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The UK farming industry has come together to call on the Government to protect the agricultural sector under any future

The long-awaited Defra consultation on Lump Sum payments and Delinking of the BPS has finally been published.  The consultation seeks

The Welsh Government has announced the Expression of Interest windows are open from 18th May to 25th June for the

Following the vote from the horticultural and potato sectors to end their statutory levies, the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board

The Queen’s Speech on the 11th May set out the Government’s legislative agenda for the forthcoming Parliamentary session.   A number

Another chapter in the Brexit process has come to a close with the ratification of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement

The troubled AHDB has got a new Chief Executive.  Tim Rycroft will join the Levy Board on 31st August, replacing

The RPA has announced expiring Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement holders may be offered a new 5 year Agreement, instead of

The UK Government has set challenging new targets for the reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG).  This is likely to have

The RPA has given some updated information on Countryside Stewardship (CS) inspections, especially for agreements which commenced from 1st January

A reminder that the ‘re-vamped’ Countryside Stewardship Capital Grant scheme closes to applications on 30th April.  However, we have become

The much-delayed consultation on the delinking of the BPS and lump-sum payments has been postponed once again.  Originally planned for

Defra has announced Organic Higher Level Stewardship (OHLS) agreements will now be eligible for one year extensions.  Originally it had

The claim window for the Sustainable Agricultural Capital Grant scheme in Scotland has been extended.  The original deadline of the

The Scottish Parliamentary session ended, ahead of the 6th May elections, without any further announcements on future farm policy.  It

New Regulations to protect water from pollution came into force in Wales from 1st April 2021.  The rules, which were

Farm Incomes in England show a mixed picture for the past year.  The main sectors almost all show big changes

Agricultural rents in England remain broadly stable according to the latest figures released by Defra.  Whilst ‘full’ Agricultural Holdings Act

With Brexit, the Rural Development programmes no longer operate in the UK.  The environmental elements have largely been taken on

England The BPS application window and the Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) annual revenue claim submission period is

Morrisons has pledged to be the first supermarket to be supplied by net-zero farms.  The supermarket has said it will