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
Subscribers Only 8 December 2022 Avian Influenza: Wales The Welsh Government announced a housing order for all poultry and captive birds with affect from 2nd December. It is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 Nutrient Management: Wales The Welsh Government has opened a consultation on introducing a licensing scheme which will allow higher levels of nitrogen applications To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 Levelling Up Policy The Government has made some changes to Planning policy in England which will have an effect on rural areas. They To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 English BPS Payments As at the 6th December the RPA reported that it had made 2022 BPS payments to 95.3% of farmers. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 Renewable Heat Support The Scottish Government has announced improved grants for renewable heating. Under the Home Energy Scotland scheme there is a £7,500 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2022 New Entrant Support Pilot A pilot scheme has been launched to help support new entrants to farming. A New Entrant Support Scheme was one To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 December 2022 ELM Review It has now been confirmed that an amended Countryside Stewardship will form the second strand of Environmental Land Management (ELM). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Egg Crisis There have been many reports in the press that that Avian Influenza (AI) is to blame for a shortage of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 UK Grain Markets UK grain and oilseed markets have, unsurprisingly, continued to follow global trends. Spot feed wheat was worth £241.50 per tonne To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Global Grain and Oilseed Markets Throughout November the price of grain has fallen back considerably. Futures prices were dropping before the announcement of a 120-day To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Farm Business Income Updated English Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for 2021/22 were published by Defra at the beginning of November. These update To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2022 Trade Update After a relatively quiet few months on the trade policy front, recent weeks have seen a resurrection of previous debates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
