Members Only 29 November 2024 Danish Livestock Tax Denmark will become the first country in the world to tax greenhouse gas emissions from livestock. A ‘Green Tripartite Agreement’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 November 2024 Capital Grants Closed The Capital Grants scheme in England has been closed. We wrote last month that the scheme, which provides funding for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 SFS Wales The Welsh Government released further details on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) on the 25th November. This sees significant changes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Higher Tier Stewardship Delay It has been suggested the the Higher Tier Environmental Stewardship scheme may not be open for applications until next summer. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Grain Markets Farmers might have hoped that the small UK grain harvest would support prices. However, it must be remembered that UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Crop Areas 2025 The wheat area is forecast to increase by at least 5% for harvest 2025. This follows last year’s rain-affected reduced To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Dairy Roundup – Nov ’24 Production Domestic milk deliveries have been increasing steadily since September. According to data from the AHDB, GB milk deliveries for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Beef and Sheep Markets – Nov ’24 Both beef and sheep deadweight prices have risen according to the latest AHDB figures. The deadweight cattle price has been To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 November 2024 Capital Grants – Nov ’24 Although there has been no formal notification from RPA, it appears that the Capital Grants schemes in England have been To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 November 2024 The Future Dairy Partnership Tesco and its milk suppliers Arla and Müller UK & Ireland have joined forces to enhance the sustainability of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 November 2024 Farm Business Income Defra has released its latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for England. The data relates to the 2023/24 year – To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 20 November 2024 Hedgerow Regulations Defra has opened a consultation on the regulatory approach and the use of civil sanctions for hedgerow management. Readers will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 November 2024 Avian Influenza – Nov ’24 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI H5N1) has been confirmed in commercial poultry at premises in St. Ives, Cornwall. This is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 November 2024 Flood Payments The RPA has started to contact those that are due a Recovery Payment following the extreme wet weather last winter To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 November 2024 SFS Preparatory Schemes: Wales The Welsh Rural Affairs Minister, Huw Irranca-Davies, has announced application windows for further SFS Preparatory Phase schemes. In addition to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 November 2024 SFI 2024 Applications From 12th November, an Expression of Interest is no longer required before applying for the SFI 2024 expanded offer. Applications To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 November 2024 UK Shared Prosperity Fund Not mentioned by the Chancellor in her Budget speech, but buried in the accompanying documents, was news on the UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 November 2024 Shadow Defra Minister Victoria Atkins has been appointed Shadow Defra Secretary by new Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch. Ms Atkins was previously Health Secretary To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
8 November 2024 Budget: Autumn 2024 Rachel Reeves unveiled the first Budget of the new Labour administration on the 30th October. As expected, it included large...
8 November 2024 Delinked Payments & ELM Following the Budget, Defra has released further information on its farming support schemes for 2025. Details can be found in...
4 November 2024 Budget 2024 – Significant Challenges for UK Family Farms Following the recent Budget, UK farming faces three significant challenges: changes to Inheritance Tax (IHT), adjustments to support payments, and...
Members Only 31 October 2024 Delinked Payments & ELM Following the Budget, Defra has released further information on its farming support schemes for 2025. Details can be found in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 October 2024 Budget: Autumn 2024 Rachel Reeves unveiled the first Budget of the new Labour administration on the 30th October. As expected, it included large To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 October 2024 Dairy Roundup – Oct ’24 The AHDB is forecasting GB milk deliveries to be down -0.3% for the 2024/25 milk year. Supplies to date are To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
