Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
