Members Only 10 April 2017 Scottish Payments Update The IT system in Scotland is continuing to cause problems in the delivery of support payments to farmers and crofters. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 April 2017 Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2015/16 year although, the rate of increase has slowed down. The latest DEFRA To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 No Increase in EFA The percentage of arable land that needs to be allocated as Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) will not be increased from 5% to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Article 50 Triggered So the letter has been delivered, the wheels are in motion and the divorce process began on 29th March. Theresa To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 March 2017 LFASS Update Under EU rules, 2017 will be the last year that the current Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) will be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 BPS Bridging Payments The RPA will be writing to all those eligible claimants who have not yet received their 2016 BPS, during the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 March 2017 Agri-brexit Coalition Eight organisations and trade associations have come together to form The Agri-Brexit Coalition. The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), Agricultural Industries To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 March 2017 Land Values Cooling The latest results from the RICS/RAU Land Market Survey for the second half of 2016 shows land values continue to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 March 2017 CSS Applications 2017 The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) in England is now open for applications. This for agreements that will commence on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 Spring Budget 2017 Philip Hammond delivered his first (and last) Spring Budget on 8th March and, as was probably expected, most of the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 BPS Merged Parcels The RPA has confirmed it may have merged some land parcels incorrectly. This may be due to Remote Sensing or To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 March 2017 Farm Business Income The latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures released by DEFRA for England show an improvement for most sectors following significant To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 March 2017 BPS 2017 Online Applications Open The Rural Payment Service is now ‘open’ to make online applications for the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). It is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 February 2017 BPS Bridging Payments Andrea Leadsom has announced that a 75% bridging payment will be made to those still awaiting their 2016 BPS monies To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 Welsh BPS & Grants Update BPS 2017 The Single Application Form (SAF) will be available to complete via RPW Online from 6th March 2017. Claimants To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 BPS Query Form The RPA has made available online a ‘BPS Payment Query Form’. This can be found at – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-payment-scheme-payment-query-form. This should To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 Greening Simplification The use of pesticides on EFA-land, notably nitrogen fixing crops such as peas and beans, looks set to be banned To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2017 Countryside Stewardship – Feb ’17 Online Functionality There will be a number of Countryside Stewardship (CS) functions available online 2017. These will be available via To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 February 2017 BPS 2017 – Feb ’17 The 2017 BPS application window is just round the corner (!) and it appears the process and the system will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 EU-Canada Trade Deal The EU- Canada trade deal, which hit the headlines after the Wallonia region in Belgium nearly collapsed the agreement, is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 GMO & Pesticide Voting Rules The EU is proposing changes to the voting rules for approving products such as Genetically Modified (GM) crops and pesticides To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 Scotland’s Commitment to Farming Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she will ‘fight’ for the best possible deal for Scottish farmers in Brexit To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 February 2017 NFU Appointment The NFU has appointed Philip Hambling as its new head of food and farming. Mr Hambling who starts in mid-April To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 February 2017 Glastir Advanced A new round of Glastir Advanced will open on the 28th February. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
