Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Wage Increases Agricultural employers are reminded that minimum wage rates increase as from 1st April. In England the Agricultural Wages Board was To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 CAP Reform – Mar ’18 The process of agreeing the next reform of the Common Agricultural Policy continues within the EU. Although no longer directly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Bayer – Monsanto Approval Bayer has made a significant step closer towards finalising its acquisition of Monsanto after gaining EU approval. The $66 billion To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 EU Agrees Brexit Guidlines EU leaders agreed the negotiating guidelines for the next stage of talks in a matter of seconds at their summit To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Basic Payment Scheme 2017 BPS Payment Update Bridging Payments are due to start being made on 4th April and will arrive in bank To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Welsh Future Farm Policy Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs has announced five ‘core principles’ to underpin future agricultural policy To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Farm Management Practices Farmers are gradually adopting a more professional attitude to running their businesses. This is the finding of a set of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 March 2018 Domestic Agricultural Policy in 2020? The UK could be operating its own Domestic Agricultural Policy as early as the 2020 year. This is one of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 March 2018 Scottish BPS 2018 Applications The 2018 Single Application Form (SAF) window opens on 15th March in Scotland. All guidance can be found on Rural To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 March 2018 2018 BPS Application Window The 2018 BPS application window in England is now open. Guidance All the scheme guidance, forms and continuation booklets can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 March 2018 Farm Profits Rise Profitability across almost all farm types in England rose in the past year. DEFRA has released its provisional forecasts for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 March 2018 LEADER Funding U-Turn After being assured by DEFRA that additional funding would be available, LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) have now been told To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 February 2018 February Brexit Roundup Transition Period Positions Both sides have used the past moth to set out their positions on what a transition period To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 February 2018 Gove Speech and Inspection Review Michael Gove made a keynote speech at the NFU Conference on the 20th February. Being the consummate politician, Mr Gove To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 February 2018 Future Farm Policy DEFRA launched its much-anticipated consultation on the future for food, farming and the environment on 27th of February. It is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 BPS Applications 2018 It seems likely that the Rural Payments system will open for online applications from the 13th March 2018. This is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 Scottish Active Farmer Rule We wrote last month that DEFRA had dropped the Active Farmer rule in England following a change in the legislation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 Farm Incomes Surge The profit of UK agriculture in 2017 rose by 45% compared to the previous year. Total Income from Farming (‘TIFF’) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 New NFU President For the first time in its 109 year history the National Farmer Union (NFU) of England and Wales has elected a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 Innovation Funding New funding of £90m is to be invested by the Government in agri-tech. It will be used to support artificial To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 Farm Collaboration Initiatives The Governments in both England and Scotland have announced initiatives this month to improve the level of collaboration between farm To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 SRUC Brexit Analysis A report analysing the impact of post-Brexit scenarios on different farm types has found that Scotland farmers will be worse To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 CSS Update CS Application Packs Our article of 16th January reported on the opening of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme application window. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 BPS Update – Feb ’18 Although the 2018 BPS application window is not opening until Mid-March, there is still a fair amount going on and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
