Members Only 25 March 2024 SFI Cap Defra has announced it will be applying a limit to the area SFI applicants can put into six specific SFI To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 March 2024 Animal Health & Welfare Grants The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is now open for applications for the Animal Health and Welfare grants. Our To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 March 2024 Farm Business Incomes Farm profitability fell considerably for arable and dairy farms in the 2023/24 year according to the latest Defra statsitics. Other To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 March 2024 Land Reform Bill: Scotland The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill was laid before Parliament on 14th March 2024. The proposals include measures which will apply To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 March 2024 Agri-Environment Revenue Claims A reminder that, although we don’t have a BPS claim to complete this year, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship Revenue To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 March 2024 Farm Rents: England The latest agricultural rents data from Defra shows a mixed picture. The All Farms rent for Full Agricultural Tenancy (FAT) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 March 2024 Land & Capital Taxes Agricultural Property Relief It has been confirmed that the existing scope of Agricultural Property Relief (APR) will be extended to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 March 2024 Budget 2024 The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, delivered what is likely to be the last Budget before a General Election on the 6th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 March 2024 Productivity and Slurry Grants Open The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) is now open for applications for Productivity and Slurry Management grants. Our article To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 March 2024 Hedgerow Protection The protection of hedgerows in future will be similar to the rules previously in place under Cross-compliance. Readers will recall To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 Grant Schemes Update: Wales Woodlands It has been announced that there will be a new approach to the Woodland Creation Grant in Wales. In To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 New Forest for the Nation Defra has launched a grant funding competition to identify a new ‘Forest for the Nation’. The competition, which is inspired To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 Windsor Framework Amendments On 30th January, the DUP endorsed UK Government proposals to restore power-sharing in Northern Ireland (NI). Central to these proposals To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 Deadline for BPS Queries A reminder that claimants in England have until midnight on 29th February 2024 to query any Delinked Payment decisions. Furthermore, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 New Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister On 3rd February, the Northern Ireland Assembly returned after being suspended for two years following a DUP boycott. Its return To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2024 Grants for Equipment & Technology Defra has announced that the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) will be opening shortly. To help applicants prepare, it To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 February 2024 Prime Minister’s NFU Announcements The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, spoke at the NFU Conference on the 20th February – the first Prime Minister to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2024 Agri-Environment Climate Scheme The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) is now open for applications in Scotland. The application windows for the different elements are; To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2024 Delinked Payments Payment Information Statements Payment Information Statements were sent out in December. The Statements will show the ‘Reference Data’; this is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 February 2024 Scottish Farm Support The Scottish Government has pledged that 70% of future rural funding will go direct to farmers under Tiers 1 and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 January 2024 Improving Farm Productivity Grant The second round of the Improving Farm Productivity Grant is now open. The application is a two stage process and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 Top Performing Farms The AHDB has published updates to its ‘Characteristics of Top Performing Farms’ reports. Produced by The Andersons Centre, these look To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 UK Border Target Operating Model The introduction of import controls for goods entering GB from the EU have been delayed on several occasions due to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Organic Support Wales The Welsh Government has announced funding for organic farmers in 2024. The Organic Support Payment wll provide support to all To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
