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Wood fibre cost fall
Wood fibre costs for the global pulp industry fell in the 2Q/10 after having increased for 18 months, reports the Wood Resource Quarterly
The global pulp industry benefited from lower wood fibre costs and higher product prices in the 2Q/10. Wood chip and pulpwood prices fell the most in the US, Sweden, Finland, Australia and Eastern Canada. Both the softwood and hardwood wood fiber price indices (SFPI and HFPI) fell for the first time since early 2009, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly.
 
Safferys spokesperson on renewables
The Landed Estates & Rural Business Group of Chartered Accountants, Saffery Champness, has appointed Shirley Mathieson as a press spokesperson on environmental and green issues. Shirley joins a group of partners who have a wealth of experience in advising large rural estates and who provide advice to the press on all aspects of tax and rural business management. A partner at the Inverness office, Shirley provides specialist accounts and tax advice to private clients, landed estates and commercial organisations.
 
West Midlands rural regeneration conference

Advantage West Midlands-backed Rural Regeneration Zone (RRZ) Annual Conference will focus on working together to deliver rural regeneration in a new era.  The high profile event, which is being held at Ludlow Racecourse on Friday 2nd July, will provide a unique opportunity to look at ways in which the Zone is helping drive forward the area’s emergence from the downturn and the opportunities/challenges that will no doubt arise from a new political landscape. A new announcement on broadband provision will headline the Conference and there will be a host of keynote speakers on hand to debate present and future issues, including Chairman of Advantage West Midlands Sir Roy McNulty, Jon Dover from Care Farming West Midlands and the possibility of a Minister from the new coalition Government.
 

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How to earn £1,000s from renewables PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:32

Photovoltaic cells on farmland

Rural estates and farms could use the new renewable energy feed-in tariff scheme to increase their annual income by tens of thousands of pounds each year, according to an analysis by Knight Frank’s renewable energy team, contained in the firm’s publication The Rural Report. 
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Rural services network teams up with Knight Frank PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Vaughan   
Wednesday, 30 June 2010 09:53

 Public-private partnership to assist KF rural clients

The Rural Services Network has today announced a ground-breaking strategic partnership arrangement with the world's largest privately owned property firm, Knight Frank LLP. The network is England's largest rural partnership and the national umbrella organisation for rural local authorities and other public service providers delivering services to rural communities.

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Kirkcudbrightshire sporting estate for sale PDF Print E-mail
Written by Charlie Jacoby   
Saturday, 26 June 2010 11:21

Situated in a magnificent coastal area, Roberton is an agricultural and sporting estate on sale with leading Scottish property consultants CKD Galbraith.
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Saffery Champness welcomes 'green investment bank' PDF Print E-mail
Written by Colin Thomson   
Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:31

 Green investment bank - proposals welcomed

The news that a green investment bank will be formed, with the powers to raise billions from green ISAs and other financial sources, has been welcomed by the Landed Estates and Rural Business Group at Saffery Champness. The green bank would replace some existing Government quangos including the Energy Saving Trust, the Carbon Trust and the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund, allowing existing public funds to be redirected towards the new bank.
Last Updated on Tuesday, 29 June 2010 14:38
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Knight Frank - Budget unlikely to hit growth of English farmland market PDF Print E-mail
Written by John Vaughan   
Wednesday, 23 June 2010 09:53

 
Andrew Shirley - Knight Frank

Commneting on the affect of the Emergency Budget on farmland values, Andrew Shirley, head of rural land research at Knight Frank, says: "English farmland values continue to increase as demand outstrips supply. Average prices rose by 6.9% to £5,769/acre in the second quarter of the year, taking total growth for 2010 to 13%. Land is now worth almost 20% more than it was 12 months ago and we are predicting further growth of at least 10% over the next year.

Last Updated on Thursday, 01 July 2010 08:32
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