Bulletins

Defra has announced a new round of funding & grants opening in the next few weeks.  These were made by

It seems highly likely that there will be a General Election next year.  Political commentators are split between the Prime

The Government has started publishing the detailed regulations for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG).  This requirement for most development in England

As the SFI 2023 has been open for a couple months now we thought it might be useful to share

The Welsh Government has published its Winter Update.  This gives an overview of the various agricultural policy changes that are

Readers may recall that we are expecting a major announcement on Environmental Land Management (ELM).  This will cover additional SFI

Graham Wilkinson will take over as the new Chief Executive of the AHDB in the New Year.  He replaces Tim

The latest Farm Business Income figures released by Defra show a mixed picture for farm profitability.  The data relates the

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, gave the Autumn Statement on the 22nd November.  The main points are; the Office of Budget

The Government has issued a ‘call for evidence’ on poor practices in the tenant farming sector.  This is a result

Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant (SIG) is now open in England.  This round of the scheme has £74m

Defra and the Forestry Commission have announced improvements to the forestry grants available under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO)

Steve Barclay has been appointed Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.  This comes as Thérèse Coffey

The RPA has emailed all BPS claimants informing them that it will be sending out Delinked Payment Information Statements soon. 

The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, will give his Autumn Statement on the economy on Wednesday 22nd November.  With Government finances stretched,

A few items relating to the SFI  to update readers on; Expression of Interest (EoI) The requirement to submit an

A further round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation fund is now open for applications and will close on 15th January

Three of the four Agri-Tech centres have announced they will merge.  The three Agri-Tech Centres are Crop Health and Protection

No agricultural trades have been included on the latest Shortage Occupation List (SOL).  This follows a major review carried out

Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements coming to an end in 2024 may be offered a 4-year extension.  The RPA has

The Agriculture and Rural Communities Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 29th September 2023.  This will provide the

The majority of Welsh farmers will have received their BPS 2023 advanced payment.  The Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths announced

Defra has announced it will be opening Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure Grants in November.  It has also already

The Scottish Government is asking communities and organisations to submit their proposals to become Scotland’s next National Park.  Under the