Quickfire

Question 1

What do the initials ROC and FIT stand for?

Answer 1

Renewables Obligation Certificate and Feed-in Tariff

Question 2

What period must EFA fallow land be kept fallow under the Basic Payment Scheme Greening requirements?

Answer 2

1st January to 30th June

Question 3

What use of a premises or land falls within Use Class B8?

Answer 3

Storage or distribution including open air storage

Question 4

What is the Inheritance Tax nil rate band for 2016/2017?

Answer 4

£325,000

Question 5

What is the accepted percentage of open market value in respect of a deemed cost valuation of home bred cattle for stocktaking purposes?

Answer 5

60%

Question 6

What are all the following a variety of: Pearl, Flagon, Volume and KWS Cassia?

Answer 6

Winter Barley

Question 7

Under which section of the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986 can a Landlord or a Tenant make a request for a written tenancy agreement?

Answer 7

Section 6(1)

Question 8

What are GAECs and SMRs?

Answer 8

Good Agricultural and Environmental Conditions and Statutory Management Requirements

Question 9

What is a Simmental?

Answer 9

A breed of cattle (originating from western Switzerland)

Question 10

What is the minimum distance a buildings for pigs, poultry or slurry storage must be sited from a protected building under Permitted Development rights?

Answer 10

400m

Question 11

What is a typical yield in tonnes per hectare of forage maize?

Answer 11

35 to 50T/Ha (examiners may adjust with local knowledge)

Question 12

What is the name of the UK’s largest farm and food standards scheme?

Answer 12

Red Tractor

Question 13

When an Acquiring Authority wishes to exercise its powers under a Compulsory Purchase Order what is the first step it must take to acquire land?

Answer 13

Serve a notice to treat or serve a notice of intention to execute a General Vesting Declaration (either answer for the mark)

Question 14

What are the current average liveweight prices in pence per kilo of: a finished steer, a finished heifer, a new season lamb?

Answer 14

(Examiners should choose two out of three, use prices quoted in the Farmers Weekly on 4th November as a guide or local knowledge and allow a reasonable range for the answer)

Prices as at 28th October:
Finished Steer: 180.4 p/kg
Finished Heifer: 197.5 p/kg
New Season Lamb: 161.6 p/kg

Question 15

What is the current operational cost per hectare of a 5 furrow plough including labour?

Answer 15

Ex CAAV Costings: £44.05/Ha (examiners should apply a reasonable tolerance)

Question 16

What are the following a variety of: Anastasia, DK Cabernet, Exclaim and Excalibur?

Answer 16

Winter Oilseed Rape

Question 17

What is the average seed rate in Kg/Ha for autumn sown wheat?

Answer 17

170 to 200 Kg/Ha

Question 18

What is the accepted percentage of open market value in respect of a deemed cost valuation of home bred sheep for stocktaking purposes?

Answer 18

75%

Question 19

If a farmer’s Basic Payment Scheme payment is over €150,000, by how much is any excess scaled back in your part of the United Kingdom?

Answer 19

England - 5%

Question 20

What are Stabiliser and Wagyu?

Answer 20

Breeds of Cattle

Question 21

What is the value of UK residential property at which Annual Tax of Enveloped

Answer 21

Over £500,000

Question 22

What is the general limit on floor space for an agricultural building to qualify for permitted development rights?

Answer 22

465m² (cumulative over two years)

Question 23

What is the approximate cost of a 12’ galvanised steel gate including posts, furniture and labour to erect it?

Answer 23

£350 (reasonable allowance to be given)

Question 24

Gains arising prior to which date are not chargeable to Capital Gains Tax?

Answer 24

31 March 1982

Question 25

Under which section is a notice served to review the rent of (ask as appropriate): England and Wales – a Farm Business Tenancy

Answer 25

England and Wales - Section 10 (Agricultural Tenancies Act 1995)

Question 26

What is the time limit for service of a notice of intention to make a claim on the termination of an Agricultural Holdings Act 1986/Agricultural Holdings (Scotland) Act 1991 tenancy?

Answer 26

Before the expiration of 2 months from the termination of the tenancy

Question 27

What is the date of valuation of compensation under compulsory purchase?

Answer 27

The earlier of the date of possession, the date when the value is agreed and the date of the Tribunal decision.

Question 28

How many kilograms of which elements are there in a tonne of 20-5-10 compound fertiliser?

Answer 28

200 Kg of Nitrogen, 50 Kg of Phosphate and 100 Kg of Potash

Question 29

England and Wales - In rights of way terminology, what is a BOAT?

Answer 29

A Byway Open to All Traffic

Question 30

England and Wales - If the parties to a business tenancy wish to contract out of the right to renew provisions, which sections of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 will not apply to the tenancy?

Answer 30

England and Wales only - Sections 24 to 28 (Part II of the Act)

Question 31

What are the following a variety of: Fuego, Fanfare and Vertigo?

Answer 31

Spring Beans

Question 32

What is a typical application rate in kg/hectare for nitrogen applied to a crop of winter wheat?

Answer 32

185 – 190 kg/Ha

Question 33

England - What does ELMS stand for?

Answer 33

Environmental Land Management Scheme | The name for the prospective environmental public goods scheme in England’s post Brexit policies.

Question 34

What is an individual’s annual exemption amount for Capital Gains Tax purposes?

Answer 34

£12,300 (£6,150 for trusts)

Question 35

England and Wales - What is the time limit for serving a notice to quit following the death of a sole tenant under the Agricultural Holdings Act 1986?

Answer 35

After the death and no later than 3 months after the personal representatives of the sole tenant have served written notice on the landlord of the death

Question 36

What are Mules and Cheviots?

Answer 36

Breeds of Sheep

Question 37

By what date must an Ecological Focus Area cover crop be established (England)?

Answer 37

1st October

Question 38

England - What is the cumulative floor space threshold for Class Q Permitted Development rights for conversion of agricultural buildings to larger dwellinghouses?

Answer 38

465m²

Question 39

How does a landlord or tenant terminate a 3 year fixed term Farm Business Tenancy Agreement?

Answer 39

At least 12 months notice of intention to terminate must be given before the term date

Question 40

What is the average rebuilding cost per square metre of a steel portal frame straw barn with metal profile sheet roof, rainwater goods and hardcore floor?

Answer 40

£107/m² (range £85/m² to £128/m²)

Question 41

Who is responsible for the repair or replacement of fireplaces, chimney linings and roof insulation under the 2015 Model Clauses (England)?

Answer 41

The Landlord Who is responsible for the repair of the electrical supply systems and fittings under the 1973 Model Clauses (Wales)? The Tenant Under a Limited Duration Tenancy, a Short Limited Duration Tenancy or a Modern Limited Duration Tenancy what must the parties agree at the onset of the lease under The Code of Practice for the Maintenance of Agricultural Holdings (Scotland)? A schedule of the fixed equipment to be provided by the landlord and its condition

Question 42

Who is the Minister of State for Agriculture Fisheries and Food?

Answer 42

George Eustice

Question 43

What is the full title of ‘The RICS Red Book’?

Answer 43

RICS Valuation, Global Standards 2020

Question 44

Under the Money Laundering Regulations what do you need evidence of to confirm a new client’s identity (examples of documents not required)?

Answer 44

Proof of name and proof of address

Question 45

What principle may be stated in the following terms: ‘compensation for the compulsory acquisition of land cannot include an increase in value which is entirely due to the scheme underlying the acquisition’

Answer 45

The Pointe Gourde principle

Question 46

England -What does NPPF stand for?

Answer 46

National Planning Policy Framework

Question 47

What is the current (2020/21) Inheritance Tax Residence Nil Rate Band Amount?

Answer 47

£175,000

Question 48

What are Landrace, Large White and Gloucester Old Spot?

Answer 48

Breeds of Pigs

Question 49

England and Wales - What is the time limit for an eligible person to apply to the First-tier Tribunal (ALT in Wales) for an AHA succession tenancy following the death of the tenant?

Answer 49

Within 3 months beginning on the date of death

Question 50

What was the deadline date for transferring Basic Payment Scheme entitlements in 2019?

Answer 50

England: 17th May

Question 51

England and Wales - What is the amount of Basic Loss Payment for ownership payable to a qualifying claimant?

Answer 51

The lower of 7.5% of the market value of the interest and £75,000

Question 52

What is the current price per tonne of 34.5% granular Nitrogen fertiliser?

Answer 52

£346/tonne AHDB Aug 2021

Question 53

Name two examples of dispute resolution

Answer 53

Arbitration, Expert Determination, Mediation to include Facilitative Mediation, Evaluative Mediation and Early Neutral Evaluation

Question 54

What was the average ex farm spot price for feed barley during the month of October 2021?

Answer 54

£199.5/tonne (as quoted in Farmers Weekly)

Question 55

Which 1990 legal case established the extent of the land that damage or injurious affection should be assessed on following the laying of water pipes across agricultural land?

Answer 55

St John’s College Oxford v Thames Water Authority

Question 56

England and Wales - Under the Basic Payment Scheme cross compliance rules what is the width of the protection zone against boundary features?

Answer 56

England – 2m

Question 57

What are the following a variety of: Laureate, Propino and LG Diablo?

Answer 57

Spring Barley

Question 58

What is the Income Tax personal allowance for 2020/2021?

Answer 58

£12,570

Question 59

England and Wales - What does Section 5 of the Land Compensation Act 1961 set out?

Answer 59

The six basic rules of valuation, the first four of which concern market value

Question 60

What is the current total cost per hectare, including labour, of a 4m power harrow/drill combination?

Answer 60

£69.30 – acceptable range £61.15 to £78.40

Question 61

What are Blonde d’Aquitaine and Simmental breeds of?

Answer 61

Cattle

Question 62

What would you expect the average seed rate per hectare or per acre for sowing winter barley in the autumn of 2020 to be?

Answer 62

160kg to 200kg per hectare or 10.2 stones to 12.75 stones per acre

Question 63

What are the available percentages of APR relief?

Answer 63

50% and 100%

Question 64

What section of the Agricultural Holdings Act governs Tenant’s Fixtures?

Answer 64

England and Wales - Section 10 of the 1986 Act

Question 65

Under current agri-environment schemes, what is the payment rate: in England, for winter bird food option (AB9) in the Countryside Stewardship Mid-Tier and Wildlife Offer?

Answer 65

£640/hectare

Question 66

In planning terms in England - what do the initials LDF stand for?

Answer 66

Local Development Framework

Question 67

England and Wales - What does a Definitive Map show?

Answer 67

Public Rights of Way

Question 68

What is a deciduous tree?

Answer 68

One that loses its leaves in the Autumn/Winter

Question 69

When does the 2021 Basic Payment Scheme payment window open and close?

Answer 69

1st January 2021 to 30th June 2022

Question 70

How long is an Energy Performance Certificate valid for?

Answer 70

10 yrs

Question 71

The Council Tax bands in England/Scotland are based on the value of dwellings on what date?

Answer 71

1st April 1991

Question 72

What particular grass weed in cereals would you treat with Avadex, Liberator or Atlantis?

Answer 72

Black-grass

Question 73

What is the current price of red diesel, as quoted in the Farmers Weekly?

Answer 73

71.3p/litre

Question 74

What is the minimum distance a livestock building must be sited from a protected building under Permitted Development Rights?

Answer 74

400m

Question 75

What are Skyfall, Graham and Revelation varieties of?

Answer 75

Winter Wheat