Members Only 19 December 2017 Brexit Progress Trade Talks Can Start EU leaders meeting on the 15th December rubber-stamped the deal that allows the Brexit talks to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2017 English Grant Schemes Countryside Stewardship Scheme Similar to last year, delays are expected in issuing Countryside Stewardship Agreements. Although the problem is not To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2017 Brexit Breakthrough Sufficient progress has been made in the Exit strand of the Brexit negotiations for the talks to move on to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 December 2017 Farming Rules For Water The Government has announced new rules for farmers in England to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture. The ‘Farming Rules To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 CAP Reform Plans The EU Commission has officially started discussions on the next round of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform with its publication of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 Countryside Stewardship Changes The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is to get a number of improvements ahead of the 2018 application period. These are designed to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 More Rural Growth Funding The Growth Programme under the RDPE is to receive an extra £45m of funding. The DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, announced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 Brexit and Rural Scotland A report has been issued into how Brexit will impact Rural Scotland. Prepared by the National Council of Rural Advisors, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Other News – November 2017 The NFU of England and Wales will be looking for a new leader come February. The current President, Meurig Raymond, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 UK Industrial Strategy: Food & Farming New residential Government has launched an industrial strategy for the UK economy. The White Paper entitled ‘Industrial Strategy – Building To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Scottish Residential Tenancies New residential tenancy legislation in Scotland comes into force as from 1st December. The introduction of the Private Housing (Tenancies) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 English Grants Countryside Productivity Grants Extended New grant funding is available for farmers in England to improve productivity and add value to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Base Rate Rise – Nov ’17 The Bank of England raised the UK Base Rate to 0.5% on the 2nd November. Some younger readers may not To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Budget 2017 The 2017 Budget, delivered by the Chancellor Philip Hammond on the 22nd November, was dominated by deteriorating economic forecasts. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 New Environmental Body Michael Gove, Environmental Secretary, has announced plans to consult on a new independent body for environmental standards. The new body To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Brexit Roundup – Progress (Or Lack Of) Little has seemingly shifted in the Brexit talks this month. The next big event will be the Summit of EU To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 November 2017 Greening Penalties Whilst we await further announcements on the operation of ‘greening’ under the Basic Payment Scheme, it may be worthwhile looking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 November 2017 BPS Payments 2017 Payment levels under the 2017 BPS in England have been announced by the Rural Payments Agency. The headline figure is that the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 Welsh RDP Scheme Updates A number of schemes in Wales are currently open or require Agreement Holders’ attention: Glastir Organic – New agreement holders To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 New Independent Environmental Body Michael Gove, Environmental Secretary, has announced plans to consult on a new independent body for environmental standards. The new body To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 Growth Programme The deadline for applications to the growth Programme under the RDPA has been extended until 31st May 2018. The deadline for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 November 2017 Halfway to Brexit Thursday the 9th November 2017 marked the mid-point between the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, and the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 November 2017 Scottish BPS Payments Scottish BPS loan payments have began ahead of schedule. Scottish Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has confirmed that about 12,300 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 November 2017 Tenant Farming Commissioner’s Survey Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner is inviting Landlords and Tenants to take part in a survey to find out their views To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
