Members Only 17 December 2021 Interest Rates The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates from 0.1% to 0.25% on the 16th December. This is in response To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2021 UK:Australia Trade Agreement Signed The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed virtually on 17th December. It is the first FTA that the UK To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2021 UK Border Operating Model and Ireland On 15th December, the Government announced that there will be delays to the implementation of the UK Border Operating Model To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2021 FIF: Farm Productivity We rote last month about the Farming Investment Fund (FIF). The larger grant element of this, the Farming Transformation Fund To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2021 Food Security Report The Government has published a review of how secure the nation’s food supply is – the UK Food Security Report To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2021 Farm Incomes and Productivity Big Uplift in 2020 Profits The 2020 year was not as bad for farm profitability as first estimated. Defra has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2021 Scottish Budget The Scottish Government has announced that rates of Income Tax will remain unchanged for the 2022/23 tax year. Whilst the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2021 Cross Compliance – Dec ’21 The cross-compliance guidance for the 2022 scheme year has been published. It can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guide-to-cross-compliance-in-england-2022. In summary, there To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2021 Facilitation Fund The latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opened on 13th December. It will close to applications on 19th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 December 2021 Australia and NZ Trade Agreements Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have been announced with much fanfare over recent months. However, progress has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 December 2021 Ireland: Climate Action Plan Last month, the Irish Government published its Climate Action Plan. This is designed to achieve a 51% reduction in greenhouse To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2021 BPS & Agri-Environment Payments The RPA paid 97% of BPS claimants on the first day of the window (1.2% more than last year). In To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 December 2021 SFI 2022 Detail Defra has announced more details on how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will operate in 2022 and the years after. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 November 2021 Farm Business Income Latest farm income figures released by Defra show a surprising increase. The figures are for Farm Business Income (FBI). This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 November 2021 Scottish Water Legislation Following a consultation earlier this year, the Scottish Government has published new legislation for the protection of water. The Water To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 November 2021 COP26 and Agriculture Over the past month or so, you are unlikely to have turned on your TV and not seen mention of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 November 2021 AHDB Consultation – Nov ’21 Defra has launched a new consultation on changes to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). The consultation, launched on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 November 2021 Environment Act Passed The Environment Bill finally received Royal Assent on the 9th November. The Government’s flagship environmental legislation has had a long To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 November 2021 Farming Investment Fund A new capital grant scheme for English farmers has opened. The Farming Investment Fund (FIF) is designed to help farmers To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 November 2021 Agri-Environment Climate Scheme Scotland The Scottish Government has announced the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) will open for a full application round in 2022. In To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 November 2021 Delinking & Lump Sum Defra’s response to the Delinking and Lump Sum consultation which closed on 11th August (see article https://abcbooks.co.uk/lump-sum-and-delinking/) has been delayed. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 November 2021 BPS Rates 2021 The BPS payment rates for 2021 have been published by Defra. This is rather earlier than normal and bodes well To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2021 The Budget In his second Budget of 2021, the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak set out the Government’s tax and spending plans with the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 October 2021 Net Zero Strategy Ahead of COP 26, the UK has set out how it will deliver on its commitment to reach net zero To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
