Creating opportunities for tenant farmers in a changing farming landscape was the theme of a national conference hosted by the NFU which was attended by Shropshire farmers.
With more than 60% of England’s farmed area managed by tenant farmers, industry leaders, experts, institutional landlords and tenant farming members came together at NFU Headquarters, at Stoneleigh, to discuss the future of the sector.
“Just like all other sectors, tenant farmers across the country are feeling the squeeze; the cumulative loss of direct payments over the past four years and the slow transition to the Environmental Land Management scheme , together with high input costs have created real cashflow issues. However, as tenants we don’t often have the financial capital to pivot to embrace new opportunities in the same way as non-tenant farmers, which leaves us particularly vulnerable.
“The NFU played a significant role in campaigning for the Agricultural Landlord and Tenant Code of Practice which also launched recently. Its aim is to help foster fairness, address poor conduct but also highlight good practice and provide a good basis for ongoing tenant-landlord relationships – but to make meaningful impact it will need to be adhered to by all parties.”
“Progress has been made on SFI but as more options become available, we have to make sure tenant farmers aren’t disadvantaged, particularly in the uplands, to ensure it delivers for both government ambitions and for tenant farmers across England. “I know many superb hard working tenant farmers, who are resourceful and excellent food producers and custodians of the land.
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