Contemporary Issues in Rural Land Management by Rebecca Marshall https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005 en-us 2018-10-24 12:18:30 UTC 2018-10-31 09:27:07 UTC hello@padlet.com Summarise: rebecca_marshall1 https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/296389922
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    • ]]>     2018-10-24 12:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/296389922     Budget encourages investment with £1m AIA limit https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877778 Increase in aia allowance from £200k a year to £1m a year for the next 2 years]]> 2018-10-31 09:12:06 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877778 Fruit picking - lack of labourers https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877825 - Huge reliance on migrant workers, usually Eastern European.
    - Brexit will reduce those able to work in the UK
    - already a shortage of workers, fruit rotting on plant 
    - British people don’t want to pick fruit, labour intensive, low wages, seasonal
    - new scheme allowing 2,500 migrants for 6months a year temp. Visa - farmers say it’s not enough, need more like 12,000 a year to keep pace with boom in business
    - big self sufficient industry contributing £2billion to Britain’s economy]]>     2018-10-31 09:12:20 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877825     Pick your own Pumpkins https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877846 Popular crop for farm diversification
    Selling goods and experience
    Expansion of the ‘pick your own’ industry
    Growing Halloween industry]]>     2018-10-31 09:12:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877846     Agriculture Bill is "chance develop a sustainable land management system", says Woodland Trust https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877999 2018-10-31 09:13:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298877999 Rural Broadband https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878029 Promise of £200m full-fibre broadband pledge
    Better connectivity for rural schools and businesses]]>     2018-10-31 09:13:19 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878029     Fracking https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878043 2018-10-31 09:13:25 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878043 Agricultural Bill https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878143 2018-10-31 09:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878143 Tree planting can improve farm performance https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878166 Farmers are planting more than they take out.
    Main worry is management of woodland. 
    Disease was another concern.
    New planting crucial.

    Effects on rural land management 
    More management plans needed, professional advice, education needed to communicate key benefits. ]]>     2018-10-31 09:14:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878166     https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878331 British Farmers can’t let rewilders shape their future]]> 2018-10-31 09:15:08 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878331 Broadband in Rural Communities https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878504 - Study has shown that more than 1 million people in Britain are faced with poor internet connections.
    - Slow internet speeds in rural areas is threatening the competitiveness of rural areas due to a lack of infrastructure investment.
    - Need to obtain wayleaves and permission from land owners 
    - Complying with health and safety regulations during installation, especially if it is a community run project. 

    ]]>     2018-10-31 09:16:02 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878504     BPS Loan Scheme Update https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878814 99% of eligible farmers have now received ScotsGov written offer of an advance Loan on their 2018 bps payment 

    Over 12,600 farmers being in receipt of more than £294 million since payments began in early October ]]>     2018-10-31 09:17:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878814     Scottish Forestry Strategy 2019-2029 out for consultation https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878877 scottish government sets a target to plant 15,000 ha of new forestry stands annually

    ]]>     2018-10-31 09:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298878877     British farmers can't let rewilders shape their future https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879049 - The idea to plant ancient forests aswell as release wildlife such as Lynx & Beavers. 
    - Rather than use “less favourable” upland, “rewild” it to make Britain more like it used to be. 

    Issues:
    -Most of Britain’s “less favourable” upland is privately owned. Therefore the rewilders wouldn’t be able to afford to do it.
    - Any releases animals would most likely get shot, due to the fact it would become an Apex predator. Most likely feeding on livestock. ]]>     2018-10-31 09:19:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879049     Agricultural Bill https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879081 Phasing out of payments ]]> 2018-10-31 09:19:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879081 Environmental land management schemes https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879134 Deliver environmental public goods. Such as managed habitats for wildlife, provision for clean water and air and actions against climate change. ]]> 2018-10-31 09:19:29 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879134 Welsh farmers concerns over farm support changes- brexit https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879263 Fear of damage to welsh economy (28% of welsh people employed in agricultural)
    Fear of damage to the environment, their language and culture. ]]>     2018-10-31 09:20:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879263     Large scale pig production. https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879502 Environmentalists worry over large scale production, could bring industry into disrepute surrounding welfare of animals]]> 2018-10-31 09:21:32 UTC https://padlet.com/rebecca_marshall1/3005/wish/298879502