Members Only 24 December 2018 Metaldehyde Ban Defra has announced a ban on the outdoor use of Metaldehyde across Great Britain as from Spring 2020. The pesticide To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2018 Brexit: More Tumult and Uncertainty Brexit Options To say the least, it has been a tumultuous month for Theresa May. Despite reaching an accord on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2018 Farm Inspection and Regulation Review Defra has published the final report from the independent Farm Inspection and Regulation Review. The review, chaired by Dame Glenys To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 Farm Profits Down in 2018 UK farming profitability fell 15% in 2018 compared to the year before. The forecast of Total Income from Farming (TIFF) from Defra To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 Agriculture Bill The Agriculture Bill passed the Committee stage in the House of Commons on the 20th November. The next step in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 ELMS Update There is nothing concrete to report on the new Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELMS) as yet. Our September article provided To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 Farming Rules for Water In last years’ December Bulletin we wrote about the new Farming Rules for Water which were to be introduced from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 Trade Update – TRQs Split and EU-Japan FTA UK-EU Proposed TRQs Split One of the (many) issues that the UK and EU need to agree on is the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 RPA Update The RPA has sent ‘An Update’ to its customers. This provides information, not only on the BPS, but also the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 Glastir & Sustainable Production Grant Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has announced an £80m funding package to extend Glastir and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2018 HLS Extensions Defra is in final negotiations with the EU Commission to be allowed to extend some of the current HLS Agreements. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2018 BPS 2018 The RPA has announced more than 65% of claimants in England received their 2018 Basic Payment on 3rd December. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 November 2018 Brexit – Future Relationship Future Relationship Agreement On 25th November, EU leaders agreed the Withdrawal Agreement (see accompanying article) in addition to a 26-page To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 November 2018 BPS Payments 2018 Payments for the 2018 BPS are due to commence from 1st December. In England it is possible to check to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 November 2018 Welsh BPS 2020 Lesley Griffiths, Welsh Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs has announced the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will remain To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 November 2018 Whole Wales Approach to Nitrate Pollution Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs has announced new regulations will come into force in Wales To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 November 2018 Scottish Joint Venture Hub NFU Scotland launched its new Joint Venture Hub at AgriScot on Wednesday 21st November. The Hub is a platform to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 November 2018 Committee on Climate Change UK agriculture and food should be fundamentally reformed to help combat climate change. This is the message from a report by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 November 2018 Brexit Withdrawal Agreement On 14th November, after ‘thousands’ of hours of negotiations, the UK and the EU finally reached an accord over the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2018 Farm Business Income Revised figures from Defra show an improvement in profitability across most sectors in 2017/18. Taken from the Farm Business Survey To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 November 2018 2018 BPS Payments England The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has announced the payment levels under the 2018 BPS for England. As previously forecast, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 October 2018 Budget 2018 The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, presented the 2018 Budget on the 29th October. The timing was unusual, being To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 October 2018 Scottish Agriculture Bill Amendments The Scottish Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, Fergus Ewing, has written to Michael Gove suggesting a number of amendments To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 October 2018 No Deal Brexit Preparations NAO Report on No Deal Readiness On 24th October, the National Audit Office (NAO) released its latest report on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
