Subscribers Only 19 December 2017 Welsh NVZs It is looking increasingly likely that the whole of Wales will be designated as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ). Lesley To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2017 Agri Environment Pledge Requested A group of industry organisations has asked the DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, to make a pledge on agri-environment schemes. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2017 EU/Mercosur Trade Deal There will be no EU-Mecosur trade deal this year. The negotiations with the group of South America countries has been held To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2017 Crop Protection Member States have agreed on a criteria for indentifying endocrine disruptors in pesticides. We have written about this topic previously To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2017 Brexit Progress Trade Talks Can Start EU leaders meeting on the 15th December rubber-stamped the deal that allows the Brexit talks to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 December 2017 English Grant Schemes Countryside Stewardship Scheme Similar to last year, delays are expected in issuing Countryside Stewardship Agreements. Although the problem is not To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 December 2017 Brexit Breakthrough Sufficient progress has been made in the Exit strand of the Brexit negotiations for the talks to move on to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 December 2017 Early Bird Survey AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds has published its provisional results for their annual Early bird Survey, undertaken for them by The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 December 2017 Farming Rules For Water The Government has announced new rules for farmers in England to tackle diffuse water pollution from agriculture. The ‘Farming Rules To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 December 2017 CAP Reform Plans The EU Commission has officially started discussions on the next round of Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform with its publication of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 December 2017 Countryside Stewardship Changes The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is to get a number of improvements ahead of the 2018 application period. These are designed to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 December 2017 More Rural Growth Funding The Growth Programme under the RDPE is to receive an extra £45m of funding. The DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, announced To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 December 2017 Brexit and Rural Scotland A report has been issued into how Brexit will impact Rural Scotland. Prepared by the National Council of Rural Advisors, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 December 2017 Muller Price Cut Whilst not unexpected, dairy farmers will be concerned that farmgate prices are now seemingly headed downwards. The shift in market To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Meadow Farm Update – Nov ’17 Andersons has updated its Meadow Farm model. Meadow Farm is a notional 154 hectare (380 acre) lowland mixed beef and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Dairy Markets – Nov ’17 The two GDT (Global Dairy Trade) auctions in November showed similar results, with the average index price falling 3.5% and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Arable Markets – Nov ’17 In commenting on current grain markets, similar factors continue to prevail as the last couple of months and the market To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Glyphosate Reapproved for 5 Years European farmers will continue to be able to use the weedkiller glyphosate for 5 more years. This comes after a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Other News – November 2017 The NFU of England and Wales will be looking for a new leader come February. The current President, Meurig Raymond, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 UK Industrial Strategy: Food & Farming New residential Government has launched an industrial strategy for the UK economy. The White Paper entitled ‘Industrial Strategy – Building To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Scottish Residential Tenancies New residential tenancy legislation in Scotland comes into force as from 1st December. The introduction of the Private Housing (Tenancies) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 English Grants Countryside Productivity Grants Extended New grant funding is available for farmers in England to improve productivity and add value to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Base Rate Rise – Nov ’17 The Bank of England raised the UK Base Rate to 0.5% on the 2nd November. Some younger readers may not To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 November 2017 Budget 2017 The 2017 Budget, delivered by the Chancellor Philip Hammond on the 22nd November, was dominated by deteriorating economic forecasts. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
