Members Only 27 October 2021 Agricultural Wages Order Wales The Welsh Government has launched a consultation into amendments to the proposed changes to the pay and conditions of agricultural To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 October 2021 UK / New Zealand Trade Deal The UK and New Zealand have announced an agreement in principle on a Free Trade Deal (FTA). The deal, announced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 October 2021 New Trade and Agriculture Commission On 21st October, the Government announced a new Trade and Agriculture Commission (TAC) as part of its response to the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2021 Early Welsh BPS Payments The Welsh Government paid the vast majority of farmers an advance of 70% on their 2021 BPS payments on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2021 SFI Pilot Defra received 938 applications for the SFI Pilot. Whilst this is down on the 2,000 farmers who expressed an interest, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2021 CO2 (and Fertiliser) It is reported that the fertiliser producer, CF Industries, will continue to operate its plants in the UK after buyers To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2021 Agricultural R & D Defra invited the first applications under a new agricultural Research and Development grant this month. This is all part of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2021 Gene Editing Allowed The Government will ease the rules on gene editing technology in England. Defra’s response to a consultation exercise (see https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/genetic-technologies-regulation) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 October 2021 NI Protocol Proposals Proposals to simplify the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol would see checks on consumer goods arriving from Great Britain To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2021 Fertiliser and CO2 The nitrogen fertiliser market has seen turmoil this month which has resulted in knock-on effects into the wider food chain. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2021 NI BPS Bonus Farmers in Northern Ireland will receive a boost in their 2021 BPS. The Farm Minister, Edwin Poots has announced the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 September 2021 Gene Editing It is widely rumoured that the Government will propose allowing gene editing to be used commercially in the UK for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 September 2021 Future Welsh Farm Support There will be no change in Welsh support schemes until after 2023. This was announced by Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 September 2021 Defra Ministers The Government reshuffle undertaken on the 15th and 16th September has left Defra Ministers largely unchanged. George Eustice remains as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 September 2021 Facilitation Fund Defra is giving a ‘heads-up’ that the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund will open for a 6th round in December 2021. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 September 2021 UK Border Operating Model: Delayed Again The UK Government has, once again, delayed the implementation of border controls on agri-food imports from the EU. The postponement To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 September 2021 Sustainable Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme Applicants to the Sustainable Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme in Scotland now have until 31st December 2021 to submit their claim. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 September 2021 NI Farm Policy Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has published a framework for future agricultural policy in the province. The Future Agricultural To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 September 2021 Environment Bill The Government has made new amendments to its landmark Environment Bill. Following work with Parliamentarians and wider stakeholders a number To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 September 2021 Future Scottish Farm Policy The Scottish Government has launched an initial consultation on future agricultural policy. Called Agricultural Transition in Scotland – First Steps To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 August 2021 BPS 2021 Payments Farmers in Scotland could receive 95% of their 2021 BPS payment as early as September. Once again, Scotland has announced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 August 2021 SFI Pilot The deadline for applications to the SFI Pilot has been extended until 30th September 2021 (originally 1st September). The Pilot To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 August 2021 Scottish Local Food Strategy Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon is urging the public to take part in a consultation to help shape a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 August 2021 Countryside Stewardship Replacement Agreements Some Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (HT) Agreement Holders could be offered the opportunity to replace their existing agreement with a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
