Members Only 27 January 2023 NI Protocol Negotiations Negotiations between the UK and the EU on making amendments to the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol have dominated the trade To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 January 2023 Agri Environment Scheme: Scotland The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) will open in Scotland for another round from 30th January. A summary of application dates To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 January 2023 CS Capital Grant Payments Update Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements starting on or after 1st January 2023 are now eligible for the new revised higher capital To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 January 2023 Rents: England The latest agricultural rents data once again shows a mixed picture. Following a rise in the overall average rent in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 January 2023 Business Energy Scheme The Government has announced a new business energy scheme to replace the existing one when it ends. The current Energy To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Budget Date & Digital Tax The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Spring Budget will be delivered on 15 March 2023. In a further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Welsh Grants Update Woodlands The 2nd Round of the Woodland Restoration Scheme (WRS) opened for Expressions of Interest on 16th December and will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants Update After a brief closure, applications for Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants have re-opened, with some changes to try and provide further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 CS & SFI Payments Defra has announced an update to the Countryside Stewardship (CS) payment rates and the introduction of the Sustainable Farming Incentive To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2022 Environmental Standards The legally binding environmental targets, as required under the 2021 Environment Act, have finally been published. We wrote in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2022 Cross Compliance 2023 Defra has published the cross-compliance rules for 2023. There are no changes to the existing rules. Full details can be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2022 Scottish BPS & Budget Scottish farmers will see the levels of their direct payments remain the same in 2023. This is a result of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2022 BPS: Wales Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths has confirmed that Welsh farmers will continue to receive the BPS at current levels in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2022 Seasonal Labour The Government has increased the number of workers that will able to come to the UK under seasonal working visas. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Nutrient Mitigation Scheme More details are emerging of a new scheme which could provide an additional income stream for some farmers. Readers will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Farming Innovation Programme The Farming Futures: Automation and Robotics, Industrial Research Fund, which we first reported on in October (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/horticulture-support/) will open To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Base Rates – Dec ’22 The Bank of England increased Base Rates by a further 0.5% on 15th December. This is the ninth increase in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Landscape Recovery Defra has said it is keen to launch another round of Landscape Recovery (LR) as soon as possible. LR is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Farm Accounts The Farm Business Survey (FBS) has published its annual analysis of farming businesses in England. ‘Farm Accounts in England’ provides To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Andersons Outlook Andersons has launched its annual ‘Outlook’ publication. This looks ahead to next year and beyond, and offers opinions on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2022 Agflation Update Farm costs continue to rise. Andersons ‘Agflation’ index shows input prices continuing to rise by around 20% compared to the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2022 RPA Strikes Staff at the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have voted to take strike action during dates in December and January. 91% To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 December 2022 Nutrient Management: Wales The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on introducing a licensing scheme which will allow higher levels of nitrogen applications To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 December 2022 Levelling Up Policy The Government has made some changes to Planning policy in England which will have an effect on rural areas. They To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
