Subscribers Only 16 February 2021 Levy Vote Levy-payers in the horticultural sector have voted to end the statutory levy. The ballot was held when more than 5% To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 February 2021 Farming Apprenticeships Two new farming apprenticeships have been created by the AHDB. The General Farm Worker and Livestock Unit Technician will be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 February 2021 English Farm Support We have updated our English Agricultural Policy Summary leaflet. The latest version can be found under the ‘Bulletins’ tab at To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 February 2021 Bovine TB Consultation A new consultation on the next steps to eradicate bovine TB has been launched. It is seeking views on plans To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 February 2021 Milk Contracts The Government is to introduce statutory regulation of dairy contracts. This follows the consultation launched last June which explored the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 February 2021 Countryside Stewardship Now Open The Countryside Stewardship (CS) scheme in England opened for applications on 9th February. The scheme will continue to be available To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 February 2021 LAMMA 2021 Cancelled LAMMA will not now take place at all during 2021. The annual machinery event which had already been rescheduled from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 February 2021 English Future Farm Support This year sees the start of the Basic Payment being phased out and we will also get further details of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 February 2021 Cross Compliance Breaches Defra has published the 2019 Cross Compliance inspection results. The usual categories remain at the top of the most failed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 February 2021 All Wales NVZ Designation All of Wales is to become a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone. The Welsh Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs, Lesley To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 February 2021 Land & Entitlement Transfers England Defra has announced it is now possible to transfer land parcels and BPS entitlements for 2021. The functionality on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Dairy Roundup – Jan ’21 Prices The GDT average price index, often seen as the bellwether for the dairy markets, has seen strong improvements at To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 LFASS Payments & Convergence Funds Farmers in Scotland are due to receive an additional £71.8m of funding in 2020 direct payments. This is the second To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 UK-EU TCA ‘Teething Problems’ Having been agreed on Christmas Eve and becoming effective just over one week later, it is unsurprising that challenges have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Slurry Storage The Scottish Government has opened a consultation on introducing new rules on the storage of silage, slurry and digestate. Under To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Meat Market Update Beef Prime cattle prices have started the New Year strong. For the week ending 16th January 2021, all deadweight price To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Environment Bill Progress The Environment Bill has passed the Committee stage in the House of Commons. It now moves on the the House To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Trade Agreements with Non-EU Countries With the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in place, attention will increasingly shift towards Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) with To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2021 Combinable Crop Markets – Jan ’21 The current UK wheat crop of an estimated 10.1 million tonnes is augmented this year by 1.2 million tonnes more To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 January 2021 BPS and Agri-environment Payments The RPA paid just under 98% of 2020 BPS claims in December. The agency paid about 82,500 eligible claimants more To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 January 2021 Insect Safe for Human Consumption Yellow mealworms are safe for human consumption according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA). The insect has become the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 January 2021 Farm Business Income Defra has released its revised Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for 2019/20. Taken from the English Farm Business Survey (FBS), To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 January 2021 Neonicotinoid Authorisation Sugar Beet producers will be relieved to hear Defra has authorised the emergency use of neonicotinoids on sugar beet seed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 January 2021 Gene Editing Defra has launched a consultation on the rules surrounding Gene Editing (GE). Announcing the consultation at the Oxford Farming Conference, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
