Members Only 25 April 2025 Farm Innovation Programme Defra has announced funding is available via the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) for those who want to research or develop To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 April 2025 Farm Profitability Review Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed to head Defra’s review into farm profitability. The review will feed into the 25-Year To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 April 2025 Regulation Review An independent internal review of Defra’s rules and regulations has been published. The report, which was led by Dan Corry, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 April 2025 SFS Wales The Welsh Government provided an update on the progress of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SPS) at the end of March. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2025 Spring Statement There were no (more) nasty surprises for farming in the Spring Statement on the 26th March. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Trade Update Since returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has reignited his signature ‘America First’ trade agenda. This has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill The Planning and Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in Parliament on the 11th March. This is one of the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Food Strategy The Government has started the process to produce a national Food Strategy. It has set up a Food Strategy Advisory To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 National Estate for Nature The National Estate for Nature Group has held its inaugural meeting. The Group, which is made up of major landowners To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Farm Assurance Dr David Llewellyn has been appointed as the independent monitoring and reporting commissioner to monitor the progress of delivering the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 March 2025 Rural England Prosperity Fund Defra has announced up to £33 million will be directed to the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) for the 2025/26 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 March 2025 Farm Budget The closure of the SFI has highlighted once again the issue of the farm support budget. In this article we To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 March 2025 Farm Business Income Profits rose for all farm types in England in 2024/25, apart from Cereals Farms. This is according to the forecasts To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 March 2025 SFI Fallout System Faults Further to Defra’s shock, without notice, closure of the SFI 2024, there were many situations where applications had To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 March 2025 Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund Defra has confirmed there will be no further rounds of the CS Facilitation Fund. The scheme supports individuals who act To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 March 2025 Countryside & Environmental Stewardship Annual revenue claims for both Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements can now be made. CS applicants will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 March 2025 Surplus Food Fund The deadline for submitting bids to the new Surplus Food Fund has been extended to 27th March. For more information To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 March 2025 SFI Closed The SFI Expanded Offer (SFI 2024) was suddenly closed on the evening of the 11th March. Defra has said all To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2025 Policy Announcements Capital grants will be available again in England after the schemes were closed in the autumn due to budget over-runs. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 February 2025 Trade Update Since the inauguration of President Trump on 20th January, there have been a major shift in US trade policy back To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 February 2025 Hedgerow Regulation Enforcement Defra has published its guidance on the RPA’s regulatory approach and the use of civil sanctions to enforce the Hedgerow To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 February 2025 SFI Uptake In England, 64% of the agricultural area is now covered by some form of agri-environment scheme. Data published by Defra To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 Rural Delivery Plan: Scotland The Scottish Government is asking for views to help shape its Rural Delivery Plan. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 Delinked Payments Defra has confirmed, as from 2025, that it plans to make Delinked payments (aka the BPS) as one payment from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
