Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 Scotland 2020 BPS Rates Scottish farmers and crofters will see an increase in their BPS payment rates this year. This is due to a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 Annual Investment Allowance The Government has announced an extension to the temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA). In the 2018 Budget, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 LFASS to Continue The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) is to continue to be available to farmers and crofters in Scotland until To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 ELM Test & Trial An Environmental Land Management (ELM) Test & Trial project, focused on Net Zero emissions has been approved by Defra. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 November 2020 Agriculture Act 2020 The Agriculture Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 11th November. The Act enshrines into law the phasing out of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 November 2020 Farm Business Grant Wales The first round of the new ‘Farm Business Grant – Yard Coverings’ scheme opens in Wales for Expressions of Interest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 November 2020 LFASS Payments The Scottish Government has announced that payments under the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme (LFASS) will continue in 2021 and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Further Furlough Extension The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further extension to the Furlough scheme. The programme (officially titled the Coronavirus Job To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Food Standards A Government U-turn looks set to provide more protection for UK agriculture under future trade deals. But the fight to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 November 2020 BPS 2020 Payments Rise English farmers will see a slight increase in their BPS payment rates this year. This is largely because there will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 October 2020 English Agricultural Policy We have been reporting on English future agricultural support as it has been announced. We appreciate this has been rather To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2020 Brexit Update – Oct ’20 Despite most of the month being dominated by discord, it appears that the Brexit talks are at last getting down To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 October 2020 Covid Support Changes The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak has been forced to amend his plans for Covid-19 employment support. As local lockdowns proliferate across To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 October 2020 NI BPS Payments Most farmers in Northern Ireland have received their 2020 BPS payments. Payments began on the 16th October and it has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 October 2020 Environment Bill Progress The Environment Bill has restarted its journey through the Parliamentary process, after being dormant since mid-March. The legislation is scheduled To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 October 2020 CAP Reform EU Agricultural Ministers have struck a ‘general approach’ on the three-way CAP Reform regulations. The agreement was reached in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 October 2020 Agriculture Bill Update The House of Commons has removed the amendments to the Agriculture Bill proposed in the House of Lords that would To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 October 2020 ELMs Defra Secretary, George Eustice, has been giving more details of the transition to the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 October 2020 Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme – Oct ’20 The third round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme opened on 7th October for new applications and will close To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 October 2020 Scotland Permitted Development Rights The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on changes to Permitted Development Rights (PDR) under Planning. Feedback is being sought To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2020 Protection for 30% of Land The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has pledged that 30% of the UK’s land area will be ‘protected’ by 2030. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2020 Food Prices After Brexit The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has estimated that, under a No-Deal Brexit, the cost of importing food and drinks products To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2020 Welsh Schemes Update Further to the Welsh Government’s announcement of £106m worth of funding (see earlier article, Welsh Funding), a number of dates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2020 New Covid Support The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further package of measures to support employment as the original ‘Furlough’ scheme starts To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin