Members Only 24 June 2021 Tenancy Changes Tenants will be able to challenge their Landlords’ refusal to allow them to enter into land management agreements under new To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 June 2021 Farming In Protected Landscapes Details of the Farming in Protected Landscapes (FiPL) programme have been made available by Defra. The FiPL is one of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 June 2021 New Woodland Creation Grant Opens The new England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) is now open for applications. This new grant will be available in addition To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 June 2021 UK Farm Productivity The first estimates of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) for 2020 show a sharp decline compared with 2019. TFP measures how To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 June 2021 Woodland Carbon Guarantee Applications to the fourth Woodland Carbon Guarantee (WCaG) auction are now open. The WCaG provides owners of new woodland projects To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2021 Organic Farming The area of UK land managed according to organic principles grew marginally in 2020. Latest (provisional) figures from Defra put To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2021 Farm Profits UK farm profits fell by 20% in real terms between 2019 and 2020 according to Defra. The latest figures for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2021 Swiss Reject EU Deal It seems that the British are not the only ones who have fallen out of love with the EU. On To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2021 Woodland Creation George Eustice has announced a new ‘flagship’ tree planting grant. The England Woodland Creation Offer has been announced as part To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 May 2021 Defra’s Plans to Restore Nature In a speech made on 18th May, the Environment Secretary, George Eustice, set out plans to boost biodiversity, protect peatlands To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 May 2021 New Scottish Government Mairi Gougeon is the Rural Affairs Secretary in the new Scottish Government, replacing Fergus Ewing. It remains to be seen To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 May 2021 Australia FTA Lobbying The UK farming industry has come together to call on the Government to protect the agricultural sector under any future To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 May 2021 Lump Sum and Delinking The long-awaited Defra consultation on Lump Sum payments and Delinking of the BPS has finally been published. The consultation seeks To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 May 2021 Welsh Grants The Welsh Government has announced the Expression of Interest windows are open from 18th May to 25th June for the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 May 2021 AHDB Restructuring Following the vote from the horticultural and potato sectors to end their statutory levies, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 May 2021 Queens Speech The Queen’s Speech on the 11th May set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the forthcoming Parliamentary session. A number To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 May 2021 Brexit Deal Approved Another chapter in the Brexit process has come to a close with the ratification of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2021 AHDB Chief Executive – Apr ’21 The troubled AHDB has got a new Chief Executive. Tim Rycroft will join the Levy Board on 31st August, replacing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2021 Countryside Stewardship ‘Mirror’ Agreements The RPA has announced expiring Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders may be offered a new 5 year Agreement, instead of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2021 New UK Climate Target The UK Government has set challenging new targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG). This is likely to have To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2021 CS Inspections The RPA has given some updated information on Countryside Stewardship (CS) inspections, especially for agreements which commenced from 1st January To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2021 CS Capital Grant Scheme A reminder that the ‘re-vamped’ Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant scheme closes to applications on 30th April. However, we have become To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 April 2021 BPS Consultation The much-delayed consultation on the delinking of the BPS and lump-sum payments has been postponed once again. Originally planned for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 April 2021 Organic HLS Defra has announced Organic Higher Level Stewardship (OHLS) agreements will now be eligible for one year extensions. Originally it had To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
