Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Natural England Chairman A life-long environmentalist is set to become the next Chairman of Natural England. The Environment Secretary has announced Tony Juniper To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 UK Organic Market The organic food market in the UK has grown for the seventh consecutive year according to the latest report from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 European Dairy Auction An auction mechanism for European dairy products has taken a step closer. Joint venture partners European Energy Exchange (EEX) and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Welsh Scheme Update Below are some key dates for schemes in Wales: BPS – The Single Application Form (SAF) will be available from 4th March; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Red Meat Production Outlook With farmgate prices for both beef and sheep remaining rather lacklustre, we take a look at the AHDB’s latest production To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2019 Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme – Feb ’19 Like many of our readers, we were expecting the second round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) Scheme to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2019 LFASS 2018 Payments The Scottish Government has announced it will again be offering a nationally-funded loan scheme to those eligible for LFASS 2018 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 February 2019 BPS & CS Key Dates The RPA has confirmed the online Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications window will open on 13th March. The announcement has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Dairy Update – Jan ’19 Producer Numbers The number of dairy businesses in England and Wales exiting the industry has seen an increase over the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Milk Prices At the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction the average index increased by a further 4.2% to stand at $3,057. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Meat Markets Beef Prime cattle prices continue their lacklustre start to the year. Prices generally see a downward trend in the New To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Brexit Votes On 29th January, Parliament voted on a series of Brexit amendments which sought to give some clarity on the future To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Friesian Farm Update Ahead of the Dairy-Tech Show on the 6th February, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. The figures show surprisingly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Tariffs Under No Deal As the political chaos continues, we have had a few queries of what the practical effect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Potato Production Falls AHDB estimates put the 2018 GB potato crop at the lowest level since 2012. Provisional figures, released before Christmas, put total To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Beet Harvest – Jan ’19 The 2018 beet crop looks set to be better than forecast following the hot dry summer. Within a trading update by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Fengrain and Frontier The cooperative Fengrain has announced that it has entered into ‘exclusive negotiations’ with Frontier regarding the latter taking on the grain trading To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Gleadell Ownership Change The Lincolnshire-based grain trader Gleadell is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the giant US-based trader, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Combinable Crops: January Update Sterling is at its strongest point against the Euro for almost a year and a half (which lowers grain values), To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 January 2019 Entitlement and Land Transfers Open It is now possible to transfer English entitlements and land ahead of the 2019 BPS claim. The RPA has ‘switched To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 January 2019 Defra Food Policy Michael Gove’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference at the start of January saw a subtle shift in the Government’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 January 2019 Machinery Investment English farmers spent almost £2bn on machinery and equipment in the 2017/18 year. This finding comes from Farm Business Survey To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 January 2019 BPS Update – Jan ’19 2018 Payments The RPA has confirmed 93.4% of eligible applicants received their 2018 Basic Payment by the end of December. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2019 Brexit Reaching Tipping Point On 15th January, the Government suffered a historic defeat (by 230 votes) in its first bid to get Parliament to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin