Members Only 24 October 2018 Brexit Negotiations In recent days, it has been reported that the Brexit negotiations are entering their final phases with respect to the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 October 2018 National Parks Michael Gove and Julian Glover are inviting the public to have their say on the future of our National Parks To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 October 2018 Welsh BPS Loan Scheme As previously reported, Wales is making a nationally funded loan scheme available for those that do not receive their 2018 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 October 2018 Review of Allocation of Farm Support 2020-2022 Michael Gove has announced a review of how agricultural funding should be distributed fairly between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 October 2018 Small Grants Scheme Defra has confirmed that the Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme will now open for a further round of applications in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 October 2018 Agriculture Bill Progress The Agriculture Bill received its second reading in the House of Commons on the 10th October. MPs voted to approve To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 October 2018 Scottish BPS Payments Scottish Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced that the first tranche of 2018 BPS loan payments are underway and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 October 2018 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has confirmed that the deadline for applications to the Farm Business Grant has been extended until 26th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 October 2018 New Defra Minister A new Minister has joined the Defra team. David Rutley, MP for Macclesfield, joins as a Parliamentary Under Secretary. He To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 October 2018 Scottish Brexit Task Force Fergus Ewing, Rural Economy Secretary for Scotland, has announced plans to establish a Task Force to produce measures which will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 October 2018 Financial Discipline Reimbursement Defra has announced the latest Financial Discipline Mechanism (FDM) reimbursement rate is 1.310%. Any farmer with a 2017 BPS claim To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 October 2018 BPS Conversion Rate 2018 BPS payments for 2018 will be converted at a rate of €1 = £0.89281. This is 0.2% lower than last year’s To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 September 2018 Budget Date 2018 The Government has announced that the date of the Budget will be brought forward so that it does not clash To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2018 Land Market The latest release from the RICS/RAU Rural Land Market Survey shows land prices still edging up, although this appears to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2018 Brexit Progress(?) Events of the last month seem to have made the prospect of a No-Deal Brexit more likely. As outlined previously, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2018 £/€ Exchange Rate As we approach the final few days of September, the average £/€ exchange rate for the month is looking very To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2018 Strutt & Parker Farms for Sale Strutt and Parker Farms has been put up for sale. The business is diverse, generating income of about £21m a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 September 2018 Farm Policy – Further Thoughts Now there has been further time to digest the contents of the Agriculture Bill, and the accompanying statements from Defra, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 September 2018 Migration Advisory Committee Report The recently published Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report calls for a radical shift in UK migration policy in a post-Brexit To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 September 2018 Environmental Stewardship Payments We recently updated readers on Countryside Stewardship (CS) payments, but Environmental Stewardship (ELS & HLS) Agreement holders have been experiencing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 September 2018 Agriculture Bill The long-awaited Agriculture Bill was introduced into Parliament on the 12th September. Most interest will be on how farm support To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 September 2018 Defra’s Brexit Preparations The National Audit Office (NAO) reports that Defra has been making good progress in its preparations for leaving the EU. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 September 2018 Seasonal Workers Pilot Scheme A pilot scheme will operate next year which could see up to 2,500 workers allowed into the UK to undertake To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 September 2018 AHDB Consultation – Sept ’18 The farming industry is being asked its views on the future of the AHDB. Defra and the devolved administrations have To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
