Members Only 10 June 2022 Farm Practices Defra has released the results from its latest Farm Practices Survey (FPS). The Survey, run in February 2022, focused on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 June 2022 Scotland’s Rural Land Market & Values Scottish farmland values increased by more than 30% in 2021 according to a recently published report. Values for the poorest To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 May 2022 Local Nature Recovery Info Defra has provided a little more detail on the upcoming Local Nature Recovery (LNR) scheme. In a post on its To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2022 SFI: Full Guidance Defra has now published the full (and final) guidance for SFI 2022. This can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-farming-incentive-guidance. As has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 May 2022 Farming Transformation Fund As in the previous round of the Farming Transformation Fund, Defra is making the manual for the next theme; ‘Adding To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 May 2022 Farming Innovation Programme A new round of the Farming Innovation Programme is now open. Farmers and foresters can apply for funding towards innovative To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 May 2022 Welsh Schemes Open A number of grants will be available over the next three years to assist Welsh farmers during the transition to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 May 2022 ‘Super’ National Nature Reserve A new ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been designated. The Somerset Wetlands NNR will protect 6,140 hectares of saltmarsh, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 May 2022 Organic Farming Defra Statistics The area of UK land managed according to organic principles grew again in 2021. Latest figures released on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 May 2022 Northern Ireland Protocol Wrangling On 17 May, the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, made a statement in the House of Commons on the Government’s intention To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 May 2022 Inflation The headline rate of inflation jumped to 9% in April. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recorded its highest level of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 May 2022 Queens Speech The Government has set out its legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech (given this year To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 May 2022 Farm Profits Rise Total Income from Farming UK farm profits improved by 14% in real terms between 2020 and 2021 according to Defra. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 May 2022 Glyphosate Availability Extension Glyphosate is likely to remain available to British farmers until at least 2026 as a result of a decision by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 May 2022 Business Models Handbook A new guide to joint ventures in farming has been released. Called ‘Business Models to Unlock Future Farming Potential’ it To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 May 2022 New Season Fertiliser Price CF Fertilisers issued its new season price for nitrogen fertiliser this month. The starting price for Nitram (34.5% ammonia nitrate) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 May 2022 Advance Payment of BPS English farmers will get a 50% BPS advanced payment this year. Defra has emailed all BPS applicants to inform them To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 May 2022 Base Rates – May ’22 The Bank of England increased the Base Rate by a further 0.25% on the 5th of May. This takes the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 May 2022 Rural Economy The rural economy is underperforming due to a lack of productivity – with rural areas being 18% less productive than To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 May 2022 Scottish Transition Schemes Scottish farmers are now able to claim grants if they take part in carbon audits and soil testing on their To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 May 2022 Border Check Postponement It has been confirmed that there has been a (further) postponement to the introduction of the remaining border controls for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 April 2022 Scottish Farm Incomes Farm profits in Scotland showed a significant increase in the 2020/21 year. The Scottish Government has released figures from the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 April 2022 Border Checks Delay It is heavily rumoured that full checks on foodstuffs coming into the UK from the EU will be delayed once To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 April 2022 Welsh Residential Tenancies From 15th July 2022, the (long awaited) Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 will see the end of Assured Shorthold Tenancy To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
