Agri-Linc Blog

What is Annual Investment Allowance?

The Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), which was first pioneered in 2008, is a means of claiming tax relief on plant and machinery assets up to £1,000 000 that your business purchases to sustain growth. The ultimate goal of the Government is to increase economic growth.

UK Barley production has risen by quite a large margin over past years, with growers citing its increased yield potential and higher average yield per hectare.

In line with our company’s mission, we have curated a selection of tips and advice from the UK’s experts on how to increase barley yields and ultimately earn better. Included are tips on Barley disease management and weed management, with instrumental tips on recommended Barley crop nutrition and appropriate use of Nitrogen in Barley production.

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Our latest blog on Farm Security – Farmers need to channel their inner old-fashioned ingenuity to help stop rural crime.

‘Scourge of the countryside’, ‘State of siege’, ‘Epidemic’ - that’s just some of the terms that have been used of late to describe the recent hike in rural crime, that is spreading across farms nationwide like a pestilence of old.

British Sugar processes all sugar beet grown here in the UK. Since they work with over 3000 growers, the competition is certainly on to secure excellent yields. In 2018, due to a shorter growing season, yields were down compared to the previous year, but the consensus is that yields are better than expected, given the late spring and summer drought.

Rainwater Harvesting admittedly sounds like a cumbersome and expensive idea when it really isn’t.  The concept is very simple, and it’s really not rocket science. To put it simply, it rains – the rain runs off the roof – you catch it in a big bucket with a few added gadgets – and then you use your collected rainfall however you fancy; stock watering, irrigation etc.