Members Only 30 August 2018 Agriculture in the English Regions Statistics have been published by Defra focusing on the role of farming in the regional economies of England. These show To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 August 2018 Exchange Rate and Support Most readers will be aware that the average £/€ exchange rate during September sets the BPS conversion rate for that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 August 2018 Welsh BPS Loan Payments The Welsh Government is to operate a BPS Loan Scheme for those not paid early in December. The Welsh Farming To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 August 2018 Government No Deal Brexit Notices The Government has stepped-up its preparations for a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. On 23rd August it published 25 notices setting out To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 August 2018 UK Export Strategy Launched On 21st August, the UK Government launched its Export Strategy which seeks to raise exports as a percentage of GDP To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 August 2018 Countryside Stewardship – Aug ’18 Update According to DEFRA and Natural England all CS Agreement holders have now received their first 2017 payment and 43% To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 August 2018 Cross Compliance Breaches The RPA has released its latest report detailing the Cross-compliance statistics for 2017. Although some areas show improvement, in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 August 2018 Sustainable Production Grant Wales The fourth window of the Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) will open in Wales on 3rd September and will run until To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 August 2018 United Utilities Pay for Cover Crops United Utilities has seen a rise in the number of farmers who have bid for funding to grow cover crops To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 August 2018 Early Scottish BPS Payments Scottish farmers could receive a large proportion of their 2018 BPS payments as soon as early October. The Scottish Government has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 August 2018 Slurry Spreading During Drought The Environment Agency (EA) has published new guidance on ‘preventing agricultural pollution in exceptional weather’ in England. This is aimed To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 August 2018 Base Rate Rise – Aug ’18 The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates by a quarter of a percent, to 0.75% on the 2nd August. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 August 2018 Planning Guidance Updated There may be greater opportunities for landowners to develop farmland as a result of new Government Guidance. An updated National Planning To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 August 2018 Northern Ireland Farm Policy Northern Ireland has joined the other UK administrations and published a consultation on future farm policy. The consultation runs until To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 August 2018 Results Based Environmental Scheme Funded An alternative approach to paying for agri-environmental work is to receive extra Government funding. The Payment By Results (PBR) pilot To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 August 2018 FIT Closure Planned The Government is planning to end support for small-scale renewable electricity projects. A consultation on the future of the Feed-in Tariff To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 August 2018 EU GM Blow The application of new breeding techniques in Europe is likely to be more difficult following a ruling by the European To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 August 2018 DEFRA Guidance The hot, dry weather is causing difficulties for some to meet scheme requirements; DEFRA has released guidance for those affected. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 July 2018 RPA Performance The Government has responded to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report and recommendations on the performance of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2018 EU Funding Until 2020 The Treasury has confirmed that any funding secured through EU Programmes, until the end of 2020, will be guaranteed by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2018 Cuadrilla Gets Fracking Greenlight Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd has been given the go ahead to begin fracking. The Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Claire Perry, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2018 Brexit Update In what is becoming a familiar trend, the Brexit process is becoming increasingly turbulent with civil war in the Conservative To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 July 2018 EU/Japan Economic Partnership On 18th July, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Tokyo, thus finalising negotiations on a major new free-trade To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 July 2018 Brexit: Future Relationship White Paper Following on from last week’s negotiating proposals supposedly agreed by the Cabinet at Chequers, the UK Government published, on 12th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
