Members Only 2 March 2020 ELM Plans The shape of the new Environmental Land Management (ELM) scheme that will be the main funding stream for English farmers To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2020 Brexit – EU and UK Negotiating Mandates On 25th February, the European Council approved the negotiating Directive (mandate) which will be used by the European Commission as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2020 Scheme Updates Basic Payment Scheme The 2020 BPS application window in England is expected to open online on 12th March, with those To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2020 Future Farm Policy Defra has published a policy statement outlining its plans for farm support in England. This is to accompany the Agriculture To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 February 2020 Victoria Prentis Following George Eustice’s promotion to Secretary of State, Victoria Prentis has been appointed as the new Parliamentary Under Secretary of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 February 2020 Immigration Scheme and Farming The Government’s plan for a post-Brexit immigration scheme looks set to cause problems for farming and the wider food chain. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 February 2020 Import Controls to be Introduced The Government has recently (10th February) confirmed that it plans to introduce import controls on EU goods at the border To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 February 2020 Eustice Gets Top Job George Eustice has been promoted to Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. With his new job as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 February 2020 Countryside Stewardship – Feb ’20 The window for Countryside Stewardship applications opened on 11th February, for agreements which will commence on 1st January 2021. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 February 2020 Agricultural Tariffs The Government is consulting on what tariffs to impose once the Brexit Transition Period ends on the 31st December. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 February 2020 Migration Advisory Committee Report The Government’s post-Brexit plans for migration policy have become a little clearer, but still present significant problems for the agri-food To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 February 2020 Business Resilience Grant The Scottish Farm Advisory Service (FAS) has announced the business resilience planning specialist advice grant will be extended indefinitely. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 February 2020 Natural Capital Defra has launched a new online tool to help calculate the value of ‘natural capital’. The ‘Enabling a Natural Capital To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 February 2020 Environment Bill The landmark Environment Bill has been introduced to Parliament. As reported in our article in October (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/queens-speech-and-ag-bill/) the new To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2020 England Scheme Update Countryside Stewardship 2021 The Countryside Stewardship (England) Regulations 2020 have been published. This will allow applications to be made to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2020 Welsh Scheme Update Glastir Entry & Advanced Support Scheme The Glastir Entry and Advanced Support Scheme, subject to certain eligibility criteria, is available To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2020 Scottish Convergence Funding Fergus Ewing has announced the first tranche of Convergence Funding will be paid before the end of March. The £90 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2020 Land Use: Policies for Net Zero The way land is used in the UK will have to see a ‘transformation’ if the country is to meet its To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2020 Tenancy Reform The new Agriculture Bill contains some amendments to the tenancy legislation in England and Wales (see previous article https://abcbooks.co.uk/agriculture-bill-2020/). This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 January 2020 Agriculture Bill 2020 The Agriculture Bill was set before Parliament on the 16th January. This will set the framework for agricultural policy in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 January 2020 Wet Weather: Three Crop Rule We have had a few inquiries as to whether the three crop rule will be relaxed because of the wet To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 January 2020 LFASS Further to our article in December (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/lfass-payments-3/) the first tranche of LFASS loan payments have now started. The Scottish To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 January 2020 Land & Entitlement Transfers For those English farmers who need to transfer land and/or entitlements in preparation for this year’s BPS claim, the RPA To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 January 2020 Budget Date – Jan ’20 The first Budget of the new Government will be on the 11th March. The Chancellor, Sajid Javid has pledged to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
