Subscribers Only 29 April 2019 Supermarket Merger Off The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has blocked the merger of Sainsburys and Asda. The planned £7.3bn merger, announced a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 April 2019 GHG Emissions The UK is managing to reduce the amount of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions it produces. Latest figures from Defra (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uks-carbon-footprint) show To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 April 2019 Residential Lettings The Government has outlined plans to give tenants greater security of tenure under residential lettings. There will be a consultation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 April 2019 Farm Practices Survey Defra has released the results from its Farm Practices Survey held in October 2018. The survey included questions on business To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2019 General Licences for Bird Control On Thursday 25th April, Natural England (NE) revoked the three General Licences which allow for the control of certain wild To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 April 2019 Never-ending Brexit The UK is now faced with the prospect of a ‘Halloween Brexit’ after yet another extension of the Article 50 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 April 2019 UK Gains 3rd Country Status The EU has approved the UK as a ‘third country’. This means that, in the event of a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 April 2019 Agricultural Tenancy Reform Defra and the Welsh Government have launched consultations seeking views on reforms to agricultural tenancy legislation. The proposals aim to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 April 2019 Farm Rents Latest rent data from Defra shows a mixed picture. Land let under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) Tenancies saw a decline To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 April 2019 Scottish Support Payments The Scottish Government has announced Scottish Suckler Beef Support Scheme (SSBSS) and LFASS payments will be made over the coming To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 April 2019 2018 BPS & CS The RPA has confirmed claimants will start receiving Bridging payments as from 12th April. These payments will be made to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 April 2019 Tenant Farming Commissioner Bob McIntosh, Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner has released his sixth Code of Practice. The Code of Practice for Agreeing and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 April 2019 Scottish Farm Incomes Latest figures from the Scottish Government show average Farm Business Income (FBI) in 2017/18 rose to £35,400. This is a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 March 2019 Ensus Bioethanol production at the Ensus plant in Wilton has resumed again. Although production, which halted for the fourth time back To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2019 Future Support in Wales The Welsh Government has said no decisions on future farm support and land management policies will be published until May. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2019 Brexit Update – Mar ’19 To say the least, it has been a tumultuous month for the UK Government on Brexit. Once again, it has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2019 Scottish Land Ownership The concentration of land ownership in Scotland has significant negative effects on rural communities. This is the finding of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2019 Agriculture in the English Regions Defra has released new data on the regional economic performance of the farming sector. The latest figures are for 2017 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2019 Land & Rental Values Latest results from the RICS/RAU Land Survey reveal a mixed picture for farmland values. The data covers the second half To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 March 2019 Spring Statement The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, presented his Spring Statement on the 13th March. It was rather overshadowed by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 March 2019 Post-Brexit Tariffs Plans Protection from low-cost imports of agricultural goods in the UK could be sharply reduced in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 March 2019 BPS 2019 After a short delay, the online application window is now open in England. If applicants log onto Rural Payments, scroll To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 March 2019 BPS 2019 Those in England who are raring to get their BPS 2019 application season started, may have to wait a little To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 March 2019 Farm Business Income Farm profits fell across most farm types in the 2018/19 year. This is the finding of the first forecasts of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin