Members Only 18 December 2025 Farm Profitability Review The long-awaited and long-delayed Farm Profitability Review has finally been published. Baroness Minette Batters delivered her report containing 57 recommendations To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Market Update Wheat prices have continued falling across December, with the global grain supply and demand increasingly in surplus. The latest figures To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Base Rate Cut The Bank of England cut UK Base Rates by 0.25% on 18th December, bringing them down to 3.75%. The move To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 December 2025 Grain Supply Chain Review Defra has opened a consultation on combinable crop contracts. The ‘Contractual Practice in the Combinable Crops Sector Consultation’ is seeking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Dairy Update The overarching theme in the dairy market continues to be one of oversupply and falling commodity and farmgate prices. GB To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 UK/South Korea Trade Deal The UK has recently secured an upgraded Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea, as the previous agreement (reached as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Planning Changes Guidance Consultation The Government is consulting on changes to Planning guidance which could make it easier for farming and other To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 SFI 2026 Clues The Farming Minister, Dame Angela Eagle, has provided some further clues on Defra’s plans for the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFI) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 AECS 2026 The Scottish Government has announced the new application dates and scheme updates for the next round of the Agri-Environment Climate To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Innovation Grants Defra has announced nearly £2.3 million in funding through the ADOPT programme to support 30 farmer-led trials of greener and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2025 Meadow Farm Update Meadow Farm, our beef and sheep farm model, is set to make its largest-ever margin from production. As we reported To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2025 Loam Farm Figures for our arable farm model, Loam Farm, have been updated. Since our forecast in July the figures present a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2025 Livestock Populations Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2025 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. The total To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Soya Prices & Feed Costs Following publication of this article, EUDR has been further delayed until 30 December 2026. A simplification review will be published To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Red Tractor Review Red Tractor has announced it will be reviewing its farm standards in 2026. The farm assurance body will be carrying To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan The Government has re-stated its commitment to the environment with the publication of a revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 December 2025 Raw Cane Sugar From 1st January 2026, 325,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar per annum will be allowed to enter the UK tariff-free, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 December 2025 CS Mid Tier Extensions Mid-tier agreements under Countryside Stewardship, due to expire at the end of this year, will be extended for a further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Grain Market Update Grain prices improved throughout November, with the average feed wheat price for the month just over £2 per tonne higher To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Beef & Sheep Prices Deadweight cattle prices continue their steady upward trend as we move into the peak Christmas procurement period. The GB deadweight To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Gene Editing The commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops became legal in England on the 13th November. It was at this point that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 New AHDB Chief Exec The AHDB has appointed Helen Herniman as its new permanent Chief Executive. She will take up her post on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Farm Profitability Review At the time of writing (27th November), Minette Batters’ Farm Profitability review had still not been published by Defra. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Organic Livestock Derogations Defra has extended two derogations in the organic livestock sector. Diets for organic pigs and poultry will continue to be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
