Subscribers Only 26 October 2022 New Minister The third Defra Secretary of State since the start of September is now in place. Ranil Jayawardena’s tenure lasted 1 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 October 2022 Welsh Residential Tenancies The letting of houses in Wales will see significant changes from the 1st December. The provisions of the Renting Homes (Wales) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 October 2022 Economic U~Turns Following days of political and economic upheaval, many of the plans announced in the ‘Mini-Budget’ of the 23rd September, that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 October 2022 Tenancy Review The independant Tenancy Working Group (TWG) has set out its recommendations to Government on how to deliver a more resilient To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 October 2022 Catchment Sensitive Farming The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) programme has been extended to the whole of England. This means all English farmers can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 October 2022 Welsh Agriculture Bill The ‘first-ever’ Agriculture Bill for Wales has been laid before the Senedd. Like the equivalent Bills in England and Scotland, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 October 2022 Horticulture Support The Government has announced plans to boost domestic horticulture. An additional £12.5m will be channeled through the Farming Innovation Programme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 October 2022 Scottish BPS Payments Scottish farmers have been receiving their 2022 BPS payments. We wrote previously (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/2022-bps-payments-scotland/) that Scottish farmers and crofters would To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2022 Nov Budget After the chaos unleased in financial markets by the ‘mini-budget’ at the end of September, the Government has promised a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 September 2022 Defra Commits to Environment Following the reports of Defra reviewing ELM and the potential re-introduction of area payments, which we reported on the last To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 September 2022 NI Protocol Update With the Conservative leadership race taking centre-stage over the summer, Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol issues were put on the back-burner. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2022 Defra Policy Reversal? Rumours are circulating that the new Government is reconsidering its commitment to ELMs and may even be thinking about retaining To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2022 Energy Price Cap Both consumers and businesses will receive significant help with their energy bills this winter. It is estimated that this will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2022 Mini Budget The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Kwasi Kwarteng, set out a clear statement of intent with a tax-cutting ‘mini-budget’ on the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2022 Scottish BPS Payments The NFUS is reporting that no 2022 BPS payments have yet been made in Scotland. This is despite a Press To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2022 Woodland Carbon Guarantee Scheme The 6th Woodland Carbon Guarantee (WCaG) auction will take place from midday on Monday 21st November to midday on Sunday To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 September 2022 BPS 2022 Rates The BPS payment rates for 2022 have been published by Defra. The gross rates, which are now set in Sterling To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 September 2022 Scottish Government Programme The Agriculture Bill in Scotland (see other article) will not be introduced until the second half of the year at To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 September 2022 New Defra Team The new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has chosen Ranil Jayawardena to be the Defra Secretary in her Cabinet. He replaces To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 September 2022 Future Farm Policy in Scotland The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the contents of its proposed Agriculture Bill. This gives further clues as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 September 2022 Landscape Recovery Pilots Defra has announced 22 projects that will be funded under the pilot phase of Landscape Recovery. The projects will share To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 September 2022 Rural Funding Boost The Government has committed £110m to help improve rural economies. This is effectively a replacement for the previous LEADER and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 September 2022 Scottish BPS Payments The Scottish Government has announced the payment rates under the 2022 BPS. These are set out in the table below To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Fertiliser and CO2 The fertiliser market has entered another period of turmoil after a quieter few months. The price of natural gas has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
