NEWS
FARM BUSINESS INNOVATION SHOW We are delighted to share with members that Fram Farmers will have a stand (FM1009) at the Farm Business Innovation Show, which is to be held at the NEC in Birmingham on 11th and 12th November 2020. Business Services Manager Dan Cox will be attending on behalf of the cooperative to promote our new business services division. More details of the event can be found here www.farmbusinessshow.co.uk
GRANT FUNDING UPDATE FOR MEMBERS The Agricultural industry is in a period of transition in terms of government subsidies following Brexit. Direct payments will start to reduce as the government works to develop alternative ways to invest in the industry and the environment. A large part of this development will be under Environmental Land Management Schemes or ELMs for short. In addition to this, the Rural Development Programme (RDPE) will also be replaced with new dedicated grant funding schemes to encourage rural businesses to invest in improving their productivity and economic growth prospects. In the meantime, as we await replacements for the EU subsidies and grants; the newly formed Business Services team at Fram
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY… Virtual Regional Updates. Details TBC. w/c 19th October 2020
Next Generation Farm Walk, Walpole, Suffolk. Details TBC. 5th November 2020
Farm Business Innovation Show NEC Birmingham 11th – 12th November 2020
Farmers will be working closely with lobbying groups to help inform decisions, and will subsequently ensure that Fram members are kept up to date with any relevant developments. When new grant schemes do become available, the new team will be able to assist members to develop projects and put forward very strong applications for funding to ensure that members benefit from these grants. In addition to this, as ELMs is developed further, members will be informed of progress, so they will be well placed to advise members on the best way forward. For more information on grant funding, please contact the Fram Farmers office: 01728 727700.
VIRTUAL TRIALS DAY A virtual trials day was held on 9th July on BASF’s virtual platform. The event provided exclusive access to Fram Farmers members with opportunities to be awarded BASIS & NRoSO points.
VIRTUAL REGIONAL UPDATES A series of virtual regional updates will take place w/c 19th October. These will be run on Microsoft Teams and will include updates from each department of Fram Farmers. All members are welcome to join and details will be emailed to members in due course.
NEW NAME FOR ‘PIE AND PINTS’ This year, we have decided to rebrand the ‘pie and pints’ events to ‘Meet the new CEO’. Andrew Knowles will be travelling across the country, encouraging members to share and discuss their views and have their say in the future of the cooperative. We are now in the process of booking venues and dates for these, which will be announced soon.
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