Subscribers Only 21 January 2022 Landscapes Review The Government wishes to increase access to nature and ensure protected landscapes can deliver more for ‘climate, nature and people. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 January 2022 Future Farming Resilience Fund Extension The second round of the Future Farming Resilience Fund will be available until September 2022. The fund, which offers farmers To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 January 2022 The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme Scotland The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) will open in Scotland on Monday 24th January 2022. For most applications the closing date To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 January 2022 Improving Farm Productivity Grants The Improving Farm Productivity grant is now open for applications. It is the second theme under the Farming Transformation Fund To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 January 2022 Biodiversity Net Gain – Jan ’22 More details on the operation of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) have been released. This may seem incidental to agriculture but To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 January 2022 Future Northern Ireland Farm Support Northern Ireland plans to continue with area-based direct payments as part of its new farm support proposals. However, they are To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 January 2022 Local Nature Recovery & Landscape Recovery Outlined by George Eustice at the virtual Oxford Farming Conference, Defra has released two policy papers giving more information on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 January 2022 Countryside Stewardship Payment Rates The Countryside Stewardship revenue payment rates have been revised. Most (over 100) have been increased, although a few (less than To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 December 2021 Farmers Opinion on Welsh Support Sought The Welsh Government is looking for farmers to take part in the co-design process of the new Sustainable Farming Scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 December 2021 Peat Consultation A consultation has been launched on the banning of the sale of peat for horticulture in England and Wales. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 December 2021 Delinking and Lump Sum Payments Defra’s response to the Delinking and Lump Sume Payment consultation has been delayed further. Initially it was due to report To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 December 2021 Facilitation Fund The deadline for applications to the Countryside Stewradship Facilitation Fund has been extended from 19th January to 2nd February 2022. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2021 Chief Brexit Negotiator Resigns On 18th December, Lord Frost, the UK Government’s Chief Brexit Negotiator, and co-architect of both the Trade and Cooperation Agreement To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
