Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 February 2017 Scottish Greening Rules Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced planned changes to the Greening rules in Scotland. The aim is to introduce To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 February 2017 Brexit White Paper The Government has formally published its plan for Brexit. Snappily entitled ‘The United Kingdom’s Exit From And New Partnership With To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 February 2017 Scottish Agricultural Wages Following the consultation held in December the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has agreed that there will be a single minimum To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 February 2017 CAP Reform EU Farm Commissioner, Phil Hogan has launched a consultation on the future of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). The public To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 February 2017 Hedgerow & Boundaries Grant Natural England is inviting applications for its second round of the Countryside Stewardship Hedgerows & Boundaries Grant. In 2016 there To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 February 2017 TIFF for Scotland Farm profits in Scotland are estimated to have risen 14% last year. This finding comes from the Scottish Government’s first estimates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 February 2017 New RPA Chief Executive The RPA has announced after more than six years at the helm, Chief Executive, Mark Grimshaw has decided to stand To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 31 January 2017 Agri-Environment Climate Scheme – Jan ’17 The Scottish Government has launched the latest round of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS). Applicants have until 31st March to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2017 Tesco buys Booker There looks set to be further consolidation in the UK food supply chain with the news that Tesco has agreed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2017 Growth Grants Farmers and other rural businesses are now able to apply for grants under the Growth Programme of the RDPE. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2017 BPS Payments – Jan ’17 The RPA has announced 93% of farmers in England have now received their 2016 BPS money, this is just over To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 January 2017 Brexit News Article 50 Ruling The Government has lost its appeal in the Article 50 case. Eleven Supreme Court Judges ruled by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 January 2017 Budget 2017 The date of the spring Budget has been set for Wednesday 8th March. Following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
