Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 November 2017 NFU Leader to Step Aside 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 November 2017 Additional Countryside Productivity Grants New grant funding is available for farmers in England to improve productivity and add value to farm produce. An extra To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 November 2017 Welsh Capital Grants The Farm Business Grant will re-open for applications on the 2nd January 2018. The deadline for completed forms is the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 October 2017 Ex-WTO Chief Weighs in on Brexit Pascal Lamy, the former Director-General of the WTO, spoke at a couple of Brexit-related events in Dublin recently and made To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2017 LAMMA Move The LAMMA farm machinery show will be moving to the NEC in Birmingham from 2019. The upcoming event in January To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2017 Rise in Farm Business Incomes Revised figures from DEFRA show an improvement in profitability across most sectors in 2016/17. Taken from the Farm Business Survey, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2017 CAP Simplification – Oct ’17 The EU has agreed a further package of rule changes aimed at simplifying the CAP. Contained in the ‘Omnibus Regulation’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2017 Welsh Young Farmers Scheme The Welsh Government has announced that £6m of funding will be allocated to help young farmers. The Young Entrants Support To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 October 2017 Agriculture in the English Regions DEFRA has published statistical data on agriculture in each of the English regions. This covers the output, costs and profit To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 October 2017 Top Fruit Labour A report has just been published that highlights once again how reliant the UK horticultural sector is on EU migrant To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 October 2017 Qualified ‘No’ to Brexit Trade Talks For now, the UK and EU Brexit talks will not move on to discuss future trading relationship. EU leaders, meeting To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 October 2017 Agriculture White Paper As we wrote back in our June Bulletin, an Agriculture Bill is expected as one of a number of pieces To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
