Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 English BPS Payments As at the 6th December the RPA reported that it had made 2022 BPS payments to 95.3% of farmers. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 Renewable Heat Support The Scottish Government has announced improved grants for renewable heating. Under the Home Energy Scotland scheme there is a £7,500 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 New Entrant Support Pilot A pilot scheme has been launched to help support new entrants to farming. A New Entrant Support Scheme was one To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 December 2022 ELM Review It has now been confirmed that an amended Countryside Stewardship will form the second strand of Environmental Land Management (ELM). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Farm Business Income Updated English Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for 2021/22 were published by Defra at the beginning of November. These update To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Trade Update After a relatively quiet few months on the trade policy front, recent weeks have seen a resurrection of previous debates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Slurry Infrastructure Grant The new Slurry Infrastructure Grant will open for applications in England on 6th December and close on 31st January 2023. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 November 2022 ELM Change Leaked reports suggest that Defra is looking to amend its plans for Environmental Land Management (ELM). This comes following the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 November 2022 November Budget The latest Budget was delivered by the fourth Chancellor of 2022, Jeremy Hunt, on the 17th November. It was designed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 November 2022 Scottish Conditionality The Scottish Government will enact legislation to allow it to impose ‘conditionality’ on support payments. The proposed Agriculture Bill, currently To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 November 2022 Soil Test Claims Scottish farmers can now claim for their soil analyses. This is part of the National Test Programme: Preparing for Sustainable Farming To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 November 2022 Interest Rate Rises The Bank of England increased the UK base rate by 0.75% on the 3rd November – the largest single rise To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 November 2022 Environmental Targets The Government has failed to set environmental targets in the areas of air quality, water quality, biodiversity and waste reduction. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 November 2022 Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund – Nov ’22 The latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opened for applications on 7th November. The Fund supports facilitators to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 November 2022 Junior Defra Ministers Following the appointment of Therese Coffey as Defra Secretary of State (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/new-minister/), there hasn’t been too much change with To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
