Subscribers Only 19 March 2020 Farm Rents Defra has released its latest Farm Rent data for England. The data is collected via the Farm Business Survey (FBS) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 March 2020 AHDB Chair Nicholas Saphir has been appointed as the new Chair of the AHDB. Mr Saphir will take over from Sir Peter To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 March 2020 Rural Mobile Ministers and mobile phone network operators have signed an agreement worth £1bn which aims to end poor mobile coverage in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 March 2020 Scotland 2020 BPS The Single Application Form (SAF) 2020 claim window opened in Scotland on 15th March. The closing date is the usual To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 March 2020 BPS Update – Mar ’20 2020 Applications The 2020 BPS online application window opened on 12th March in England. The deadline, to avoid receiving penalties To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 March 2020 Base Rate Cut – Mar ’20 The Bank of England made an ’emergency’ Base rate cut of 0.5% on the 11th March. This brings interest rates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 March 2020 Budget 2020 In his first Budget, less than four weeks after being given the Chancellor’s job, the Rishi Sunak announced an increase To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 March 2020 Farm Practices Survey Defra has published the results from the Farm Practices Survey held in October 2019. The survey included questions on farm To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 March 2020 NFU Elects New Officeholder Team Minette Batters has been re-elected as President of the National Farmers Union; Stuart Roberts and Tom Bradshaw will serve as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
