Subscribers Only 27 January 2017 Tesco buys Booker There looks set to be further consolidation in the UK food supply chain with the news that Tesco has agreed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2017 Arable Markets – Jan ’17 Old crop wheat prices have been higher than new crop values since the back end of last year (see the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 January 2017 Spring Cropping In the Autumn, we reported that data from the Earlybird survey suggested that spring cropping would be up this year, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2017 Dairy Update – Jan ’17 Production and Prices Milk production in December was just under 5% less than for the same month in 2015. But To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2017 Growth Grants Farmers and other rural businesses are now able to apply for grants under the Growth Programme of the RDPE. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 January 2017 BPS Payments – Jan ’17 The RPA has announced 93% of farmers in England have now received their 2016 BPS money, this is just over To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 January 2017 Brexit News Article 50 Ruling The Government has lost its appeal in the Article 50 case. Eleven Supreme Court Judges ruled by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 January 2017 Budget 2017 The date of the spring Budget has been set for Wednesday 8th March. Following the Chancellor’s announcement in the Autumn To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 January 2017 Avian Flu Update – Jan ’17 A further outbreak of Avian Flu was confirmed on 16th January in a flock of turkeys at a farm in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 January 2017 Glyphosate Petition The European Commission has registered a European Citizens Initiative (ECI) inviting the Commission to ‘propose to Member States a ban To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 January 2017 BPS Update – Jan ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 January 2017 BPS Payment Update – Jan ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 December 2016 Cross Compliance Guidance – Dec ’16 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 December 2016 BPS Payments – Dec ’16 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
