Members Only 29 November 2024 Danish Livestock Tax Denmark will become the first country in the world to tax greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. A ‘Green Tripartite Agreement’ To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2024 Capital Grants Closed The Capital Grants scheme in England has been closed. We wrote last month that the scheme, which provides funding for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2024 SFS Wales The Welsh Government released further details on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) on the 25th November. This sees significant changes To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2024 Higher Tier Stewardship Delay It has been suggested the the Higher Tier Environmental Stewardship scheme may not be open for applications until next summer. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2024 Capital Grants Although there has been no formal notification from RPA, it appears that the Capital Grants schemes in England have been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 November 2024 Farm Business Income Defra has released its latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for England. The data relates to the 2023/24 year – To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 November 2024 Hedgerow Regulations Defra has opened a consultation on the regulatory approach and the use of civil sanctions for hedgerow management. Readers will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 November 2024 Flood Payments The RPA has started to contact those that are due a Recovery Payment following the extreme wet weather last winter To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 November 2024 SFS Preparatory Schemes: Wales The Welsh Rural Affairs Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, has announced application windows for further SFS Preparatory Phase schemes. In addition to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 November 2024 SFI 2024 Applications From 12th November, an Expression of Interest is no longer required before applying for the SFI 2024 expanded offer. Applications To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 November 2024 UK Shared Prosperity Fund Not mentioned by the Chancellor in her Budget speech, but buried in the accompanying documents, was news on the UK To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 November 2024 Shadow Defra Minister Victoria Atkins has been appointed Shadow Defra Secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. Ms Atkins was previously Health Secretary To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 October 2024 Delinked Payments & ELM Following the Budget, Defra has released further information on its farming support schemes for 2025. Details can be found in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 October 2024 Budget: Autumn 2024 Rachel Reeves unveiled the first Budget of the new Labour administration on the 30th October. As expected, it included large To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 EU Deforestation Reg. Delay The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) implementation has been delayed by one year. The delay was announced in mid-October following the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 EU Entry/Exit System Delay The EU’s Entry/Exit System (EES), originally set for 2023, has been delayed until 2025, following an EU Commission announcement on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Seasonal Worker Visas The Government has confirmed the Seasonal Worker visa route will be maintained for 2025. This means 43,000 per year will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 New Priorities for Research A recent report has found farmers would like researchers to investigate the impact on farming of Artificial Intelligence, methane, carbon To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Special Representative for Nature The UK government has appointed Ruth Davis OBE as the first Special Representative for Nature. Ms Davis previously advised the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Temporary Adjustments to Agri Environment Agreements The RPA has confirmed the temporary adjustments to agri-environment agreements because of the wet weather do not (currently) apply to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2024 Defra Regulation Review Dan Corry has been appointed to carry out an internal review into the regulation and regulators at Defra. The review To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 October 2024 Entitlements: Nil Value With delinking, English entitlements have disappeared (and thus have a nil value). The loss of the capital value can be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 October 2024 Welsh National Park The Welsh Government is consulting on its proposal to designate a new National Park. This is planned to be a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 September 2024 Land Use Framework The Defra Secretary has promised that the much-delayed Land Use Framework for England will be published shortly. Speaking on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
