Subscribers Only 11 June 2025 Defra 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 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 June 2025 Scottish Capital Grants A new capital grants scheme is to be made available to Scottish Farmers. The Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 June 2025 Scottish Greening There will be significant changes to the Greening rules in Scotland for next year. The Scottish Government has written to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 June 2025 Farm Profits UK farm profits were surprisingly good in 2024 – helped by better livestock values. These results come from the Total To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 June 2025 Crofting & Scottish Land Court Bill The Scottish Government has introduced the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill. The Bill is in two parts. Part 1, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 June 2025 BSE In a major boost to the UK’s beef industry, the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has downgraded the UK’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 June 2025 Electronic ID for Cattle Defra has annonced it will be introducing changes to cattle identification, registration and reporting over the next couple of years. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 June 2025 BNG Changes The Government is considering changes to the Planning rules that could affect the market for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). BNG To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 June 2025 Galloway National Park The Scottish Government has decided not to designate a new National Park in Galloway. A public consultation by NatureScot resulted To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 June 2025 HLS Payment Increase Defra has increased some of the payment rates for Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) options. HLS payments have not been increased To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
2 June 2025 Trade Deals In terms of agricultural policy, the action over the past month has been in the trade sphere. The UK has...
2 June 2025 SFI ‘Reopens’ for Some Defra is to re-open the SFI 2024 for those applicants who had started their application, but had not submitted it,...
Subscribers Only 30 May 2025 Bluetongue – May ’25 Defra has announced the Bluetongue Virus restricted zone will be extended from 1st July 2025 to cover the whole of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2025 Defra Budget Threat It is reported that Defra’s budget for farm support is set to be cut. An article in the Guardian quotes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2025 Hybu Cig Cymru The Welsh Red Meat Levy Board – Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) has launched an online survey to allow farmers to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2025 Welsh Landscape Scheme The Welsh Government has launched a new scheme to support nature friendly farming in Wales’s National Parks and National Landscapes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2025 Agricultural Training Courses: Scotland Two new schemes have been launched in Scotland to encourage more people to gain skills in farming. The Next Generation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 May 2025 AHDB Changes There is to be change at the top of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Emily Norton is to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
28 May 2025 ABC Book at 100 – The Numbers Behind 50 Years of Farming Change This May sees a milestone for the Agricultural Budgeting and Costing Book. The famous ‘green book’ has reached its 100th...
Subscribers Only 27 May 2025 Scottish Greening The Scottish Government is set to enhance the Greening rules for next year. This will see significant change to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 May 2025 Grain Markets A prolonged dry spell in the UK, the driest spring in over a century, and in key grain producing regions To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 May 2025 Organic Farming The area of UK land managed according to organic principles increased in 2024 compared with 2023. Latest figures released on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 May 2025 Dairy Roundup – May ’25 Milk production remains elevated. Estimates for May show UK deliveries are running about 6.9% ahead of last year. Furthermore, organic To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 May 2025 Coupled Sheep Payments The Scottish Government has confirmed Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme (SUSSS) 2024 payments commenced earlier in the month with the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
