Subscribers Only 8 May 2025 Farming Equipment and Technology Fund Defra has announced the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) will open for applications on the 29th May for just To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 April 2025 April Arable Update – Apr ’25 Grain markets remain subdued as the old crop market winds down and attention turns firmly towards the new crop. New To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 April 2025 Trade Roundup It has been a turbulent month in global trade circles following the US announcements on 2nd April of a swathe To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Sugar Harvest: 2024/25 The sugar beet harvest for the 2024 crop has proved a little disappointing. The average adjusted yield for the 2024/25 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Beef & Sheep Market – Apr ’25 Beef The beef farmgate price continues to break records. The GB All-Steer deadweight price for the week ending 19th April To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Dairy Update – Apr ’25 The UK dairy sector is experiencing a surge in output. Latest figures from Defra show UK milk production for March To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Pigmeat Production and Prices According to the AHDB, pigmeat production for the first three months of 2025 has out-performed its forecast. In the quarter To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2025 Farm Innovation Programme Defra has announced funding is available via the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP) for those who want to research or develop To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 NFU Beef Vision The NFU has produced a Ten-Year Vision for the British Beef Industry. This sets out a number of actions designed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 Farm Profitability Review – Apr ’25 Baroness Minette Batters has been appointed to head Defra’s review into farm profitability. The review will feed into the 25-Year To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 Pesticides Action Plan Defra has published its first Pesticides National Action Plan in a decade. It has been developed in partnership between Defra, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 Glyphosate The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has extended the use of Glyphosate in Great Britain until at least 15th December To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 April 2025 Regulation Review An independent internal review of Defra’s rules and regulations has been published. The report, which was led by Dan Corry, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 April 2025 SFS Wales The Welsh Government provided an update on the progress of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SPS) at the end of March. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2025 Spring Statement There were no (more) nasty surprises for farming in the Spring Statement on the 26th March. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Trade Update Since returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has reignited his signature ‘America First’ trade agenda. This has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Potato Market Update No two potato seasons are the same and that is certainly the case this year. A year ago growers were To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Planning and Infrastructure Bill The Planning and Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in Parliament on the 11th March. This is one of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Dairy Update – Mar ’25 Prices The GDT Price Index has seen little movement during March. At the first event in the month the average To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Food Strategy The Government has started the process to produce a national Food Strategy. It has set up a Food Strategy Advisory To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 National Estate for Nature The National Estate for Nature Group has held its inaugural meeting. The Group, which is made up of major landowners To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Chicken Manure Ruling A High Court ruling means chicken manure must be classified as industrial waste under the Waste Framework Directive. The ruling To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Farm Assurance Dr David Llewellyn has been appointed as the independent monitoring and reporting commissioner to monitor the progress of delivering the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 March 2025 Foot & Mouth Disease Since our article of 16th January reporting on a case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/fmd-germany/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
