Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Cross Compliance – Jan ’21 Similar to England and Wales, Scotland has confirmed there are no changes to GAEC and SMRs for 2021. The previous To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 AECS Reopens The Agri Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) is to reopen in Scotland in 2021 – but on a very limited To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 December 2020 Brexit Deal On 24th December, the UK farming industry has received an early Christmas present as a Free-Trade Deal (FTA) was agreed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2020 SAWS Extension The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) will be extended to 30,000 places for 2021. The Government has announced that the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 December 2020 Cross Compliance – Dec ’20 The 2021 rules for cross-compliance have been published in both England and Wales. In both cases the requirements are pretty-much To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2020 Brexit Update – Dec ’20 Last month, we reported that time was almost up in the Brexit negotiations and last weekend, it looked as if To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2020 Welsh Farm Support The Welsh Government has set out plans to replace the BPS with its Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). However, those eager To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2020 Northern Ireland Protocol Agreement On 7th December the UK and EU announced that they agreed ‘in principle’ how the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol would To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 December 2020 Welsh 2020 BPS Payments The Welsh Government has announced it paid over 94.6% of Welsh farm businesses either their full BPS or the BPS To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 December 2020 Farm Profits Fall Farm profits slumped by over 20% in 2020 according to Defra. The Department has just released its first forecast of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 December 2020 Organic Standards UK organic producers will continue to be able to sell their produce in the EU following a vote by the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 December 2020 AHDB Consultation – Dec ’20 The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is asking the farming industry to comment on its plans for the future. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 December 2020 95% BPS Payments Made The RPA has announced that it paid 95% of English farmers their 2020 BPS on the first day of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 December 2020 Tree Planting Funds Defra has announced £3.9m of funding to boost tree planting. £2.5m will go on five pilot projects to boost establishment To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 December 2020 EFRA Inquiry into Agricultural Transition Parliament’s Environmental, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee has launched an inquiry into ELM and the Agricultural Transition. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2020 Path to Sustainable Farming Defra finally released more details on future farm support in England on the 30th November. Although earlier billed as a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 November 2020 Spending Review The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, delivered the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) on the 25th November. Originally, this was meant to set To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 UK Trade Continuity Agreements Good progress continues to be made on the UK finalising continuity agreements to replicate the trade deals that it was To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 10-Point Green Plan The Prime Minister has set out a ten-point plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ which aims to create and support To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Brexit Update – Nov ’20 As has seemed to be the case for several months now, the Brexit negotiations are at a crucial stage and, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Agricultural Transition Consultation As previously written, the Defra consultation on the detailed workings of the Agricultural Transition was expected ‘in November’. Indeed, Theresa To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Welsh BPS in 2021 Crop diversification looks set to be abolished in Wales and the other ‘Greening’ requirements moved to the Cross Compliance regulations To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 2020 BPS Payments The payment window for the 2020 BPS opens on 1st December. However, in Scotland the National Loan scheme which has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 November 2020 Frustration at Scottish Policy Vacuum The Scottish farming sector is seemingly getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of a clear direction for farm support. Speaking To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
