Subscribers Only 5 July 2022 Legacy HLS and CS New legislation is expected to be introduced shortly to allow the continuation of old Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) and Countryside To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 July 2022 English Farm Profitability Farm profits in England rose 17% in real terms between 2020 and 2021. This is in line with the figures To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 July 2022 Sustainable Farming Incentive The initial stage of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) launched on 30th June. There is no deadline date for applications, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 July 2022 Beet Price Sugar beet growers are set to receive a significant price increase for next season. NFU Sugar and British Sugar have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 June 2022 FTA Negotiations with Gulf Cooperation Council The UK launched Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) on 22nd June. This is seen To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Sustainable Farming Incentive Defra has confirmed the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will open for applications from 30th June. This is the first part To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Livestock Methane Tax According to reports, the New Zealand government is planning on introducing a methane tax on emissions from livestock in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Global Grain Markets Global grain markets have continued to fall from recent highs as the northern hemisphere grain harvest kicks-off. The prospect of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 UK Arable Market Update With harvest creeping ever closer, attention remains on the weather in the UK. Generally, crops are looking healthy, benefitting from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Meat Market Update Pigs The EU-Spec Standard Pig Price (SPP) is at a record high, but is still some way short of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Scotland’s Biodiversity Strategy Scotland is consulting on a new Biodiversity Strategy aimed at halting nature loss by 2030 and reversing it by 2045. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 Potato Update Potato planting conditions were largely good this year but drought fears increased in April and early May. They were alleviated To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 June 2022 2022 BPS Payments Scotland Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has announced, subject to the approval of the Scottish Parliament, that farmers and crofters will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 June 2022 EU Proposals on NI Protocol Flexibilities On 15th June, the EU Commission published two position papers fleshing out its October proposals (click here for more detail) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 June 2022 Milk Production and Prices Production According to AHDB data, GB milk production totalled 1,139m litres in the peak month of May. Compared with last To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 June 2022 Scotland’s Transition to Net Zero Increased funding for peatland and woodland restoration in Scotland has been announced. The plans have been published in the Scottish To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 June 2022 Sustainable Farming Scheme Wales – Jun ’22 The Welsh Government is asking farmers and other members of the rural community to help with co-designing the Sustainable Farming To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 June 2022 Welsh Residential Tenancies Changes to Welsh residential tenancy legislation has been delayed. The (long awaited) Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 should have come To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 June 2022 Government Food Strategy The Government’s much-delayed Food Strategy has been met with a mixed reception on its eventual release. The White Paper responds To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 June 2022 Farming Transformation Fund Further to our article published on 25th May (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/farming-transformation-fund/) the Adding Value theme of the Farming Transformation Fund is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 June 2022 Slurry Infrastructure Grants Defra has released further information on the Slurry Infrastructure Grant (SIG). However, this mainly just confirms many of the ‘rules’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 June 2022 Farm Practices Defra has released the results from its latest Farm Practices Survey (FPS). The Survey, run in February 2022, focused on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 June 2022 Scotland’s Rural Land Market & Values Scottish farmland values increased by more than 30% in 2021 according to a recently published report. Values for the poorest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 May 2022 Local Nature Recovery Info Defra has provided a little more detail on the upcoming Local Nature Recovery (LNR) scheme. In a post on its To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
