Members Only 26 February 2024 Grants for Equipment & Technology Defra has announced that the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) will be opening shortly. To help applicants prepare, it To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 February 2024 Prime Minister’s NFU Announcements The Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, spoke at the NFU Conference on the 20th February – the first Prime Minister to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2024 Agri-Environment Climate Scheme The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) is now open for applications in Scotland. The application windows for the different elements are; To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 February 2024 Delinked Payments Payment Information Statements Payment Information Statements were sent out in December. The Statements will show the ‘Reference Data’; this is To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 February 2024 Scottish Farm Support The Scottish Government has pledged that 70% of future rural funding will go direct to farmers under Tiers 1 and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
5 February 2024 Farming Focus – February 2024 In the February 2024 edition of Farming Focus we notify readers that the Improving Farm Productivity grant, including solar is now...
Members Only 30 January 2024 Improving Farm Productivity Grant The second round of the Improving Farm Productivity Grant is now open. The application is a two stage process and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 Arable Roundup Despite the ninth and tenth named storms (Isha and Jocelyn) since September hitting parts of the UK in January, rainfall To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 Top Performing Farms The AHDB has published updates to its ‘Characteristics of Top Performing Farms’ reports. Produced by The Andersons Centre, these look To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 Dairy Roundup Arla has increased its milk price by 3 Euro cents per kg (2.6ppl) from the 1st January 2024. The size To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 January 2024 UK Border Target Operating Model The introduction of import controls for goods entering GB from the EU have been delayed on several occasions due to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Bluetongue Update Cases of Bluetongue continue to be identified through active surveillance in the temporary control zones (TCZ). As at 24th January To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Dairy Contracts Legislation The NFU and NFU Scotland have confirmed that the Statutory Instrument (SI) on milk contracts will be laid before Parliament To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Emergency Sugar Beet Seed Treatment Defra has authorised the emergency use of a neonicotinoid seed treatment on sugar beet seed in 2024. This follows an To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Organic Support Wales The Welsh Government has announced funding for organic farmers in 2024. The Organic Support Payment wll provide support to all To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 BNG Start Date It has been confirmed that the requirement in England for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) will commence on the 12th February To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 January 2024 Meadow Farm Update The Meadow Farm model has been updated for the LAMMA show. It is a notional 154 hectare (380 acre) beef, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
22 January 2024 Nottingham Farming Conference Thursday 8th February 2024 10 am - 4 pm University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD “Challenging perceptions –...
Members Only 22 January 2024 Flood Relief In response to the flooding caused by Storm Henk earlier in the month, the Government activated both the Flood Recovery To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 January 2024 Free Range Egg Consultation Defra has opened a consultation on legislation which will allow free-range eggs to continue to be labelled as such for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 January 2024 Rural Land Changes Farmers in England and their agents can now notify RPA of changes to their land online. The new digital service, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
9 January 2024 Farming Focus – January 2024 In the January 2024 edition of Farming Focus we notify readers that grants for Improving Farm Productivity, including solar are due...
Members Only 8 January 2024 ELM 2024 Steve Barclay has announced a significant update to the agri-environment scheme offering in 2024. This will see: The introduction of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2023 Nutrient Neutrality The Government has announced it will not be introducing further legislation to change the nutrient neutrality rules. This follows defeat To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
