Members Only 24 September 2024 EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) The European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is causing growing concern within the agri-food industry in the UK and beyond as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 September 2024 Bluetongue Update – Sept ’24 Outbreaks of the bluetongue virus continue to spread in the east of England. Since the end of August the number To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 16 September 2024 SFS Data Confirmation: Wales The Welsh Government commenced its ‘Data Confirmation’ excercise on the 22nd July which will run until 6th December. This allows To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 16 September 2024 Meadow Farm – Sept ’24 The latest figures for Andersons’ Meadow Farm model shows some improved returns in the beef and sheep sector. However, even To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 13 September 2024 Bovine TB – Sept ’24 The Government has announced a new bovine TB eradication strategy. It has stated that it aims to bring the badger To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 September 2024 Defra Underspend Defra has consistently underspent on the farm budget during the Agricultural Transition. There is a danger that the shortfall will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
3 September 2024 Arable Update – Sept ’24 As harvest progresses in the UK, grain prices have continued to slide. The value of UK November 2024 UK feed...
3 September 2024 Tenancy Reform A reminder that the succession rules under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies changed as from the 1st September. This is...
Members Only 29 August 2024 Scottish BPS Rates The Scottish Government has published the BPS rates for this year. The table below sets out the breakdown between Standard To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 29 August 2024 Free Range Egg Consultation Following the consultation held earlier in the year (see our article of 22nd January 2024 https://abcbooks.co.uk/free-range-egg-consultation/) Defra will alter legislation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 Dairy Roundup – Aug ’24 Production AHDB reports that GB milk production was down 0.9% in the April-July compared to the same period in 2023. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 Arable Update – Aug ’24 As harvest progresses in the UK, grain prices have continued to slide. The value of UK November 2024 UK feed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 SFI 2023 Action Uptake As of July 2024, there were 23,200 live SFI 2023 agreements, according to data published by Defra. There has been To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 Pest des Petits Ruminants (PPR) New controls came into force in England from 21st August and in Wales from 22nd August to safeguard Britain’s sheep To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 Beef and Sheep Markets – August ’24 Beef The GB cattle price has risen sharply since the middle of July. The GB deadweight steer overall price stood To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 August 2024 SFI Update Policy Direction With the change of Government there could have been a change to agricultural policy, but the new Defra To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 August 2024 Delinked BPS Payments The first instalment of delinked BPS payments have been sent to English farmers. The RPA confirmed that as of 5th To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
5 August 2024 Friesian Farm Profitability figures from our Friesian Farm model are shown in the table below. This is a notional 220+ cow business...
5 August 2024 New Government Following its landslide victory in the General Election, the new Labour administration is starting to bed-in. In farming terms, the...
Members Only 5 August 2024 Base Rate Cut – Aug ’24 On the 1st August the Bank of England cut Base Rates by 0.025% to 5%. This is the first reduction To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 2 August 2024 SFI 2024 Rule Changes The RPA has made some changes to the SFI 2024 rules. The most controversial amendment will be the removal of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 2 August 2024 RLE1 Changes The e-mail RLE1 service in England ended on 31st July. As from 1st August, those wanting to make mapping changes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 1 August 2024 Tenancy Reform A reminder that the succession rules under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies are changing as from the 1st September. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 July 2024 Beet Price for 2025 British Sugar and the NFU have agreed a headline price of £33 per tonne for the 2025 sugar crop (2025/26 marketing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
