NEW ENTRANTS NEED A 'LOTTERY' WIN
There is no realistic possibility of any new entrant being able to buy land to farm - unless they have made their fortune elsewhere, or won the lottery.
That's the view of leading agricultural lawyer, Colin Clark, a partner at Pagan Osborne, who stressed that proposals expected shortly from the Tenant Farming Forum will need to go further than subsidised loans if there is to be a meaningful incentive to encourage new entrants into the industry.
See May 10 issue for the full story.
3:19pm Friday 9th May 2008
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