Members Only 29 July 2025 US/EU ‘Trade Deal’ On 27th July, the US and the EU agreed a trade deal that will levy a 15% tariff on most To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 July 2025 UK Grain Market Update Harvest in the UK was off to a fast start. Some winter barley was cut by the end of June, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 July 2025 EA Inspections Defra has said Environment Agency (EA) farm inspections will be increasing by about 50% after a ‘funding boost’. Defra states To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 July 2025 CS Higher Tier The Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) will open for applications in September – but only for those that have already To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 July 2025 UK/India Trade Deal On 24th July, the UK and Indian Prime Ministers formally signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was initially announced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 July 2025 Global Grain Markets With the Northern Hemisphere harvest in full flow, it is worth looking at global supply and demand and its implications To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 July 2025 Food Strategy The Government has published its Food Strategy for England called ‘Towards a Good Food Cycle’. It sets out the challenges To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2025 Agriculture in the UK The annual compendium of farming statistics, ‘Agriculture in the UK’ has been published by Defra. The document covers all of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2025 Capital Grants: 50% Spent According to Defra, half of the budget for the capital grants scheme has already been ‘allocated’. The scheme only opened To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2025 Inheritance Tax The legislation to enact the changes to Inheritance Tax outlined in the autumn Budget has now been published. For those To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2025 Sustainable Farming Scheme: Wales The Welsh Government has published details of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) which commences on 1st January 2026. The SFS To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2025 EU Budget The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) may have a far lower level of future funding – but not for some time. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 July 2025 Reopened SFI The SFI 2024 offer re-opened for certain applicants at 12 noon on 7th July. Applications can be made during a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 July 2025 Capital Grants Offer: England Defra has announced the re-opening of the Capital Grants offer as from 3rd July 2025. This is the scheme that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Arable Markets With the cereal harvest imminent, grain prices have risen, fueled by Middle Eastern tensions. The November 2025 contract reached £185 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Bluetongue: Movement of Livestock With the Bluetongue Restriction Zone in England expanding to cover the whole of the country from 1st July, those who To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Dairy Roundup Record milk output during the spring has seen the AHDB increase its GB production forecast for the 2025/26 milk year. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Loam Farm With harvest fast approaching for many, and already started for some, we have updated the figures for our Loam Farm To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Beef & Sheep Update Beef After increasing week-on-week since the turn of the year, prime cattle prices have been falling through May and June. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Farming Rules for Water Defra as updated its statutory guidance for enforcing the Farming Rules for Water. The guidance does not amend the regulations; To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Scottish Policy Announcements The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands made several announcements at the Royal Highland Show. These included; The launch To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 New Scottish Capital Grant Scheme The new Future Farming Investment Scheme will open on 14th July for farmers and crofters in Scotland. It closes on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Private Nature Funding The Government is seeking evidence on how to support and incentivise private sector investment in nature recovery through a Call To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 June 2025 Surplus Food The Government has announced twelve food charities across England will receive a share of £13.6m under the Tackling Food Surplus To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
