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 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
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 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
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 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
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 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
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 15 January 2026 New National Forest The search for official delivery partners for the New National Forest in the Oxford-Cambridge Corridor has begun (see article https://theandersonscentre.co.uk/new-national-forest/). To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2026 OFC Policy Announcements Environment Secretary, Emma Reynolds used her first address to the Oxford Farming Conference to set out a new ‘partnership’ approach To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 January 2026 SFI 2026 The 2026 version of the SFI will be initially targeted at smaller farms and those without an existing Environmental Land To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 January 2026 SFS Wales Guidance The Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS), the replacement for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) in Wales, commenced on 1st January. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Farm Profitability Review The long-awaited and long-delayed Farm Profitability Review has finally been published. Baroness Minette Batters delivered her report containing 57 recommendations To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Base Rate Cut – Dec ’25 The Bank of England cut UK Base Rates by 0.25% on 18th December, bringing them down to 3.75%. The move To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 UK/South Korea Trade Deal The UK has recently secured an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, as the previous agreement (reached as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Planning Changes Guidance Consultation The Government is consulting on changes to Planning guidance which could make it easier for farming and other To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 SFI 2026 Clues – Dec ’25 The Farming Minister, Dame Angela Eagle, has provided some further clues on Defra’s plans for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFI) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 AECS 2026 The Scottish Government has announced the new application dates and scheme updates for the next round of the Agri-Environment Climate To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Innovation Grants Defra has announced nearly £2.3 million in funding through the ADOPT programme to support 30 farmer-led trials of greener and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Red Tractor Review Red Tractor has announced it will be reviewing its farm standards in 2026. The farm assurance body will be carrying To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan The Government has re-stated its commitment to the environment with the publication of a revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2025 CS Mid Tier Extensions – Dec ’25 Mid-tier agreements under Countryside Stewardship, due to expire at the end of this year, will be extended for a further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 New AHDB Chief Exec The AHDB has appointed Helen Herniman as its new permanent Chief Executive. She will take up her post on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Farm Profitability Review – Nov ’25 At the time of writing (27th November), Minette Batters’ Farm Profitability review had still not been published by Defra. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2025 Budget 2025 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out her second Budget on the 26th November – one of the latest in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2025 Farm Business Income The latest farm profitability figures show a divergence in the fortunes of the arable and livestock sectors. This comes from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2025 Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) RPA has confirmed it will commence making HLS payments from the beginning of December. Readers may recall that the rates To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
