Subscribers Only9 March 2017GDT 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 March 2017Farm 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only2 March 2017BPS 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 February 2017Arable Markets – Feb ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 February 2017BPS 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only21 February 2017Meat 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 February 2017Welsh 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 February 2017BPS 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 February 2017Greening 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 February 2017Countryside Stewardship – Feb ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 February 2017OSR 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 February 2017Meadow Farm – Feb ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 February 2017BPS 2017 – Feb ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only14 February 2017Mergers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 February 2017GMO & 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 February 2017Scotland’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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 February 2017Intervention 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 February 2017EU-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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 February 2017Targeted Approach to Avian Flu Prevention Zones to help stop the spread of Avian Influenza (AI) remain in place across the whole of Great Britain To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 February 2017NFU 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 February 2017Glastir 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 February 2017Scottish Greening Rules Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced planned changes to the Greening rules in Scotland. The aim is to introduce To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 February 2017Brexit White Paper The Government has formally published its plan for Brexit. Snappily entitled ‘The United Kingdom’s Exit From And New Partnership With To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only2 February 2017Scottish Agricultural Wages Following the consultation held in December the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has agreed that there will be a single minimum To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
