Members Only 17 January 2017 Milk Reduction Scheme The first period of the Milk Production Reduction Scheme finished on 31st December. Those who made a successful application to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 January 2017 Hard Brexit Ahead The UK will not seek to remain within the EU Single Market after Brexit. This was the clear message delivered To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2017 NVZ Grassland Derogations The application window for applying for an NVZ grassland derogation has been extended until 20th March 2017 (previously 30th December To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2017 NVZ Designations The Environment Agency (EA) has released details of the proposed Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZs) for 2017. These are updated every To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2017 Welsh Small Grant Scheme The Welsh Environment and Rural Affairs Secretary, Lesley Griffiths, has announced £40m for a new Small Grants scheme in Wales. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 January 2017 Agriculture Champions Four ‘Agriculture Champions’ have been appointed by the Scottish Government. Their task is to develop an Agriculture Strategy to ‘guide To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 January 2017 BPS Update Letters to Claimants All Agents should have received an ‘e-Bulletin’ outlining payment progress so far and what the situation is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 January 2017 Growth Programme The Environment Secretary, Andrea Ledsom, has announced a further £120m will be made available under the Growth Programme. This is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 January 2017 BPS Payment Update The RPA has confirmed it has hit its first target of paying 90% of eligible claimants by the end of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2016 Scottish Brexit Plans The Scottish First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has set out the Scottish Government’s thoughts on Brexit. Whilst the publication called ‘Scotland’s Place in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2016 BPS Payments Asat 20th December some 79% (68,200) of eligible claimants had received their 2016 Basic Payment. The total amount paid to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2016 Cross Compliance Guidance The 2017 edition of the Guide to Cross Compliance in England has been published. It is not being sent to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2016 Sugar Prospects The sugar beet harvest currently underway looks set to deliver average yields. After two seasons of high output, the 2016 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2016 Avian Flu in Lincolnshire Further to our article on 9th December DEFRA has confirmed an outbreak of Avian Flu at a turkey farm near To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 December 2016 GDT Results After four consecutive price rises, the last Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Event of 2016 has seen the index of prices To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2016 TB Strategy In England The Government’s strategy to combat bovine TB is ahead of schedule. DEFRA is set to apply for Officially TB-Free (OTF) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2016 Scottish Land Rights Consultation Scottish Ministers are consulting on the Land Rights and Policy Statement. Under Part 1 of the Land Reform (Scotland) 2016 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2016 CAP Reform In normal times the UK farming sector might be getting quite excited about the next round of CAP reform, which To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 December 2016 December Arable Round-up Some global commodity forecasters are suggesting 2017 could herald an upturn point for global grain prices. Forecasters at Metlife, which is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2016 Farm Business Income Update DEFRA has updated its 2015/16 Farm Business Income (FBI) results which were published on 27th October (see November’s article). The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2016 Brexit Roundup There has been considerable discussion and argument over Brexit this month, but little in the way of concrete developments. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2016 CSS Facilitation Fund DEFRA and Natural England have announced an additional round of the Countryside Stewardship:Facilitation Fund. This is in response to actions To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2016 AHDB Recommended Lists 2017/18 Twenty nine new varieties have been added to the AHDB’s Recommended Lists for cereal and oilseeds 2017/18 whilst 28 varieties To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2016 Scottish Harvest As expected, the final estimates for the 2016 Scottish cereals and oilseed rape harvest confirm it was a poor year. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
