Subscribers Only 31 July 2026 Capital Grants: 50% of the Budget Allocated Defra has confirmed that 50% of the £225m Capital Grants budget has now been allocated in less than 24 hours. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 31 July 2026 Capital Grants: 25% of Budget Allocated Defra has already confirmed that 25% of the budget for the Capital Grants scheme has been allocated. The scheme only To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 July 2026 Ensus Government support for the Ensus bioethanol plant will be extended to the end of October. Subsidy for the plant is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 July 2026 Harvest Update July 26 The UK wheat harvest is moving at pace. The winter barley harvest is all but complete with only parts of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 July 2026 Farm Saved Seed The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has set the royalty rates for Farm Saved Seed for the 2026/27 growing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Welsh Schemes Update July ’26 The Welsh Government has provided opening dates for some of the Optional categories under its new Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Trade Update July 2026 Despite it being summer, July 2026 has seen significant developments for UK agri-food trade policy, even as the most consequential To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Pig Sector Survey The Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator (ASCA) has launched a survey to gather views from across the UK pig sector. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Beef & Sheep Update July ’26 Beef After falling through April and May, GB prime cattle prices have risen steadily since the middle of June. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Dairy Production & Prices July ’26 There has been a noticeable shift in the UK dairy market narrative. Earlier in the year the challenge was one To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 CSHT Opens for EOI Applications are now open for the new Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) Expression of Interest (EOI) process. Farmers and land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Potatoes Update After last season, characterised by large volumes, depressed sales and low prices, the hot weather is dominating prospects for 2026/27. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2026 Junior Defra Ministers Following Dame Angela Eagle’s appointment as Defra Secretary, the junior Ministerial team in the Department has also been announced. Stephen To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 July 2026 Cantley Closure British Sugar has announced plans to close its Cantley factory at the end of the next processing season, in February To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2026 New Defra Ministers Dame Angela Eagle has become the 10th Defra Secretary in a decade. She was given the post, as replacement to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2026 Welsh SPS Funding The new Welsh Government has provided a three-year funding commitment to the Sustatinable Farming Scheme (SFS). This was a manifesto To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Ffemio Bro Farmers are able to access a further round of Ffermio Bro funding. The scheme offers grants in Wales’ National Parks To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 BNG Implementation Changes to the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) rules come into effect on the 6th August. We wrote about these in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Welsh Red Tape Review The new Plaid Cymru led Welsh Government has announced an independent review into the bureaucratic burden on family farms in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 30 By 30 The Government has published a delivery plan for how it intends to deliver its commitment to protect 30% of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Innovation, Welfare & Collaboration Grants Defra has announced grant funding across a number of areas over the past month. Innovation Grants: Under the Feasibility Studies To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Scottish Pig Support The Scottish Government has launched a £2m fund to support pig farmers. It is to support independent producers who are To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 Peatland Grants The Government has committed £47m for peatland restoration in England with the aim of reducing carbon emissions. Three schemes will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 July 2026 CSHT Roll Out Countryside Stewardship will be open to more farmers in England later this summer. However, the scheme will continue to be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
