Members Only 9 March 2017 Spring Budget 2017 Philip Hammond delivered his first (and last) Spring Budget on 8th March and, as was probably expected, most of the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 Glyphosate Report The highly-anticipated opinion from the EU’s Chemicals Agency (ECHA) on the safety of glyphosate is expected to be made on 15th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 BPS Merged Parcels The RPA has confirmed it may have merged some land parcels incorrectly. This may be due to Remote Sensing or To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 RABDF Event Change The RABDF has announced it has decided to abandon its September Dairy Event show, opting for an event to be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 March 2017 GDT Price Falls Prices have taken a significant fall at the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction held at the beginning of March. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 March 2017 Farm Business Income The latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures released by DEFRA for England show an improvement for most sectors following significant To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 2 March 2017 BPS 2017 Online Applications Open The Rural Payment Service is now ‘open’ to make online applications for the 2017 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS). It is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 February 2017 Arable Markets The price of feed wheat is more or less the same as it was at the start of February for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 February 2017 BPS Bridging Payments Andrea Leadsom has announced that a 75% bridging payment will be made to those still awaiting their 2016 BPS monies To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 February 2017 Meat Market Outlook Beef Market Beef prices went on a bit of a roller-coaster in 2016. Declining from the turn of the year, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 Welsh BPS & Grants Update BPS 2017 The Single Application Form (SAF) will be available to complete via RPW Online from 6th March 2017. Claimants To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 BPS Query Form The RPA has made available online a ‘BPS Payment Query Form’. This can be found at – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/basic-payment-scheme-payment-query-form. This should To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 February 2017 Greening Simplification The use of pesticides on EFA-land, notably nitrogen fixing crops such as peas and beans, looks set to be banned To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2017 Countryside Stewardship Online Functionality There will be a number of Countryside Stewardship (CS) functions available online 2017. These will be available via To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 February 2017 OSR Failure A recent report has revealed that an estimated 8.3% of the winter OSR in Great Britain has failed this autumn. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 February 2017 Meadow Farm 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 purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 February 2017 BPS 2017 The 2017 BPS application window is just round the corner (!) and it appears the process and the system will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 February 2017 Mergers Progress The wave of mega-mergers in the global agchem and seeds sector are seemingly making some progress with EU competition authorities. Dow To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 GMO & Pesticide Voting Rules The EU is proposing changes to the voting rules for approving products such as Genetically Modified (GM) crops and pesticides To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 Scotland’s Commitment to Farming Scotland’s First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said she will ‘fight’ for the best possible deal for Scottish farmers in Brexit To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 Intervention SMP Once again, EU Member States have rejected all offers in the latest tender process for the sale of SMP out of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 February 2017 EU-Canada Trade Deal The EU- Canada trade deal, which hit the headlines after the Wallonia region in Belgium nearly collapsed the agreement, is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 February 2017 NFU Appointment The NFU has appointed Philip Hambling as its new head of food and farming. Mr Hambling who starts in mid-April To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 February 2017 Glastir Advanced A new round of Glastir Advanced will open on the 28th February. The Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Rural Affairs, Lesley To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
