Members Only 6 December 2023 Farm Grants Defra has announced a new round of funding & grants opening in the next few weeks. These were made by To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 December 2023 Labour’s Policies It seems highly likely that there will be a General Election next year. Political commentators are split between the Prime To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 6 December 2023 Live Export Legislation Legislation to ban the live export of animals has been laid before Parliament. The Animal Welfare (Livestock Exports) Bill was To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
4 December 2023 Farming Focus – December 2023 In the December 2023 edition of Farming Focus we take a look at the latest Farm Business Income figures for...
Members Only 3 December 2023 BNG Regulations The Government has started publishing the detailed regulations for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG). This requirement for most development in England To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 November 2023 SFI Experience As the SFI 2023 has been open for a couple months now we thought it might be useful to share To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Grain Market Update Like the water sat on many headlands around the country, old crop wheat markets could rightly be described as stagnant! To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Dairy Roundup Production The AHDB has estimated GB milk deliveries declined by -2.8% year-on-year in October. Defra’s UK milk deliveries will be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Welsh Schemes Update The Welsh Government has published its Winter Update. This gives an overview of the various agricultural policy changes that are To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Pigmeat Update GB pig prices have started to decline over the last couple of months. Before that, finished pig prices had been To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 ELM Announcment Readers may recall that we are expecting a major announcement on Environmental Land Management (ELM). This will cover additional SFI To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Bluetongue Defra announced on 26th November a further four cases of Bluetongue have been found. The virus has been detected in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 AHDB Chief Executive Graham Wilkinson will take over as the new Chief Executive of the AHDB in the New Year. He replaces Tim To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Farm Business Income The latest Farm Business Income figures released by Defra show a mixed picture for farm profitability. The data relates the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 November 2023 Autumn Statement The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, gave the Autumn Statement on the 22nd November. The main points are; the Office of Budget To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2023 Tenant Farming Consultation The Government has issued a ‘call for evidence’ on poor practices in the tenant farming sector. This is a result To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2023 Wheat Area Down in UK The area planted to wheat in the UK is expected to fall by 1.3% according to the results of the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 November 2023 Crop Conditions Update It has been a challenging start to the 2024 season for many, to say the least. Persistent rain during and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 November 2023 Slurry Infrastructure Grant Round 2 of the Slurry Infrastructure Grant (SIG) is now open in England. This round of the scheme has £74m To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 November 2023 Glyphosate The EU has re-approved the authorisation of Glyphosate for a further 10 years. In a vote to approve an extension To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 November 2023 Egg Sector Review The Government is undertaking a review focused on ending unfair practices in the egg supply chain. The full consultation, which To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 November 2023 Improvements to Woodland Grants Defra and the Forestry Commission have announced improvements to the forestry grants available under the England Woodland Creation Offer (EWCO) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 November 2023 Nitrogen Derogations The NVZ grassland derogation window for 2024 is now open and will close on 31st December 2023. Those who farm To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 November 2023 New Defra Minister Steve Barclay has been appointed Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. This comes as Thérèse Coffey To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
