Members Only 1 August 2023 SFI 2023 Applications The SFI 2023 is probably not going to be open for applications until October 2023 for the majority of farmers. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Planning Rules Relaxation The Government has issued a wide-ranging consultation on relaxing the Planning rules in England. This mainly refers to Permitted Development To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 UK Joins CPTPP On 16th July, the UK Government formally signed its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 EU-NZ Trade Deal On 9th July, the EU and New Zealand (NZ) reached an agreement on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). From an To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Trade Deals Study The Scottish Government has published a study on the impact on Scottish agriculture of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Farming Innovation Grants Applications are now open for the £5 million Farming Innovation Investor Partnership competition. This is aimed at small and medium To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Advance BPS Payments: England Defra has announced the ‘vast majority’ of English farmers should receive their advance BPS payment on 1st August. The remainder To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Sustainable Farming Scheme: Wales More details have emerged on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) which will replace the BPS in Wales from 2025. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Fertiliser Usage Falls Fertiliser usage in Great Britain declined considerably, in the wake of inflated costs, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Interim Environment Scheme in Wales The Welsh Government has announced there will be an interim agri-environment scheme to support protection of habitats on agricultural land To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Species Survival Fund A new £25m Species Survival Fund has been launched by Defra. It is a short-term programme which will support projects To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Nature Recovery Network Six new Nature Recovery project areas have been announced by the Government. These join the six already in place. Between To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Goodbye Cross Complaince The Government has published regulations to end cross-compliance in England. The snappily-titled ‘Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 July 2023 Labour Review The Independent Review of Labour in the Food Supply Chain has made its report to Government. The review was commissioned To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 SFI 2022 Agreements It appears that those with SFI 2022 agreements containing the ‘old’ Soils Standard will be served notice to end their To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 Agriculture (Wales) Bill The Agriculture (Wales) Bill passed its final stage in the Senedd on 27th June 2023. The Bill will now seek To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 Hedgerow Protection Defra has opened a consultation seeking views on the protection of hedgerows. With Delinking of the Basic Payment, the cross-compliance To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 July 2023 Lowland Peat A report has outlined 14 recommendations to help lowland peatlands contribute more to greenhouse gas mitigation. This largely involves allowing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 June 2023 Tree Planting:Wales The next window to apply for Woodland Creation Funding opens in Wales on 24th July and closes on 15th September. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 June 2023 Trade Policy Blueprint The UK Trade and Business Commission, a body consisting of business and political leaders from opposition parties as well as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 June 2023 Base Rates The Bank of England increased UK Base Rates for the 13th time in a row at its June meeting. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 June 2023 Agricultural Reform: Scotland More detail has been released covering what Scottish farmers will have to do to receive support in 2025. An updated To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 June 2023 Capital Grants: Upcoming Schemes A number of capital grants in England have been flagged-up as opening in the next few months. Farmers, and their To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 June 2023 Private Nature Funding It has been announced that there will be a further round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) later To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
