commons  Q&A    Register here https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_AUxAZ_DiQV2RfMq1WY_qjA     Read more →

Green Futures Roadshow

Join Herefordshire Rural Hub for updates on: CROSS COMPLIANCE – What still applies on farm FARMING RULES FOR WATER – How to comply & what to expect during an inspection ELMS – What we know so far …–  SUSTAINABLE FARMING INCENTIVE–  COUNTRYSIDE STEWARDSHIP–  ANIMAL HEALTH & WELFARE REVIEW FARM RESILIENCE – How to prepare your business for the Agricultural Transition… Read more →

Making the most of ELM for Commons with the Foundation for Common Land

Join us for a Zoom webinar led by Joe Leaper and Lyndsey Stride from the Foundation for Common Land to hear about some of the unique challenges and opportunities of managing Commons in new funding frameworks. Of interest to Commoners, Grazing Associations, Parish Councils and anyone owning or managing Common land. This will include         Introduction to the Foundation… Read more →

Buglife launches the Landscapes for wild pollinators survey

Buglife launches the Landscapes for wild pollinators survey. Are you are farmer, forester or land manager in England? Would you like to help deliver wildflower-rich habitat for pollinators across the countryside? Please complete Buglife’s Landscapes for wild pollinators survey by clicking on this link:  https://tinyurl.com/y8drjmng Buglife’s Landscapes for wild pollinators survey asks farmers for their opinions on the best way… Read more →

Herefordshire Meadows included in blueprint for making meadows for DEFRAs ELMs Testing and Trials

Herefordshire Meadows members have a chance to feedback their collective Meadow Making experience to DEFRA who are currently developing a new agri-environment scheme known as Environmental Land Management (ELMs). Plantlife are heading up this DEFRA Testing and Trial work that will start this winter and run into 2020.  The aim of the proposed Test is to outline a model to… Read more →