3 October 2023 Farming Focus – October 2023 In the October 2023 edition of Farming Focus we report on 'accelerated payments' for the early SFI adopters and the...
Members Only 28 September 2023 Farm Management Pocketbook The latest edition of the Farm Management Pocketbook (aka ‘the John Nix book’) has just been published. The famous guide To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 State of Nature Report The most recent State of Nature report shows the UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline. It reveals that the species To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 Habitat Wales Scheme The payment rates under the new Habitat Wales scheme have been announced. They will be; Habitat land – £69 per To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 Dairy Update – Sept ’23 Domestic milk deliveries continue to run ahead of last year. The AHDB is estimating daily GB deliveries are about 0.8% To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 BNG Delay The introduction of the Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirement for developers will be delayed until January. This legal requirement to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 Meadow Farm Update – Sept ’23 Meadow Farm has been updated for Anderson’s latest Webinar. An increase in the lamb price since the previous update earlier To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 SFI & CS Update Sustainable Farming Incentive 2023 SFI 2023 opened on 18th September 2023, however not everyone can apply yet. Those who have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 Health & Welfare Review Defra has widened the eligibility criteria for the SFI Annual Health and Welfare Review. Previously it was only eligible to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 28 September 2023 Potato Markets The resilience of the potato crop has shone through this season, with yields higher than might have been expected given To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 September 2023 Sugar Contract 2024 British Sugar has announced that the minimum beet price for 2024 will be £37.50 per tonne. However, this is not To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 September 2023 Oats Herbicides Oats growers may find their armoury to control grassweeds diminshed this season. Previously, an Extension of Authorisation for Minor Use To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 September 2023 Parallel Spray Imports The Government has pledged to address the loss of parallel spray imports. As we wrote back in April (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/spray-import-ban/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 27 September 2023 Grain Markets Global Position With results from the Northern Hemisphere harvest now coming available, forecasts of global grain supply and demand are To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 September 2023 Protected Landscapes Defra has announced plans to boost protected landscapes – National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Firstly, measures To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 September 2023 Nutrient Neutrality Update The Government’s plans to scrap the Nutrient Neutrality (NN) rules for housebuilding (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/nurient-neutrality-scrapped/ ) have been blocked by the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 September 2023 Scottish Payments Payments have begun of the 2023 BPS (and Greening payments) to farmers. The Scottish Govenment states that 13,000 farm businesses To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 18 September 2023 AECS 2024 The Agri-Environment and Climate Scheme (AECS) will be open again in 2024 with an expanded offer. This was announced in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 13 September 2023 SFI Accelerated Payments Defra has announced an ‘accelerated payment’ for all those with a live SFI 2023 agreement by the end of this To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 September 2023 Onshore Wind The Government has changed Planning Rules which could boost the development of onshore wind. There has been a de-facto moratorium To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 September 2023 SFI 2022 Closure More details have emerged on how the 2022 SFI Standards will be ‘closed’. As we have written previously (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/sfi-2022-agreements/), To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 9 September 2023 Rights of Way Guidance Defra has published new Guidance to Local Authorities which should make it easier for farmers to divert footpaths. Effective from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 9 September 2023 Shadow Defra Secretary Steve Reed has been appointed Shadow Defra Secretary in September’s reshuffle of Labour’s Ministerial team. He replaces Jim McMahon. Mr To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 8 September 2023 Calf Housing Grant The application window for the Calf Housing for Health and Welfare Grant is now open. The application process for the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
