Subscribers Only22 April 2025Pesticides Action Plan Defra has published its first Pesticides National Action Plan in a decade. It has been developed in partnership between Defra, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 April 2025Glyphosate The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has extended the use of Glyphosate in Great Britain until at least 15th December To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 April 2025Regulation Review An independent internal review of Defra’s rules and regulations has been published. The report, which was led by Dan Corry, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 April 2025SFS Wales The Welsh Government provided an update on the progress of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SPS) at the end of March. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
7 April 2025Meadow Farm Latest Strong livestock prices and lower feed costs sees Meadow Farm forecast to make a profit from production for only the...
7 April 2025SFI Update The SFI Expanded Offer (SFI 2024) was suddenly closed on the evening of the 11th March. Defra has said all...
Subscribers Only27 March 2025Spring Statement There were no (more) nasty surprises for farming in the Spring Statement on the 26th March. The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Trade Update Since returning to office in January 2025, President Donald Trump has reignited his signature ‘America First’ trade agenda. This has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Potato Market Update No two potato seasons are the same and that is certainly the case this year. A year ago growers were To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Planning and Infrastructure Bill The Planning and Infrastructure Bill had its first reading in Parliament on the 11th March. This is one of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Dairy Update – Mar ’25 Prices The GDT Price Index has seen little movement during March. At the first event in the month the average To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Food Strategy The Government has started the process to produce a national Food Strategy. It has set up a Food Strategy Advisory To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025National Estate for Nature The National Estate for Nature Group has held its inaugural meeting. The Group, which is made up of major landowners To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Chicken Manure Ruling A High Court ruling means chicken manure must be classified as industrial waste under the Waste Framework Directive. The ruling To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Farm Assurance Dr David Llewellyn has been appointed as the independent monitoring and reporting commissioner to monitor the progress of delivering the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Foot & Mouth Disease Since our article of 16th January reporting on a case of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in Germany (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/fmd-germany/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Rural England Prosperity Fund Defra has announced up to £33 million will be directed to the Rural England Prosperity Fund (REPF) for the 2025/26 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 March 2025Combinable Crops Roundup Old crop grain and oilseed markets tumbled through March. There is a compounding set of factors behind this, including good To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 March 2025Farm Budget The closure of the SFI has highlighted once again the issue of the farm support budget. In this article we To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 March 2025Meadow Farm – Mar ’25 Strong livestock prices and lower feed costs sees Meadow Farm forecast to make a profit from production for only the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 March 2025Farm Business Income Profits rose for all farm types in England in 2024/25, apart from Cereals Farms. This is according to the forecasts To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 March 2025Fruit & Veg Aid Scheme Defra has confirmed that the Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme will close at the end of this year. The scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 March 2025SFI Fallout System Faults Further to Defra’s shock, without notice, closure of the SFI 2024, there were many situations where applications had To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 March 2025Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund – Mar ’25 Defra has confirmed there will be no further rounds of the CS Facilitation Fund. The scheme supports individuals who act To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
