Farm Management Skills Programme: Module 7 – Agreements
This event is eligible for 5 point(s).
Module 7: Agreements
Learn about farm occupancy and operational agreements: tenancies, contract & share farming and joint ventures at various levels of the supply chain. Learn about future agri-environmental policy and its interaction with private market agreements looking at carbon, biodiversity and natural capital.
Aims
The module aims to facilitate trainees to:
- To give a legal overview of farm management agreements
- To provide an understanding of the principles and practices of farm occupancy agreements
- To outline the requirements and benefits of farm operation agreements
- To outline the new support agreements and the opportunities available to monetise environmental services through public schemes and private markets
Topics
The topics covered in the module will include:
- Legal view of Agreements
- Farm Occupancy Agreements
- Farm Operation Agreements
- Support Payments background
- New Support Payments & Environmental Agreements
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the day each trainee will be able to:
- Understand the legal detail of agreements
- Evaluate and describe the principles and details of agricultural tenancies (under the 1986 and 1995 Acts), licences and other short term occupancy agreements
- Assess the features and benefits of farm operation agreements including contract and share farming arrangements as well as Joint Ventures
- Understand the opportunities provided by the new support and environmental schemes through the Environmental Land Management Schemes and how to benefit from them
Please note that the above aims/topics are subject to change
Delegates booking all eight modules will benefit from a discounted rate. Please email events@soc-ag.org for more information.