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.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Crop Areas 2026 The wheat area is forecast to increase by just 1% for harvest 2026, despite the open autumn. Figures from AHDB’s To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Dairy Update GB milk production remains very high. Deliveries in October totalled 1,100 million litres; some 6.8% more than in October 2024. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2025 Budget 2025 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out her second Budget on the 26th November – one of the latest in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2025 Farm Business Income The latest farm profitability figures show a divergence in the fortunes of the arable and livestock sectors. This comes from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2025 Potato Markets After one of the hottest and driest years on record, readers could be forgiven for thinking that potatoes would be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 November 2025 Pig Meat Update Production The AHDB has given a UK pig meat production update and it is clear that the hot summer has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
