Brown&Co Podcasts - A Rural Update

Grant Funding for Farmers #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate

Join our Agri-Business Consultants Chris Sheldon and Tom Cheer in our latest podcast discussing the recent grant announcements. In this month's update, they offer advice on the Capital Grants and the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF), items included and how to support your application. They recommend Farmers should act quickly, with anticipated strong demand and tight application windows mean that delays could risk losing access to funding. For advice navigating these applications, contact your local Brown&Co office today: https://www.brown-co.com/offices [https://www.brown-co.com/offices] Listen to full series of rural updates: https://www.brown-co.com/services/agricultural/podcasts-a-rural-update [https://www.brown-co.com/services/agricultural/podcasts-a-rural-update]

Labour & Machinery Costings #brown&co podcasts #ruralupdate

Join Agricultural Business Consultants Rob Meadley & Olivia Burfoot in our latest podcast as they provide insights on evaluating machinery and labour expenses to identify potential savings. Typically, machinery and labour expenses account for a high percentage of farming fixed costs. By examining machinery and labour costs and exploring various management strategies, farm businesses can plan to lower their fixed expenses. Listen to full series of podcasts: https://bit.ly/3FY5dWZ [https://bit.ly/3FY5dWZ]

Ecology #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate

The latest podcast with ecologist Ryan Clark explains the importance of meeting BNG rules to achieve planning compliance. Rural landowners are increasingly finding opportunities to generate income by delivering habitat enhancement for developers, helping them fulfil their Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for new planning applications in England. The second half of 2025 has seen a significant rise in the number of Habitat Banks, designated BNG sites that commercially sell Units. Currently, there are over 110 such sites nationwide, and this figure continues to grow. Watch podcast series here: https://marketinguq.podbean.com/ [https://marketinguq.podbean.com/]

Environmental Schemes #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate

Join Agri-Business Consultant Seb Young in the latest Brown&Co podcast as he discusses the latest environmental schemes. During a turbulent period for agri-environment policy in England, farmers and landowners are advised to engage early with the application processes for Defra’s limited grant schemes or risk losing out. For our full series of rural updates, head to: https://www.brown-co.com/services/agr... [https://www.brown-co.com/services/agr...]

Renewables #brown&copodcasts #ruralupdate

Listen to our latest podcast, where agri-business consultant Henry Haworth explains that significant efforts have been made to upgrade the grid, and additional capacity has become available. Highlighting that ongoing enhancements to grid connectivity across the UK could make previously unfeasible projects worth reconsidering. For the full series of rural updates, head to: https://www.brown-co.com/services/agricultural/podcasts-a-rural-update [https://www.brown-co.com/services/agricultural/podcasts-a-rural-update]