Subscribers Only 9 January 2023 Welsh Grants Update Woodlands The 2nd Round of the Woodland Restoration Scheme (WRS) opened for Expressions of Interest on 16th December and will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 January 2023 Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants Update After a brief closure, applications for Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants have re-opened, with some changes to try and provide further To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 January 2023 CS & SFI Payments Defra has announced an update to the Countryside Stewardship (CS) payment rates and the introduction of the Sustainable Farming Incentive To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 December 2022 Environmental Standards The legally binding environmental targets, as required under the 2021 Environment Act, have finally been published. We wrote in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 December 2022 Cross Compliance 2023 Defra has published the cross-compliance rules for 2023. There are no changes to the existing rules. Full details can be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Crop Areas – Dec ’22 The AHDB has now published its Early Birdy Survey of planting intentions at a regional level. The survey is conducted To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Scottish BPS & Budget Scottish farmers will see the levels of their direct payments remain the same in 2023. This is a result of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 UK Grain Production & Markets Defra have now published official figures for UK grain and oilseed rape production. Previous figures had only covered England. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Dairy Update – Dec ’22 GB milk deliveries for September to November were 2.5% higher than for the same period last month. The late flush To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Beef & Sheep Markets – Dec ’22 Beef Prime cattle prices have remained strong throughout the year (see Key Farm Facts). Since rising through March and April, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Livestock Numbers Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2022 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. As can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Veterinary Medicines from GB to NI On Monday, 19th December, the EU Commission’s Brexit Chief Negotiator announced an extension to the grace period, covering the supply To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 BPS: Wales Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths has confirmed that Welsh farmers will continue to receive the BPS at current levels in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2022 Seasonal Labour The Government has increased the number of workers that will able to come to the UK under seasonal working visas. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Investors Push Wheat Prices Lower The value of wheat has fallen considerably over the past month. A bumper crop in Australia, forecasts for strong South To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Nutrient Mitigation Scheme More details are emerging of a new scheme which could provide an additional income stream for some farmers. Readers will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Avian Influenza – Dec ’22 Defra has launched an online reporting system for dead wild birds as part of its Avian Influenza mitigation strategy. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Farming Innovation Programme The Farming Futures: Automation and Robotics, Industrial Research Fund, which we first reported on in October (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/horticulture-support/) will open To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Base Rates – Dec ’22 The Bank of England increased Base Rates by a further 0.5% on 15th December. This is the ninth increase in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Landscape Recovery Defra has said it is keen to launch another round of Landscape Recovery (LR) as soon as possible. LR is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Farm Accounts The Farm Business Survey (FBS) has published its annual analysis of farming businesses in England. ‘Farm Accounts in England’ provides To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Andersons Outlook Andersons has launched its annual ‘Outlook’ publication. This looks ahead to next year and beyond, and offers opinions on the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2022 Agflation Update Farm costs continue to rise. Andersons ‘Agflation’ index shows input prices continuing to rise by around 20% compared to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 December 2022 RPA Strikes Staff at the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) have voted to take strike action during dates in December and January. 91% To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
