Subscribers Only 3 September 2026 Budget 2027 It has been confirmed that the date of this year’s Budget will be Wednesday 28th October. This will be a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2026 Welsh Slurry Rules The Welsh Government has promised to review the closed periods for spreading slurry and manure under the Control of Agricultural To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2026 Capital Grants Scheme The Capital Grants scheme in England closed on the 1st September when the £225 million budget for this round was To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2026 Scottish Compulsory Purchase The Scottish Government plans to reform compulsory purchase. This will see powers to take land consolidated into a single Act To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 September 2026 Seasonal Workers It has been confirmed that the numbers of places under the Seasonal Workers scheme will remain unchanged for 2027. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 August 2026 SFI Window 2 Window 2 Defra has announced that Window 2 for the SFI26 will open for applications on the 22nd September. More To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 August 2026 Schemes Update: England Below is an update of some of the schemes currently available or due to be available for farmers and land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2026 RPA ‘Document Upload’ Service The RPA has announced it will be introducing a new ‘Document Upload’ service in Rural Payments. This will allow farmers To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2026 Planning Guidance The Government has issued updated Planning Guidance for England. This should hopefully make it easier to build farm infrastructure. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2026 Wales Drought Measure The Welsh Government has announced a relaxation of the rules under the Growing for the Environment Scheme due to drought To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 August 2026 Defra Drought Package Defra has announced a package of measures to help farmers in England cope with the prolonged hot and dry weather. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 August 2026 Agflation Update – August 2026 Conflict, Heat and Drought: UK Farming Faces Cost Crisis on Multiple Fronts Agricultural input inflation (‘Agflation’) has reached 8.6% annually To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 August 2026 SFI26 Update August ’26 SFI26 Window 1 Defra has confirmed Window 1 of SFI26 will close no later than the 28th August. It will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 August 2026 FFIS Scotland The next round of the Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) will have funding of £14.25m. This schemes provides capital grants To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 August 2026 Capital Grants: 75% of the Budget Allocated Defra has confirmed as of 1st August 75% of the £225m Capital Grants budget has now been allocated. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 31 July 2026 Capital Grants: 50% of the Budget Allocated Defra has confirmed that 50% of the £225m Capital Grants budget has now been allocated in less than 24 hours. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 31 July 2026 Capital Grants: 25% of Budget Allocated Defra has already confirmed that 25% of the budget for the Capital Grants scheme has been allocated. The scheme only To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Welsh Schemes Update July ’26 The Welsh Government has provided opening dates for some of the Optional categories under its new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Trade Update July 2026 Despite it being summer, July 2026 has seen significant developments for UK agri-food trade policy, even as the most consequential To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 CSHT Opens for EOI Applications are now open for the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) Expression of Interest (EOI) process. Farmers and land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Junior Defra Ministers Following Dame Angela Eagle’s appointment as Defra Secretary, the junior Ministerial team in the Department has also been announced. Stephen To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2026 New Defra Ministers Dame Angela Eagle has become the 10th Defra Secretary in a decade. She was given the post, as replacement to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2026 Welsh SPS Funding The new Welsh Government has provided a three-year funding commitment to the Sustatinable Farming Scheme (SFS). This was a manifesto To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Ffemio Bro Farmers are able to access a further round of Ffermio Bro funding. The scheme offers grants in Wales’ National Parks To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
