Subscribers Only27 July 2026Welsh 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 Only27 July 2026Trade 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 Only27 July 2026CSHT 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 Only27 July 2026Junior 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 Only21 July 2026New 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 Only21 July 2026Welsh 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 Only17 July 2026Ffemio 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
Subscribers Only17 July 2026BNG Implementation Changes to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules come into effect on the 6th August. We wrote about these in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2026Welsh Red Tape Review The new Plaid Cymru led Welsh Government has announced an independent review into the bureaucratic burden on family farms in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 202630 By 30 The Government has published a delivery plan for how it intends to deliver its commitment to protect 30% of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2026Innovation, Welfare & Collaboration Grants Defra has announced grant funding across a number of areas over the past month. Innovation Grants: Under the Feasibility Studies To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2026Peatland Grants The Government has committed £47m for peatland restoration in England with the aim of reducing carbon emissions. Three schemes will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2026CSHT Roll Out Countryside Stewardship will be open to more farmers in England later this summer. However, the scheme will continue to be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 July 2026Capital Grants 2026 Defra has said it expects to open the 2026 Capital Grants offer on 30th July 2026. This grant, not to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 July 2026SFI26 Window 1: 75% Spent Defra has confirmed, as at 13th July, that around 75% of SFI26 Window 1 budget has now been allocated, based To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 July 2026Agriculture in the UK The annual compendium of farming statistics, ‘Agriculture in the UK’ has been published by Defra. It is the most comprehensive To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 July 2026SFI26 Window 1: 50% Spent Defra confirmed, late Friday (3rd July) afternoon that around 50% of the budget allocated for SFI26 Window 1 (£60m), has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only2 July 2026SFI26 Window 1: 25% Spent Defra has confirmed that around 25% of the budget allocated for SFI26 Window 1 (£60m), has already been allocated based To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 July 2026SFI26 Now Open Defra has opened Window 1 of SFI26 and provided information on ‘soon-to-expire’ agreements which will be eligible to apply for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 June 202625 Year Farming Roadmap The Government has published the long-awaited Farming Roadmap. It sets out a vision that, by 2050, English farming will be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 June 2026Protected Landscapes Funding Defra has released details of the new Wildlife-Rich Habitat Fund. Between 2026 and 2029 a total of £30m (£10m per To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 June 2026FETF Agreements Offered The first group of Grant Funding Agreements (GFAs) under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) were sent out on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 June 2026Soil Carbon Measurements Initial findings from AHDB’s Environment Baselining Pilot suggest that current approaches to measuring soil carbon may be significantly underestimating the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 June 2026Trade Update June ’26 Over the past month, there have been a couple of trade policy developments of note for UK agri-food, namely confirmation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
