Subscribers Only22 December 2023Scottish Income Tax Income tax is to be increased in Scotland. In setting the budget for 2024-25 Shona Robison, Deputy First Minister and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 December 2023Biofuels Boost The UK will continue to have access to the EU biofuels market following a last-minute change of policy. Biofuels being To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only22 December 2023Welsh & Scottish Funding Cuts Farmers in Wales and Scotland looks set to bear the brunt of squeezed budgets in the develoved administrations. In both To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 December 2023Welsh SFS Consultation The Welsh Government has provided more details on its proposed Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) and opened a consultation on its To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 December 2023Beef & Lamb Markets – Dec ’23 Tighter beef and lamb supplies in key producing countries across the EU are supporting prices. Reports from the AHDB reveal To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 December 2023UK Arable Market Whilst the weather might have slightly improved since the storms of October, ground conditions have not. With many fields, particularly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2023Dairy Production and Prices – Dec ’23 Production The AHDB is reporting GB milk deliveries in November were down by 2.8% compared with last year (Defra figures To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2023UK Livestock Numbers Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2023 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. As can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2023Bluetongue Update – Dec ’23 Further to our article earlier in the month, further cases of bluetongue have been identified. These are all in cattle To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2023Smaller Abattoir Fund Defra has announced a £4 million support fund for small abattoirs. Through the Smaller Abattoir Fund (SAF), capital grants of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only14 December 202330 by 30 Target Readers may be aware of the ’30 by 30′ commitment – the pledge by Government that 30% of the nation’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 December 2023Welsh Water Regulations Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has confirmed the second stage of the Enhanced Nutrient Management approach has been laid before the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 December 20232023 BPS Payments: England The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) has confirmed as of 4th December 97% of BPS 2023 claimants had received their payments. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only12 December 2023Improving Farm Productivity Grants Defra has published guidance for the Improving Farm Productivity Grant. This can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/improving-farm-productivity-grant-round-2-applicant-guidance. The second round is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only12 December 2023SFI Update Defra has announced that the SFI applications portal will close between 27th December 2023 and 1st January 2024. This is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only12 December 2023Cross-compliance Cross Compliance rules end at midnight on 31st December 2023 in England. However, as most rules are already part of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only11 December 2023Changes to Immigration Rules On 7th December, the UK Government announced a series of changes to its immigration rules that it is proposing to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 December 2023Sugar Contract 2024 There is still no agremeent on the price of sugar beet for the 2024 crop. British Sugar has made a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 December 2023Bluetongue Update – Dec ’23 The first cases of Bluetongue have been confirmed outside of Kent. This follows the first case in a sheep, identified To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 December 2023Exports to the EU From 13th December, all livestock farmers who export meat to the EU will need to have had an annual health To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 December 2023Milk & More Sold The UK’s largest doorstep milk delivery operation, Milk & More has been sold. Freshways, the large middle-ground processor has moved To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 December 2023Protected Landscapes A series of announcements on ‘Protected Landscapes’ in England were made ahead of the COP28 Climate Summit in the UAE. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 December 2023Farm 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 December 2023Labour’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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
