Subscribers Only 15 May 2024 Sheep Payments: Scotland The Scottish Government has announced sheep headage payments are starting to be made to eligible farmers. As of 10th May, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 May 2024 BSE Case A case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) has been confirmed in Ayrshire. The Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 May 2024 UK Border Controls On 30th April, the UK Government introduced its next phase of border controls under its ‘Border Target Operating Model’ (BTOM), To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 May 2024 Seasonal Workers Scheme Extended The Government has announced that the Seasonal Worker Scheme will be extended for a further five years to 2029. Visas To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 May 2024 Bluetongue Virus The APHA has confirmed that there is a ‘very high probability’ of a new introduction of bluetongue virus serotype 3 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 May 2024 Infrastructure Support: Wales The Welsh Government has announced it will be opening two schemes to support investment to prevent on-farm pollution from slurry To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 May 2024 Calf Registration Trends Based on the BCMS calf registrations data for England and Wales during 2023, there is a notable increase in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 May 2024 SFI and Countryside Stewardship Areas Defra have published data showing the area that had been entered into each Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) and Countryside Stewardship To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 2 May 2024 Planning Changes The Planning rules for agriculture in England have been relaxed. This will make it easier to convert redundant farm buildings To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
1 May 2024 Loam Farm Update The 2024 harvest year continues to be challenging for cereals farmers. Whilst dryer weather has allowed some spring operations to...
1 May 2024 Beef and Lamb Markets Update Beef Cattle prices remain strong but fell back throughout March and are just below 2023 levels. However, prices appear to...
Subscribers Only 26 April 2024 Dairy Update – Apr ’24 Defra’s UK production figures for March show deliveries totalled 1,322m litres, the same as in 2023. UK production for the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 April 2024 USDA Reports on UK Crop The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its interpretation of the state of the UK growing crop in mid-April pointing To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 April 2024 Water Resources Advice A new service for farmers to help assess water resources has been launched. The Environment Agency is offering a ‘screening To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2024 Grain Markets – Apr ’24 The price of grains has recently increased, driven by concerns about new crop prospects, with world supply and demand tightly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2024 Beef and Lamb Markets Beef Cattle prices remain strong but fell back throughout March and are just below 2023 levels. However, prices appear to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2024 Loam Farm – Apr ’24 The 2024 harvest year continues to be challenging for cereals farmers. Whilst dryer weather has allowed some spring operations to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2024 Beef & Lamb Production Standards The AHDB has released the first of four reports looking at beef and lamb production standards. The independent reports, carried To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2024 Crop Codes Our article last month (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/bps-claims-2024/) reported that there is no action required in order to receive the delinked BPS To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 April 2024 River Wye Action Plan Defra has published an Action Plan to stop the decline in water quality of the River Wye and support the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 April 2024 Bovine TB Consultation Extension Defra has extended the deadline for responses to its current consultation on Bovine TB to 13th May 2024 (previously 22nd To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 April 2024 Hedgerow Legislation Further to our article of 6th March (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/hedgerow-protection-2/), the new hedgerow legislation has been laid in both Houses of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 April 2024 Land Prices After a brief pause, the RICS has re-started publication of its land price series. This shows transaction data (i.e. actual To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 April 2024 Tenancy Code of Practice A new Code of Practice has been launched for the tenanted farm sector in England. It is designed to encourage To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
