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What’s new for Lincolnshire livestock farmers

The Pastures for Life team, delivering the Royal Countryside Fund, has been working hard on revamping the Farm for the Future programme to benefit farmers navigating an ever-changing landscape. Their Environmental Workshops have been pushed to 13th March in East Midlands so that top presenters can be very focused on SFI and what the array of standards can mean for farmers.…


A cracking start to the property year for Masons in Louth

Here at Masons HQ in Louth, we're pleased to report that activity levels on the run-up to Christmas and the New Year have exceeded expectations and we are therefore confident that demand for all types of property in our area will improve as we move further into 2024. …


Changing Seasons for Property Sales in Louth

Now that the clocks have gone back and the weather has changed for the Autumn and Winter months, Simon Demery reflects on a warm and fruitful summer, but a challenging time for property sales across the country.…


£10m extra funding for livestock farmers to replace old cattle sheds

The UK's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is providing an additional £10m in funding to livestock farmers in England to build new, upgrade, or replace existing calf housing buildings to deliver health and welfare benefits for their calves.…


£3230.78 raised at "Len's Light" Charity Evening at Louth Livestock Market

On Friday 30th June 2023 we held "Len's Light" Charity Evening at Louth Livestock Market with a huge turnout of farmers, vendors, buyers, advertisers, sponsors and supporters of the market who joined us along with BBC Look North to welcome Andy and Lynda Eadon on their Len's Light Tractor Relay. …


Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Update

On 21st June the Department for Environmental, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) announced more details on the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) standards which will be available to applicants from August this year.…


Spring budget 2023 – what are the implications for landlords?

Although many commentators are saying the Chancellor’s spring budget largely ignored the property sector, there are several measures put in place that will at least give landlords more certainty around tenants’ ability to pay their rent, even if the hoped for direct tax relief didn’t materialise.  …


Details of the new SFI standards announced by DEFRA

Last week DEFRA announced further information on the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) standards that will be available for application later in 2023. These new standards build on the soils and moorlands standards announced in May 2022. …


Louth Livestock Market Review of 2022

The end of the year offers the perfect time to reflect. Here we look at what's been achieved by Masons Rural team running Lincolnshire’s weekly auction of cattle and sheep.…


David Williams celebrates 50 years as the UK's longest serving AMC agent

Today we marked a huge milestone for a very special member of our Masons Rural team. On 12th July 1972 David Williams began helping Lincolnshire farmers to access funds from Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (AMC). Over the last 50 years David has helped countless Lincolnshire landowners to sustain and grow their businesses with affordable finance. …