Members Only 29 August 2017 Brexit Roundup As politicians return form their long summer breaks, the Brexit saga takes some more twists and turns. Labour Position Shifts To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 August 2017 DEFRA Crop Areas DEFRA has released its provisional arable crop area results from the 2017 June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture. These only To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 August 2017 Brexit Effects on Agriculture Brexit’s effects on UK farming have been modelled in a study released this month. Perhaps not surprisingly, the future trading To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 August 2017 Brexit Position Papers: Customs and Ireland The UK has started publishing a series of ‘position papers’ on its approach to Brexit. This, at least partly, is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 August 2017 Meat Markets Deadweight cattle prices have been on an upward trend since April. Prices are comfortably above year earlier levels. The average To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 August 2017 BPS Mapping Update The RPA is currently undertaking a mapping update, which for anybody involved in BPS applications will set ‘alarm bells’ ringing. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 August 2017 2018 Greening Rules Confirmed The ban on the use of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs), and in particular, Nitrogen Fixing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 August 2017 Muller Direct Futures Contract option Muller has announced a series of measures to support its suppliers going forward. Along with a 1.31ppl milk price increase To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 August 2017 GDT Price Falls The average price index at the last two GDT auctions has fallen. At the event held on 1st August the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 August 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Payment The RPA has started making payments to those who applied for the Small Dairy Farmers Scheme (See April’s article). Payment To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 August 2017 Farming Industry Joint Statement A number of farming organisations have come together to issue a joint statement calling on the UK Government to provide To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 August 2017 Farm Business Grant Wales The second application window for the Farm Business Grant scheme in Wales opened on 2nd August and will close on To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 August 2017 Strutt & Parker Bought One of the best-known names in rural land agency has been acquired by a French bank. Strutt and Parker, founded To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 July 2017 Future EU Budget The EU is starting the process of setting its budget for the period after 2020, and is grappling with the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 July 2017 Pillar Transfer Remains at 12% The rate of Pillar Transfer in England will remain at 12% for 2019 and 2020. The DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 July 2017 New Grant Funding The Government has announced a further £200m of funding under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). This includes ‘for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 July 2017 Syngenta and ChemChina The $43bn takeover of Syngenta by ChemChina was formally completed on the 28th July. As part of the deal, ChemChina’s To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2017 Arable Roundup Combines are now rolling in many parts of the country, although progress has been restricted by bands of rain in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2017 DEFRA Committee Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has been re-appointed the Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2017 Tractor Sales Up UK farmers purchased 14% more tractors in the first half of 2017 than they did in the same period a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2017 Import Substitution HDB Dairy is undertaking some analysis of how the domestic dairy industry could replace imports. At present, the UK has the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2017 CLA Farm Policy The Country Landowners and Business Association (CLA) has set out its proposal for Land Management Contracts to be a central To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2017 Food Supply Dangers from Brexit A new report warns of chaos in the UK food system as a result of Brexit. Authored by respected academics To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2017 Vet School Harper Adams University and Keele University are looking at the feasibility of jointly establishing a new vet school. Students would be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
