Subscribers Only 26 August 2022 Dairy Roundup – Aug ’22 Production According to AHDB milk production is falling even further behind historic trends – due to a combination of drought To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Fertiliser and CO2 The fertiliser market has entered another period of turmoil after a quieter few months. The price of natural gas has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Harvest 2022 and Prices Overall The UK grain harvest is all-but finished now and, overall, has produced excellent results. Completion by the end of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Labour Shortages The NFU continues to campaign for the Seasonal Workers Scheme (SWS) to be made ‘fit-for-purpose’. A report, based on a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Methane Suppressing Feed Products Defra has opened a ‘Call for Evidence’ to help it understand more about Methane-suppressing feed products. The Call for Evidence To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Farming Innovation Programme Further to our article last month (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/funding-for-farm-based-protein/) Defra has announced a further two ‘competitions’ via the Farming Innovation Programme. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2022 GDT Drop There are warning signs in global dairy markets as prices continue to fall. At the benchmark Global Dairy Trade (GDT) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2022 Grazing & Cutting CS and ES Options Due to the hot, dry, weather Defra has announced ‘temporary requirement adjustments’ to some Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 August 2022 Nutrient Mitigation Scheme Defra has announced support for a Nutrient Mitigation Scheme to try and reduce pollution but also allow Local Planning Authorities To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 August 2022 Biodiversity Metric Defra has launched a Consultation on proposed ‘technical’ changes to the Biodiversity Metric. This is a additional consultation to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 August 2022 Ukrainian Grain Shipments On 22nd July, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement to allow shipments of grain to leave Black Sea ports. Reports To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 August 2022 Interest Rate Hikes The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates by 0.50% in a bid to reduce inflation. The rise of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 July 2022 Ireland: GHG Emissions Reduction Target After much debate, the coalition partners of the Irish Government finally agreed on a 25% reduction target for greenhouse gas To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2022 Farm Policy and Schemes: England Defra has published its new ‘Farming policies and payments in England‘ booklet. Running to about 20 pages it summarises the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2022 Funding for Farm-Based Protein Defra has announced funding for projects to help increase domestic production of healthy sustainable protein. The ‘competition’ which was launched To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 July 2022 Annual Health and Wefare Review The Annual Health and Welfare Review is due to open this autumn. Defra is asking for farmers and vets to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 July 2022 Meat Markets Lamb New Season Lamb (NSL) prices remain strong. Even though the GB liveweight NSL dropped by 6p on the week To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 July 2022 Dairy Markets Update Production GB milk production for June was already 2% lower than year earlier levels even before the heatwave in mid-July To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 July 2022 UK Grain Market Update – Jul ’22 The UK grain and oilseed harvest is well ahead of typical pace. Much the UK barley crop and swathes of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 July 2022 Global Grain Markets Update Global grain market prices have fallen over the last month. Global grain harvests are progressing, and Russia and Ukraine have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 July 2022 Trade Update – July 2022 Although summer is often quieter on the trade front, there have been a couple of developments in recent weeks which To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2022 Review of ELM Roll-Out The Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has launched a probe into the Governments roll-out of the Environmental Land To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 July 2022 Government Review of Pig Contracts A UK wide consultation into the structure of contracts in the pig industry has been launched by Defra. Following the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 July 2022 BPS England The RPA has started to make BPS advance payments to farmers in England as of 19th July. The agency expects To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin