Members Only 17 May 2024 Nutrient Management Research Grants Defra has announced funding for projects which will develop innovative solutions to farm nutrient management. Through the Farming Innovation Programme, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 May 2024 Wet Weather Adjustments to Schemes Defra has announced some temporary adjustments to agri-environmental agreements due to the wet weather. This means that if the bad To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 May 2024 SFS Delayed: Wales The commencement of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) in Wales has been delayed by one year. In a Written Statement, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 May 2024 Sheep Payments: Scotland The Scottish Government has announced sheep headage payments are starting to be made to eligible farmers. As of 10th May, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 May 2024 UK Border Controls On 30th April, the UK Government introduced its next phase of border controls under its ‘Border Target Operating Model’ (BTOM), To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 May 2024 Seasonal Workers Scheme Extended The Government has announced that the Seasonal Worker Scheme will be extended for a further five years to 2029. Visas To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 May 2024 Infrastructure Support: Wales The Welsh Government has announced it will be opening two schemes to support investment to prevent on-farm pollution from slurry To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 May 2024 SFI and Countryside Stewardship Areas Defra have published data showing the area that had been entered into each Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 May 2024 Planning Changes The Planning rules for agriculture in England have been relaxed. This will make it easier to convert redundant farm buildings To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 April 2024 Water Resources Advice A new service for farmers to help assess water resources has been launched. The Environment Agency is offering a ‘screening To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2024 Crop Codes Our article last month (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/bps-claims-2024/) reported that there is no action required in order to receive the delinked BPS To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 April 2024 River Wye Action Plan Defra has published an Action Plan to stop the decline in water quality of the River Wye and support the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 April 2024 Hedgerow Legislation Further to our article of 6th March (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/hedgerow-protection-2/), the new hedgerow legislation has been laid in both Houses of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 April 2024 Land Prices After a brief pause, the RICS has re-started publication of its land price series. This shows transaction data (i.e. actual To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 April 2024 Tenancy Code of Practice A new Code of Practice has been launched for the tenanted farm sector in England. It is designed to encourage To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 April 2024 Urea Rule A reminder that as from the 1st April 2024 farmers in England should only use urea fertiliser that has been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 April 2024 Flood Relief Defra has provided more information on support for farmers who suffered uninsurable damage to their land due to flooding earlier To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 April 2024 Water Restoration Fund Defra has opened a new scheme to help improve the water environment England. The Water Restoration Fund is funded through To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2024 Scottish Conditionality: 2025 The Scottish Government has provided more details of the ‘conditionality’ that will apply to farm payments in 2025. This is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2024 Farm Assurance Red Tractor has officially announced that it will drop its proposed ‘Greener Farms’ environmental bolt-on to its Farm Assurance standards. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2024 Minimum Wages UK Minimum Wages rise as from the 1st April. The main National Living Wage rises to £11.44 per hour from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2024 Welsh Farm Minister There has been a re-shuffle of the Welsh Cabinet following the appointment of Vaughan Gething as First Minister. This has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2024 BPS Claims 2024 England It seems increasingly clear that farmers (and their advisors) will not have to do anything to claim their de-linked To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 March 2024 Private Nature Markets Defra has provided an update on the development of private nature markets. This sees companies, organisations and individuals paying for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
