Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 March 2019 Extra Defra Staff According to a Freedom of Information request, Defra has recruited 2,700 extra staff to deal with Brexit. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 March 2019 New Minister of State Following the resignation of George Eustice, Robert Goodwill has been appointed as Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 March 2019 Eustice Resigns The Farming Minister, George Eustice, resigned his position on the 28th February in protest at the Government’s handling of Brexit. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 February 2019 Brexit Update – Feb ’19 Politically, it has been yet another tumultuous month regarding Brexit, but from an agri-food perspective, there have been relatively few To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 Irish No Deal Preparations The UK Government continues to update its No-Deal Brexit notices (https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/how-to-prepare-if-the-uk-leaves-the-eu-with-no-deal). The Irish Government has now also taken its No-Deal To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 UK Tariffs to be Set The level of tariffs that the UK will levy after Brexit is due to be published shortly. It has been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 New Powers to Prevent Traveller Trespass The Government plans to give new powers to Police and Local Authorities to deal with illegal traveller sites (see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-plans-to-tackle-illegal-traveller-sites). To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 Water Consultations Defra is currently consulting on updating the legislation on water issues. It aims to improve the long-term planning of water resources and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 CFE Relaunch The Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) is now ten years old and is set to be re-launched under a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 February 2019 Conservation Covenants The Government is consulting on the introduction of Conservation Covenants (see https://consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-management/conservation-covenants/). Whilst perhaps not sounding very exciting, these potentially To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 February 2019 Scottish Environmental Protection The Scottish Government has published a consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance after Brexit (see https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-environmental-principles-governance-scotland-4/pages/2/). This seems to mirror To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
