Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Modest Rise in 2016 Farm Incomes UK farm profits rose by 1.5% in real terms between 2015 and 2016. This is according to DEFRA’s first estimate To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 April 2017 Snap General Election The Prime Minister has announced a snap general election to take place on Thursday 8th June. Whilst the announcement may To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 April 2017 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the first window for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the new Farm Business Grant Scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
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 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 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 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
