Members Only 27 July 2023 UK Joins CPTPP On 16th July, the UK Government formally signed its accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 EU-NZ Trade Deal On 9th July, the EU and New Zealand (NZ) reached an agreement on a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). From an To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Trade Deals Study The Scottish Government has published a study on the impact on Scottish agriculture of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) between the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Global Grains Grain markets have been increasingly volatile in July, driven once again by the Black Sea. US maize crop conditions have To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 UK Grain Markets The barley harvest is underway in England, although progress has been stop-start due to regular rain. According to the Environment To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Farming Innovation Grants Applications are now open for the £5 million Farming Innovation Investor Partnership competition. This is aimed at small and medium To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Animal Health & Welfare Grants Defra is seeking feedback on the latest round of the Animal Health and Welfare Equipment and Technology Grant. In particular, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 July 2023 Advance BPS Payments: England Defra has announced the ‘vast majority’ of English farmers should receive their advance BPS payment on 1st August. The remainder To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Sustainable Farming Scheme: Wales More details have emerged on the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) which will replace the BPS in Wales from 2025. This To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Fertiliser Usage Falls Fertiliser usage in Great Britain declined considerably, in the wake of inflated costs, following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. For the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2023 Interim Environment Scheme in Wales The Welsh Government has announced there will be an interim agri-environment scheme to support protection of habitats on agricultural land To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Milk Contracts The Government has announced new regulations to come in later this year to ensure supply contracts in the dairy sector To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Species Survival Fund A new £25m Species Survival Fund has been launched by Defra. It is a short-term programme which will support projects To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Nature Recovery Network Six new Nature Recovery project areas have been announced by the Government. These join the six already in place. Between To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 July 2023 Goodbye Cross Complaince The Government has published regulations to end cross-compliance in England. The snappily-titled ‘Agriculture (Removal of Cross-Compliance and Miscellaneous Revocations and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
20 July 2023 Impact of UK Trade Deals with Four Non-EU Partners on UK and Scottish Agriculture The Scottish Government has recently published a Summary Report from a study that The Andersons Centre undertook in 2022 to...
Members Only 12 July 2023 Labour Review The Independent Review of Labour in the Food Supply Chain has made its report to Government. The review was commissioned To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 SFI 2022 Agreements It appears that those with SFI 2022 agreements containing the ‘old’ Soils Standard will be served notice to end their To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 Glyphosate Review A review by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) into the crucial herbicide glyphosate has found ‘no critical areas of concern’. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 Agriculture (Wales) Bill The Agriculture (Wales) Bill passed its final stage in the Senedd on 27th June 2023. The Bill will now seek To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 July 2023 Hedgerow Protection Defra has opened a consultation seeking views on the protection of hedgerows. With Delinking of the Basic Payment, the cross-compliance To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 July 2023 Lowland Peat A report has outlined 14 recommendations to help lowland peatlands contribute more to greenhouse gas mitigation. This largely involves allowing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
3 July 2023 Farming Focus – July 2023 In the July 2023 edition of Farming Focus we report on the upcoming grant funding in England including large-scale capital...
Members Only 27 June 2023 Tree Planting:Wales The next window to apply for Woodland Creation Funding opens in Wales on 24th July and closes on 15th September. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
