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Latest Bulletins General / Policy Policy & General News Arable Dairy & Livestock Members Only 23 January 2026 Welsh Scheme Opening Dates The table below contains the dates that the Welsh Government are accepting applications for its rural schemes. A previous article... Members Only 23 January 2026 Water White Paper Defra has published a Water White Paper - A New Vision for Water. The Paper sets out how the Government will... Members Only 23 January 2026 Ukraine Poultry Imports The UK Government (Department for Business and Trade) has announced that it is extending the tariff- and quota-free access for... Members Only 15 January 2026 Scottish Farm Budget Funding for farm support in Scotland will be broadly unchanged for 2026/27. There is also more clarity on spending plans... Members Only 15 January 2026 Protected Landscapes Partnership Mary-Ann Ochota has been appointed as an Independent Chair of the Protected Landscapes Partnership (PLP). The PLP brings together the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Market Update – Dec ’25 Wheat prices have continued falling across December, with the global grain supply and demand increasingly in surplus. The latest figures To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Supply Chain Review Defra has opened a consultation on combinable crop contracts. The ‘Contractual Practice in the Combinable Crops Sector Consultation’ is seeking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 16 December 2025 Loam Farm – Dec ’25 Figures for our arable farm model, Loam Farm, have been updated. Since our forecast in July the figures present a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 11 December 2025 Raw Cane Sugar From 1st January 2026, 325,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar per annum will be allowed to enter the UK tariff-free, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 27 November 2025 Grain Market Update – Nov ’25 Grain prices improved throughout November, with the average feed wheat price for the month just over £2 per tonne higher To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 23 January 2026 Animal Health & Welfare Review Payment Increase As from 22nd January 2026 payments for both the Animal Health and Welfare Review and the Endemic Disease... Members Only 15 January 2026 Animal Welfare Strategy The Strategy The Government has launched its Animal Welfare Strategy for England, setting out its priorities for improving welfare for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 17 December 2025 Dairy Update – Dec ’25 The overarching theme in the dairy market continues to be one of oversupply and falling commodity and farmgate prices. GB To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 17 December 2025 Meadow Farm Update – Dec ’25 Meadow Farm, our beef and sheep farm model, is set to make its largest-ever margin from production. As we reported To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Members Only 16 December 2025 Livestock Populations Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2025 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. The total To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin. Subscribe today - 90 day free trial
Members Only 23 January 2026 Welsh Scheme Opening Dates The table below contains the dates that the Welsh Government are accepting applications for its rural schemes. A previous article...
Members Only 23 January 2026 Water White Paper Defra has published a Water White Paper - A New Vision for Water. The Paper sets out how the Government will...
Members Only 23 January 2026 Ukraine Poultry Imports The UK Government (Department for Business and Trade) has announced that it is extending the tariff- and quota-free access for...
Members Only 15 January 2026 Scottish Farm Budget Funding for farm support in Scotland will be broadly unchanged for 2026/27. There is also more clarity on spending plans...
Members Only 15 January 2026 Protected Landscapes Partnership Mary-Ann Ochota has been appointed as an Independent Chair of the Protected Landscapes Partnership (PLP). The PLP brings together the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Market Update – Dec ’25 Wheat prices have continued falling across December, with the global grain supply and demand increasingly in surplus. The latest figures To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Supply Chain Review Defra has opened a consultation on combinable crop contracts. The ‘Contractual Practice in the Combinable Crops Sector Consultation’ is seeking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2025 Loam Farm – Dec ’25 Figures for our arable farm model, Loam Farm, have been updated. Since our forecast in July the figures present a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Raw Cane Sugar From 1st January 2026, 325,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar per annum will be allowed to enter the UK tariff-free, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Grain Market Update – Nov ’25 Grain prices improved throughout November, with the average feed wheat price for the month just over £2 per tonne higher To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 January 2026 Animal Health & Welfare Review Payment Increase As from 22nd January 2026 payments for both the Animal Health and Welfare Review and the Endemic Disease...
Members Only 15 January 2026 Animal Welfare Strategy The Strategy The Government has launched its Animal Welfare Strategy for England, setting out its priorities for improving welfare for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Dairy Update – Dec ’25 The overarching theme in the dairy market continues to be one of oversupply and falling commodity and farmgate prices. GB To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Meadow Farm Update – Dec ’25 Meadow Farm, our beef and sheep farm model, is set to make its largest-ever margin from production. As we reported To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2025 Livestock Populations Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2025 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. The total To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
