4 August 2025Food Strategy The Government has published its Food Strategy for England called 'Towards a Good Food Cycle'. It sets out the challenges...
Subscribers Only31 July 2025Capital Grants: Closed The (environmental) Capital Grants scheme has now closed. According to a blog post issued by Defra on the 1st August To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 July 2025Dairy Roundup – Jul ’25 Milk deliveries through the second quarter of the calendar year have been strong. According to the AHDB, GB deliveries were To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 July 2025Foot and Mouth Strategy Defra has published a Foot and Mouth Disease Control Strategy for Great Britain. The policy paper establishes a comprehensive disease To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 July 2025Beef & Sheep Update – Jul ’25 Beef Prime cattle prices fell through May and most of June, but since the beginning of July have stabilised. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 July 2025US/EU ‘Trade Deal’ On 27th July, the US and the EU agreed a trade deal that will levy a 15% tariff on most To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 July 2025UK Grain Market Update – Jul ’25 Harvest in the UK was off to a fast start. Some winter barley was cut by the end of June, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
28 July 2025BNG for NSIPS The requirement to use the statutory biodiversity metric for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects (NSIPs) has been delayed until May 2026....
Subscribers Only28 July 2025EA Inspections Defra has said Environment Agency (EA) farm inspections will be increasing by about 50% after a ‘funding boost’. Defra states To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 July 2025CS Higher Tier – Jul ’25 The Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier (CSHT) will open for applications in September – but only for those that have already To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 July 2025UK/India Trade Deal On 24th July, the UK and Indian Prime Ministers formally signed the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) which was initially announced To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 July 2025Global Grain Markets With the Northern Hemisphere harvest in full flow, it is worth looking at global supply and demand and its implications To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 July 2025Food Strategy The Government has published its Food Strategy for England called ‘Towards a Good Food Cycle’. It sets out the challenges To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2025Agriculture in the UK – Jul ’25 The annual compendium of farming statistics, ‘Agriculture in the UK’ has been published by Defra. The document covers all of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2025Capital Grants: 50% Spent According to Defra, half of the budget for the capital grants scheme has already been ‘allocated’. The scheme only opened To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2025Inheritance Tax The legislation to enact the changes to Inheritance Tax outlined in the autumn Budget has now been published. For those To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only21 July 2025Sustainable Farming Scheme: Wales – Jul ’25 The Welsh Government has published details of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) which commences on 1st January 2026. The SFS To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only21 July 2025EU Budget The Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) may have a far lower level of future funding – but not for some time. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 July 2025Reopened SFI The SFI 2024 offer re-opened for certain applicants at 12 noon on 7th July. Applications can be made during a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 July 2025Capital Grants Offer: England Defra has announced the re-opening of the Capital Grants offer as from 3rd July 2025. This is the scheme that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
1 July 2025Defra Budget Cut Defra’s budget is to be cut in real-terms over the next three years. This is the headline result of the long-awaited...
1 July 2025Loam Farm – Jul ’25 With harvest fast approaching for many, and already started for some, we have updated the figures for our Loam Farm...
26 June 2025Andersons Business Matters and Groundswell 2025 The 2025 edition of Andersons Business Matters is now available, offering timely insights to help UK farm businesses navigate change and remain...
Subscribers Only25 June 2025Arable Markets – Jun ’25 With the cereal harvest imminent, grain prices have risen, fueled by Middle Eastern tensions. The November 2025 contract reached £185 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
