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Subscribers Only 11 June 2026 SFI26 Budget & Expiring Schemes Defra has released further information for those with agreements expiring in the near future and on the budget for SFI26. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 11 June 2026 Farm Profits Jump Profits for UK farming rose substantially in 2025 according to the latest Defra figures. Total Income from Farming (TIFF) for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 3 June 2026 SFI26 June ’26 Defra has released ‘near-final’ scheme information for SFI26. Window 1, for small farms and those without an environmental agreement, is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 1 June 2026 Capital Grants Guidance Defra has published the guidance for its Capital Grants offer in 2026. Whilst no exact date has been given yet, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 29 May 2026 SPS Guidance Defra has published updated guidance on how the proposed Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement between the UK and EU will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing Professional Update Bulletin. Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Grain Markets May ’26 Concerns for global wheat conditions and the impact of high costs on cropping in the Southern Hemisphere has resulted in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 27 April 2026 Cereals Update April 26 Crops in the UK have had a good start to the season and largely look well. That said, growers on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 21 April 2026 Beet Sustainability Payments New ‘sustainability payments’ are being made available to sugar beet growers. Under a partnership between British Sugar and the Soil To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 20 April 2026 Ensus to Restart A Government-backed rescue package will see biofuel production restart at the Ensus plant on Teesside. The plant will be temporarily To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 25 March 2026 Grain Markets March 2026 The global grain market remains well supplied. March’s supply and demand estimates reinforce this; the USDA increased global grain ending To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin This category can only be viewed by members. To view this category, sign up by purchasing Professional Update Bulletin. Subscribers Only 4 June 2026 Delays to Consultation Responses Defra is delaying its response to the consultation on the proposed ban on laying hen cages until the ‘summer’. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 3 June 2026 Poultry Biosecurity Reviews Defra is now offering funded Poultry Biosecurity Reviews as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Eligible poultry farmers To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Dairy Update May ’26 As suggested in last month’s article, GB milk deliveries are showing signs of stabilisation after a record breaking year in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Pig Prices May ’26 The pig sector is presently under pressure; an imbalance of supply and demand at both the UK and European level To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribers Only 22 May 2026 Beef & Lamb Markets May ’26 Beef Finished cattle prices have continued to drop over the month. Since the start of April the GB Deadweight Steer To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin Subscribe today - 90 day free trial
Subscribers Only 11 June 2026 SFI26 Budget & Expiring Schemes Defra has released further information for those with agreements expiring in the near future and on the budget for SFI26. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 June 2026 Farm Profits Jump Profits for UK farming rose substantially in 2025 according to the latest Defra figures. Total Income from Farming (TIFF) for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 June 2026 SFI26 June ’26 Defra has released ‘near-final’ scheme information for SFI26. Window 1, for small farms and those without an environmental agreement, is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 June 2026 Capital Grants Guidance Defra has published the guidance for its Capital Grants offer in 2026. Whilst no exact date has been given yet, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2026 SPS Guidance Defra has published updated guidance on how the proposed Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) agreement between the UK and EU will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Grain Markets May ’26 Concerns for global wheat conditions and the impact of high costs on cropping in the Southern Hemisphere has resulted in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2026 Cereals Update April 26 Crops in the UK have had a good start to the season and largely look well. That said, growers on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 April 2026 Beet Sustainability Payments New ‘sustainability payments’ are being made available to sugar beet growers. Under a partnership between British Sugar and the Soil To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 April 2026 Ensus to Restart A Government-backed rescue package will see biofuel production restart at the Ensus plant on Teesside. The plant will be temporarily To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2026 Grain Markets March 2026 The global grain market remains well supplied. March’s supply and demand estimates reinforce this; the USDA increased global grain ending To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 June 2026 Delays to Consultation Responses Defra is delaying its response to the consultation on the proposed ban on laying hen cages until the ‘summer’. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 June 2026 Poultry Biosecurity Reviews Defra is now offering funded Poultry Biosecurity Reviews as part of the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway. Eligible poultry farmers To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Dairy Update May ’26 As suggested in last month’s article, GB milk deliveries are showing signs of stabilisation after a record breaking year in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 May 2026 Pig Prices May ’26 The pig sector is presently under pressure; an imbalance of supply and demand at both the UK and European level To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2026 Beef & Lamb Markets May ’26 Beef Finished cattle prices have continued to drop over the month. Since the start of April the GB Deadweight Steer To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
