Members Only 30 January 2018 Countryside Stewardship – Jan ’18 Similar to last year, there are delays in getting Countryside Stewardship agreement offers out. Natural England has said it will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 January 2018 BPS ‘Bridging’ Payments The Farm Minister, George Eustice, has announced that bridging payments will be made available to those in England who have To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2018 Greening Factsheet In light of the Greening rule changes which have been announced for the 2018 BPS, we have updated our Greening To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2018 Capping and Splitting The announcement from DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, that he intends to introduce capping of the Basic Payment from 2020 has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 January 2018 BPS Update – Jan ’18 Active Farmer Test The Active Farmer rule is being abolished in England as from the 2018 BPS year. No decisions To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 January 2018 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the Farm Business Grant will re-open on 29th January and close on the 16th March. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 January 2018 AECS Opens The Scottish Government has announced the re-opening of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) for 2018. The scheme encourages farmers to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2018 Greening Update DEFRA has confirmed a number of further updates to the Greening rules for 2018. Our article back in August (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/2018-greening-rules-confirmed/) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2018 Countryside Stewardship – Jan ’18 The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is now open for applications. This includes the Mid Tier, Higher Tier, the Hedgerows and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2018 Online Entitlements and Land Transfers The RPA has switched on the the functionality to allow online transfers of land and also entitlements for the 2018 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2018 HS2 Woodland Fund The Forestry Commission has announced that the HS2 Woodland fund is now open for applications. There is no closing date To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 January 2018 25 Year Environment Plan Theresa May has unveiled the long awaited 25 Year Environment Plan. With the aim of the Government to leave the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 January 2018 Gove and Future Farm Support Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, has provided some clarity around the future of farm To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 January 2018 BPS Updates for England Payments Michael Gove has reported that 91% of claimants received their 2017 BPS payment by the end of December. We To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 January 2018 Welsh BPS Updates Changes to Land In Wales, the Field Management (FM4) paper forms used to to report changes to land have been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 January 2018 Woodland Creation Grant The Countryside Stewardship Woodland Creation Grant is now open for applications. This is a standalone capital grant under the CSS. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2017 Brexit Sector Analyses The House of Commons Brexit Committee has finally published impact assessments on how 39 sectors of the UK economy will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2017 BPS Payment Update – Dec ’17 The RPA has announced that, as at the 20th December, 84% of claimants had received their 2017 BPS. This equates To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 December 2017 BPS 2017 Payment Progress The RPA has announced it paid 63% of eligible BPS claimants in England between 1st and 6th of December. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2017 LFASS Payments Farmers and crofters will receive more through LFASS payments for 2018 than expected. The Scottish Government has confirmed that hill To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2017 Cross Compliance Guidance – Dec ’17 DEFRA has published the latest cross compliance guidance. The ‘Guide to Cross Compliance in England 2018’ will not be sent To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2017 Welsh NVZs It is looking increasingly likely that the whole of Wales will be designated as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ). Lesley To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2017 Agri Environment Pledge Requested A group of industry organisations has asked the DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, to make a pledge on agri-environment schemes. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2017 EU/Mercosur Trade Deal There will be no EU-Mecosur trade deal this year. The negotiations with the group of South America countries has been held To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
