Members Only 27 November 2025 Crop Areas 2026 The wheat area is forecast to increase by just 1% for harvest 2026, despite the open autumn. Figures from AHDB’s To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2025 Dairy Update GB milk production remains very high. Deliveries in October totalled 1,100 million litres; some 6.8% more than in October 2024. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2025 Budget 2025 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out her second Budget on the 26th November – one of the latest in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2025 Farm Business Income The latest farm profitability figures show a divergence in the fortunes of the arable and livestock sectors. This comes from To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 November 2025 Potato Markets After one of the hottest and driest years on record, readers could be forgiven for thinking that potatoes would be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 November 2025 Pig Meat Update Production The AHDB has given a UK pig meat production update and it is clear that the hot summer has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2025 Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) RPA has confirmed it will commence making HLS payments from the beginning of December. Readers may recall that the rates To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2025 Avian Flu: Wales The Welsh Government has introduced a housing order for poultry and captive birds as from 13th November 2025 due to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 November 2025 Soya Prices & Feed Costs Soyabeans are one of the world’s most traded agricultural commodities. They are also the key protein in global animal feed. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 November 2025 Scottish Land Reform Bill The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill has been passed. The Bill which was introduced back in March 2024 (see Bulletin article To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 November 2025 New National Forest Defra has announced a new National Forest will be planted in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. This is the second new National To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 7 November 2025 Farm Profitabilty Review Minette Batter’s sixth-month Farm Profitability Review was submitted to Defra Secretary, Emma Reynolds, on 31st October. Defra is expected to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 November 2025 Avian Flu Escalates The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has announced the mandatory housing of poultry and captive birds has been expanded To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
3 November 2025 Bovine TB Vaccine The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has provided an update on the progress being made in the development of...
3 November 2025 CS Mid Tier Extensions Mid-tier agreements under Countryside Stewardship, due to expire at the end of this year, will be extended for a further...
Members Only 29 October 2025 Avian Flu Update In response to increased incidences of avian flu in wild birds and new cases in poultry and kept birds, mandatory To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 Livestock Diseases The first case of bird flu for the 2025/26 outbreak season (October 25 – September 26) was confirmed in England To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 Beef Market Update The farmgate beef price remains incredibly strong and has been steadily rising higher through September and October. According to AHDB To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 Grain Market Update Grain markets have continued to track lower through October, continuing to be pressured by large global supplies. UK wheat production To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 Dairy Roundup The growth in global milk production and record domestic volumes is resulting in some sharp declines in UK farmgate milk To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 Welsh TB Rules Tightened The Welsh Government has announced that there will be a change to the bovine TB rules for those animals that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 October 2025 SFS Impact Assessment The Welsh Government has published the ‘business case’ for the introduction of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). This can be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
28 October 2025 Appointment Announcement: Amy Barnacle We are pleased to announce that Amy Elizabeth Barnacle has joined The Andersons Centre as an Environmental Business Consultant. Amy...
Members Only 27 October 2025 Scottish Grant Boost The Future Farming Investment Scheme (FFIS) is to receive an additional £7.4m of funding. The uplift was announced by Cabinet To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.