Subscribers Only 16 October 2019 US Impose Tariffs The US is introducing retaliatory tariffs on a whole raft of products imported from the EU, including food. The full To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 October 2019 Budget Date – Oct ’19 The date for the next Budget has been announced as the 6th November. The Chancellor, Sajid Javid has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 October 2019 UK Government’s Backstop Alternative After weeks of speculation interspersed with non-papers, the UK Government formally tabled its proposals on an alternative for the Backstop To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 October 2019 NFUS Joint Venture Hub A land matching service has been launched in Scotland. The Joint Venture Hub is aimed at bringing together young, enthusiastic To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 October 2019 Land Market Survey The RICS and the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have decided not to publish their latest edition of the Rural Land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 September 2019 BPS Conversion Rate 2019 BPS payments for 2019 will be converted at a rate of €1 = £0.89092. This is very close to (-0.2%) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2019 Euro Conversion Rate The average £/€ exchange rate in September sets the conversion of the year’s BPS from Euros into Sterling. At the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2019 Mercosur Trade Deal The Austrian Government has rejected the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur (a group of South American countries). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2019 Brexit – The Tumult Continues This past month has been one of, if not the most, tumultuous of the entire Brexit process. It started off To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 September 2019 Welsh Agricultural Wages The Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales has proposed a 1.8% pay increase across all grades for farmworkers in Wales. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2019 Countryside Productivity Large Grants Scheme Defra has confirmed there will be extra funds made available so all eligible applications made to the Countryside Productivity Large To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2019 Welsh Scheme Updates Sustainable Production Grant The Expression of Interest for the Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) is now open and closes on 11th To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 September 2019 National Park Review Defra has published the final independent report on the review of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 September 2019 Defra Reshuffle There has been a reshuffle in the junior Ministerial positions at Defra. Rebecca Pow has replaced Therese Coffey following her To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 September 2019 Higher Level Stewardship Readers will recall Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements due to expire in 2019 were rolled-over for another year in some To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 September 2019 Financial Discipline Those who made a BPS claim in 2018 in excess of €2,000 should be receiving a reimbursement shortly via the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions With its aspiration for British farming to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, the NFU has launched its Achieving To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 Agriculture Bill Falls The Agriculture Bill will need to be reintroduced in the next Parliamentary session. Following Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament, the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 BPS 2019 Payments will continue to be made in Euros as well as Sterling for the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme. This has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 No Deal Contingency Plan Details of the ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ worst-case scenario planning in the event of a No-Deal Brexit have been published. This comes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 September 2019 Residential Lettings The Government has launched a consultation – A new Deal for Renting, seeking views on its decision to remove Section To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 September 2019 Movement of Labour EU nationals will still be able to continue to come to the UK to live and work after 31st October To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 September 2019 Spending Review The 2019 Spending Review, held on 4th September, sees Defra receive extra funding along with additional support for Scottish and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 September 2019 Local Enterprise Partnerships Many in the farming industry have quietly forgotten about Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). These were the bodies that set the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin