Members Only 24 February 2025 SFI Uptake In England, 64% of the agricultural area is now covered by some form of agri-environment scheme. Data published by Defra To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 Rural Delivery Plan: Scotland The Scottish Government is asking for views to help shape its Rural Delivery Plan. The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 Delinked Payments Defra has confirmed, as from 2025, that it plans to make Delinked payments (aka the BPS) as one payment from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 IHT Impasse On the 18th February representatives of the NFU, CLA, TFA and CAAV met with Treasury and Defra Ministers to discuss To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2025 Local Nature Recovery Strategies Readers may recall back in June 2023 Defra appointed 48 ‘Responsible Authorities’ (typically County Councils see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-nature-recovery-strategies-areas-and-responsible-authorities), to lead the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 February 2025 Capital Grants Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has changed its payment terms for claims to the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 February 2025 New Surplus Food Fund Defra has opened a new scheme to help use surplus and waste food. Food distribution charities can apply to a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 February 2025 ‘New Deal’ for Scottish Farming Speaking at the NFU Scotland annual conference, First Minister John Swinney set out what he called a ‘New Deal’ for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 February 2025 Friesian Farm Latest The figures for our ‘Friesian Farm’ dairy model have been updated ahead of the Dairy Tech show and our spring To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 January 2025 Land Use Consultation The much-delayed Land Use Framework was unveiled on Friday 31st January. Originally due to be published under the previous Government, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Beef & Lamb Update Farmgate beef prices continue to fly. For the week ending 18th January 2025, the GB deadweight all steer price stood To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Farm Rents: England The latest agricultural rents data from Defra shows a mixed picture. The ‘All Farms’ rent for Full Agricultural Tenancy (FAT) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Dairy Roundup Production Milk production ended the calendar year strongly. UK deliveries for December 2024 were 4.2% higher than in December 2023 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Environmental Targets The Government is likley to miss its legally-binding environmental targets. This is the finding of the latest annual assessment by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Compulsory Purchase Consultation Landowners could be faced with lower levels of compensation if they lose land to compulsory purchase. The Government launched a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Bird Flu Update Defra has extended the Avian Influenza Protection Zone (AIPZ) to help mitigate the risk of further outbreaks of the disease. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Roadmaps and Strategies The Government has re-committed itself to produce a ’25-Year Roadmap’ for English farming. The idea was first raised by Defra To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2025 Grain Market Update UK wheat prices were largely stable through January. This is despite further tightening of the global grain supply and demand To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2025 Laying Hen Housing Grant The deadline for those invited to submit a full application for a Laying Hen Housing grant has been extended. Those To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2025 Animal Health & Welfare Grants Dairy farmers are now eligible for Endemic Disease follow-up funding under the Animal Health and Welfare grant. Readers may recall To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2025 Neonicotinoid Ban The Government has set out its intention to completely ban the use of Neonicotinoids, including ending the use of emergency To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2025 Farm Assurance Review A review of the UK’s farm assurance schemes has been published. The Review was commissioned by the UK’s farming unions To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 January 2025 Glyphosate Resistance The AHDB’s Weed Resistance Action Group (WRAG) has confirmed the first case of resistance to Glyphosate in the UK. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2025 FMD: Germany The Government has introduced measures to prevent the spread of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) following a case being confirmed To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
