Subscribers Only 24 July 2023 Fertiliser Usage Falls Fertiliser usage in Great Britain declined considerably, in the wake of inflated costs, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 July 2023 Interim Environment Scheme in Wales The Welsh Government has announced there will be an interim agri-environment scheme to support protection of habitats on agricultural land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2023 Milk Contracts The Government has announced new regulations to come in later this year to ensure supply contracts in the dairy sector To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2023 Species Survival Fund A new £25m Species Survival Fund has been launched by Defra. It is a short-term programme which will support projects To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2023 Nature Recovery Network Six new Nature Recovery project areas have been announced by the Government. These join the six already in place. Between To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2023 Goodbye Cross Complaince The Government has published regulations to end cross-compliance in England. The snappily-titled ‘Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 July 2023 Labour Review The Independent Review of Labour in the Food Supply Chain has made its report to Government. The review was commissioned To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 July 2023 SFI 2022 Agreements It appears that those with SFI 2022 agreements containing the ‘old’ Soils Standard will be served notice to end their To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 July 2023 Glyphosate Review A review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) into the crucial herbicide glyphosate has found ‘no critical areas of concern’. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 July 2023 Agriculture (Wales) Bill The Agriculture (Wales) Bill passed its final stage in the Senedd on 27th June 2023. The Bill will now seek To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 July 2023 Hedgerow Protection Defra has opened a consultation seeking views on the protection of hedgerows. With Delinking of the Basic Payment, the cross-compliance To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 July 2023 Lowland Peat A report has outlined 14 recommendations to help lowland peatlands contribute more to greenhouse gas mitigation. This largely involves allowing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2023 Tree Planting:Wales The next window to apply for Woodland Creation Funding opens in Wales on 24th July and closes on 15th September. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2023 UK Arable Outlook As harvest draws nearer, UK wheat prices have increased, supported by concerns for US maize and prolonged dryness in Northern To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2023 Global Grain Markets Global factors have been key for grain pricing in June, with wheat moving up, largely supported by maize. Maize has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 June 2023 Dairy Update – Jun ’23 Production The AHDB estimated GB production at 1,141m litres in May; a 0.5% increase on last year but 0.82% less To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 June 2023 Meadow Farm Update – Jun ’23 The latest Meadow Farm figures forecast an improvement in returns for the current 2023/24 year. However, the farm’s margin from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 June 2023 Trade Policy Blueprint The UK Trade and Business Commission, a body consisting of business and political leaders from opposition parties as well as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 June 2023 Base Rates – Jun ’23 The Bank of England increased UK Base Rates for the 13th time in a row at its June meeting. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 June 2023 Agricultural Reform: Scotland More detail has been released covering what Scottish farmers will have to do to receive support in 2025. An updated To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 June 2023 Capital Grants: Upcoming Schemes A number of capital grants in England have been flagged-up as opening in the next few months. Farmers, and their To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 June 2023 Private Nature Funding It has been announced that there will be a further round of the Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) later To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 June 2023 SFI 2023: Details Further details of the Standards available under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) in 2023 have been released by Defra. These To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 June 2023 Levy Rate Increase The AHDB is proposing to increase levy rates from April 2024. The Levy Board states that, with no increases in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
