Bulletins

The revised Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) offering will not be available until next summer.  This news comes as part

Andersons has released its annual publication looking at the prospects for farming for the coming year and beyond.  ‘Outlook 2025’

The Land Use Framework for England has been delayed again.  It was originally due to be published in 2023 but

The Finance Secretary, Shona Robinson, delivered the Scottish Budget for 2025/26 on the 4th December.  Much like its UK counterpart,

The Government’s Spending Review is likely to be delayed until June.  This will extend the uncertainty over the budget allocation

Denmark will become the first country in the world to tax greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. A ‘Green Tripartite Agreement’

The Capital Grants scheme in England has been closed.  We wrote last month that the scheme, which provides funding for

The Welsh Government released further details on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) on the 25th November.  This sees significant changes

It has been suggested the the Higher Tier Environmental Stewardship scheme may not be open for applications until next summer. 

Although there has been no formal notification from RPA, it appears that the Capital Grants schemes in England have been

Defra has released its latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for England.  The data relates to the 2023/24 year –

Defra has opened a consultation on the regulatory approach and the use of civil sanctions for hedgerow management.  Readers will

The RPA has started to contact those that are due a Recovery Payment following the extreme wet weather last winter

The Welsh Rural Affairs Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, has announced application windows for further SFS Preparatory Phase schemes.   In addition to

From 12th November, an Expression of Interest is no longer required before applying for the SFI 2024 expanded offer.  Applications

Not mentioned by the Chancellor in her Budget speech, but buried in the accompanying documents, was news on the UK

Victoria Atkins has been appointed Shadow Defra Secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch.  Ms Atkins was previously Health Secretary

Following the Budget, Defra has released further information on its farming support schemes for 2025.  Details can be found in

Rachel Reeves unveiled the first Budget of the new Labour administration on the 30th October.  As expected, it included large

The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation has been delayed by one year.  The delay was announced in mid-October following the

The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), originally set for 2023, has been delayed until 2025, following an EU Commission announcement on

The Government has confirmed the Seasonal Worker visa route will be maintained for 2025.  This means 43,000 per year will

A recent report has found farmers would like researchers to investigate the impact on farming of Artificial Intelligence, methane, carbon