Subscribers Only 28 October 2025 Welsh TB Rules Tightened The Welsh Government has announced that there will be a change to the bovine TB rules for those animals that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 October 2025 SFS Impact Assessment The Welsh Government has published the ‘business case’ for the introduction of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). This can be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 October 2025 Scottish Grant Boost The Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) is to receive an additional £7.4m of funding. The uplift was announced by Cabinet To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 October 2025 Positivity Towards British Agriculture British consumers feel more positive about British agriculture in 2025 than at any point in the last seven years. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 October 2025 Bovine TB Vaccine The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided an update on the progress being made in the development of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 October 2025 Welsh BPS Payments The Welsh Government has started to send out 2025 BPS advanced payments to eligible claimants. As of 14th October, £158m To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 October 2025 New Defra Head Defra has appointed a new head civil servant. The Permanent Secretary to the Department will be Paul Kissack. Mr Kissack To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 October 2025 Water Restoration Fund Defra has released information on the projects that were successful under the Water Restoration Fund (WRF). Back in 2024, the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 October 2025 Pollution Court Case Thousands of residents and businesses are suing Avara Foods, Freemans of Newent and Welsh Water over alledged pollution of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 September 2025 Farm Energy Recent statistics show that on-farm production of renewable energy and the completion of carbon audits are becoming more mainstream in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Commissioner for the Tenant Farming Sector Alan Laidlaw has been appointed as England’s first Commissioner for the Tenant Farming Sector. Mr Laidlaw has more than 25 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Trade Update Formal Talks for UK-EU SPS Agreement are Underway Following on from the UK-EU Summit Agreement in May to have a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Grain Market Update – Sept ’25 Harvest is now complete in the UK. Yields have been a mixed bag, with significant variation from farm to farm. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Cattle Prices GB cattle prices remain strong and, although demand is faltering under inflationary pressure, farmgate prices remain supported. The deadweight All To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Meadow Farm Update – Sept ’25 Unprecedented farmgate prices for beef and lower feed costs sees Meadow Farm forecast to make its largest-ever margin from production. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 September 2025 Dairy Production and Prices – Sept ’25 Domestic milk deliveries have been comfortably ahead of last year’s production since the start of the milk year. However, with To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 September 2025 Farming Equipment & Technology Fund Defra has confirmed it is sending out Grant Funding Agreements (GFAs) under the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 September 2025 CS Higher Tier – Sept 25 The Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) will open for applications in the week commencing 15th September. However, this is only To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 September 2025 Changes at Defra Emma Reynolds, MP for Wycombe, has been appointed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs—her first Cabinet role. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2025 Budget Date – Sept ’25 The Autumn Budget will be held on the 26th November the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has announced. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 September 2025 Innovation Grants Two new funding rounds will be available shortly through the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP). The FIP funds research, innovation and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 September 2025 Landscape Recovery Update Defra has announced two projects have moved to the ‘Delivery Phase’ under the Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme. LR is the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 August 2025 Dairy Update – Aug ’25 Domestic milk production continues to be strong as the milk-to-feed-price ratio remains favourable. The AHDB is reporting GB milk deliveries To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 August 2025 Scottish BPS Rates The Scottish Government is due to start issuing advance payments on the 2025 BPS at the start of September. Advances To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
