Bulletins

It is widely rumoured that the Government will propose allowing gene editing to be used commercially in the UK for

There will be no change in Welsh support schemes until after 2023.  This was announced by Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley

The Government reshuffle undertaken on the 15th and 16th September has left Defra Ministers largely unchanged.  George Eustice remains as

Defra is giving a ‘heads-up’ that the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund will open for a 6th round in December 2021. 

Applicants to the Sustainable Agricultural Capital Grant Scheme in Scotland now have until 31st December 2021 to submit their claim. 

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister, Edwin Poots, has published a framework for future agricultural policy in the province.  The Future Agricultural

The Government has made new amendments to its landmark Environment Bill.  Following work with Parliamentarians and wider stakeholders a number

The Scottish Government has launched an initial consultation on future agricultural policy.  Called Agricultural Transition in Scotland – First Steps

Farmers in Scotland could receive 95% of their 2021 BPS payment as early as September.  Once again, Scotland has announced

The deadline for applications to the SFI Pilot has been extended until 30th September 2021 (originally 1st September).  The Pilot

Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary, Mairi Gougeon is urging the public to take part in a consultation to help shape a

Some Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (HT) Agreement Holders could be offered the opportunity to replace their existing agreement with a

The Farm Business Grant (FBG) opens in Wales on 1st September 2021 for expressions of interest.  The closing date is

The disruption caused by the Covid pandemic, coupled with Brexit effects, has severely disrupted some parts of the economy.  The

The Tenancy Reform Industry Group (TRIG) has published a new Code of Good Practice to help Landlords and Tenants agree

The Irish Government has set out a vision for Ireland’s agri-food sector.  The Food Vision 2030, is a new 10

The Environment Agency (EA) has released a Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) on the application of organic manure this autumn.  Under

The Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) initiative is being expanded to cover the whole of England.  Currently the programme, which gives

NFU Scotland has called for area-payments and coupled payments to continue.  However, current direct payments should be amended to introduce

The second part of the National Food Strategy report, undertaken by Henry Dimbleby, has recently been released.  A tax on

Defra’s ‘flagship’ statistical publication ‘Agriculture in the UK’ has been published.  The latest edition includes a wide range of farming

An industry group has been granted funding to develop a Farm Soil Carbon Code.  This would be similar to the

New figures have been released on the UK’s ‘carbon footprint’.  This measures Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions associated with UK consumption and