Subscribers Only 23 December 2021 Delinking and Lump Sum Payments Defra’s response to the Delinking and Lump Sume Payment consultation has been delayed further. Initially it was due to report To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 December 2021 Facilitation Fund The deadline for applications to the Countryside Stewradship Facilitation Fund has been extended from 19th January to 2nd February 2022. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2021 Chief Brexit Negotiator Resigns On 18th December, Lord Frost, the UK Government’s Chief Brexit Negotiator, and co-architect of both the Trade and Cooperation Agreement To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 December 2021 Livestock Numbers Defra has released the final UK results from the June 2021 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. As can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 Interest Rates The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates from 0.1% to 0.25% on the 16th December. This is in response To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 2021 Harvest Defra has released final production figures for the 2021 harvest. These are not very different from the provisional ones we To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 UK:Australia Trade Agreement Signed The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed virtually on 17th December. It is the first FTA that the UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 Arable Prices Fall Prices for UK arable crops have fallen lately, pressured by global supply and demand. On 9th December, the USDA released To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 Dairy Markets, Production and Prices Commodity prices continue to rise both at home and globally on the back of tight production and strong demand. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 Meadow Farm – Dec ’24 The Andersons Centre’s mixed lowland farm model ‘Meadow Farm’ has recently been updated. The table below shows the final To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 UK Border Operating Model and Ireland On 15th December, the Government announced that there will be delays to the implementation of the UK Border Operating Model To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2021 FIF: Farm Productivity We rote last month about the Farming Investment Fund (FIF). The larger grant element of this, the Farming Transformation Fund To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 December 2021 Food Security Report The Government has published a review of how secure the nation’s food supply is – the UK Food Security Report To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 December 2021 Farm Incomes and Productivity Big Uplift in 2020 Profits The 2020 year was not as bad for farm profitability as first estimated. Defra has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 December 2021 Scottish Budget The Scottish Government has announced that rates of Income Tax will remain unchanged for the 2022/23 tax year. Whilst the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 December 2021 Cross Compliance – Dec ’21 The cross-compliance guidance for the 2022 scheme year has been published. It can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guide-to-cross-compliance-in-england-2022. In summary, there To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 December 2021 Facilitation Fund The latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opened on 13th December. It will close to applications on 19th To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 December 2021 Australia and NZ Trade Agreements Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have been announced with much fanfare over recent months. However, progress has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 December 2021 Ireland: Climate Action Plan Last month, the Irish Government published its Climate Action Plan. This is designed to achieve a 51% reduction in greenhouse To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 December 2021 BPS & Agri-Environment Payments The RPA paid 97% of BPS claimants on the first day of the window (1.2% more than last year). In To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2021 Lamb Exports to the US The Government has confirmed exports of British lamb to the US will resume in 2022. The ‘Small Ruminants Rule’ which To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 December 2021 SFI 2022 Detail Defra has announced more details on how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will operate in 2022 and the years after. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2021 Beef & Lamb Markets – Nov ’21 Both GB farmgate beef and lamb prices remain exceptionally high. The GB average deadweight prime cattle price is in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2021 Bovine TB Consultation in Wales The Welsh Government has announced a 12 week consultation period on proposed changes to the Bovine TB eradication programme. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
