Subscribers Only 5 December 2016 2016 Potato Crop The 2016 British potato crop will be the fourth lowest since the 1960’s according to the first estimate produced by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 December 2016 AHDB Strategy The AHDB has set out plans to make British farming more efficient and competitive. The Levy Board’s Strategy for 2017 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 December 2016 Scottish BPS Loan Scheme Farmers in Scotland who wish to take up the loan offer for the National Basic Payment Support Scheme must respond To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 December 2016 Slurry Store Cover Grants Natural England has launched the Farming Ammonia Reduction Grant Scheme for dairy and beef farmers. The scheme is part of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 November 2016 Welsh Payments The Welsh Government has announced that 90% of BPS payments will be issued in the first week of December. Many To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 November 2016 Arable Markets – Nov ’16 In commenting on current grain markets, we could simply cut-and-paste from the articles produced over the last two or three To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2016 Welsh Scheme Updates There has been a number of announcements regarding Welsh grant schemes, below is a summary; Glastir Small Grants – The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 November 2016 Agricultultural Wages Scotland The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board (SAWB) is seeking views on changes to the agricultural minimum wage in Scotland. Proposals include To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 November 2016 BPS Latest BPS 2016 Payments We understand that the RPA are on track to start making payments on 1st December. Remember applications, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 November 2016 Autumn Statement 2016 The Chancellor, Philip Hammond, delivered the Autumn Statement on the 23rd November. This was Mr Hammond’s first major chance to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 November 2016 NFU Domestic Agricultural Policy The NFU is calling for a continuation of direct payments on an area basis to all farmers after Brexit. The Union has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 November 2016 Milk Market Update Milk Market Continued tight supply globally and strong demand is pushing commodity prices higher. The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 November 2016 Meat Market Beef The beef market has now been on a steady upward trend since May. The vote by the UK to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 November 2016 Woodland Carbon Fund The Forestry Commission has launched a new grant scheme. The Woodland Carbon Fund will provide grants for the creation of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 November 2016 Early Bird Survey The AHDB’s Early Bird Survey (EBS) has been published. It shows the wheat area for harvest 2017 marginally lower, with To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 November 2016 English BPS Payment Rates The Rural Payments Agency has announced the Basic Payment Scheme entitlement values for 2016. Payments will increase by 18.9% compared To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 14 November 2016 Scottish Land Commission Appointments for the first Scottish Land Commission have been made. Dr Bob McIntosh CBE will be the Tenant Farming Commissioner; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 November 2016 Trump Presidency and UK Farming Much like the surprise felt on June 24th, the world awoke on the 9th November to the seismic news that Donald Trump To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
9 November 2016 BPS Update – Nov ’16 Accountable People The RPA has confirmed that the requirement for claimants to give the RPA details of all 'Accountable People'...
8 November 2016 Scottish BPS Loans Begin The Scottish Government has announced it has started to make payments under the National Basic Payment Support Scheme (NBPSS). Rural...
3 November 2016 Scottish BPS Payment Rates The problems with Basic Payments in Scotland continue, with many businesses still not having received the correct sums for the...
3 November 2016 Farm Incomes Drop Farming profits declined in almost all sectors in 2015/16. This, perhaps unsurprising, finding comes from the latest Farm Business Survey...
3 November 2016 Article 50 Legal Challenge A legal challenge has been successfully made against the Government's plans to trigger Article 50 and begin the process of...
3 November 2016 GDT Jump The latest GDT auction on the 1st November saw the index of prices jump by 11.4%. Prices were led by...