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
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Countryside Productivity Small Grant Scheme – Jan ’21 Defra has announced the Round 3 claim deadline has been extended by two months. Applicants now have until midnight on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Nitrate Vulnerable Zones Zones for 2021-2024 The Environment Agency has concluded its four yearly review of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) and has recommended To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Scottish Agricultural Wages The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB) is seeking views on a proposed increase to wages. The proposal is for a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Cross Compliance – Jan ’21 Similar to England and Wales, Scotland has confirmed there are no changes to GAEC and SMRs for 2021. The previous To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 Vydate Loss Vydate has not been reauthorised for use in the UK as from 31st December 2020. The pesticide, which is vital, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 January 2021 AECS Reopens The Agri Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) is to reopen in Scotland in 2021 – but on a very limited To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 December 2020 Brexit Deal On 24th December, the UK farming industry has received an early Christmas present as a Free-Trade Deal (FTA) was agreed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 December 2020 Sugar Quota The UK sugar industry faces increased competition after it was confirmed that additional tariff-free imports will be allowed. As we wrote To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2020 SAWS Extension The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) will be extended to 30,000 places for 2021. The Government has announced that the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 December 2020 Cross Compliance – Dec ’20 The 2021 rules for cross-compliance have been published in both England and Wales. In both cases the requirements are pretty-much To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 December 2020 NI Protein Payment Northern Ireland is planning on introducing a coupled payment for growing protein crops. A consultation for a pilot scheme in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2020 UK Global Tariff Amendments The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced technical changes to the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) for 27 products, mostly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
