6 February 2023 Farming Focus – February 2023 The February 2023 edition of Farming Focus reports on the new legally binding environmental targets, it also explains what support farmers...
Members Only 2 February 2023 Egg Labelling As from the 1st February all free-range eggs will have to be re-branded as ‘barn eggs’. There is a 16-week To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
31 January 2023 Cost of Farming Squeeze Continues Agricultural inputs’ inflation (Agflation) continues to outpace general economic inflation (CPI) as well as agricultural outputs and food prices (denoted...
Members Only 30 January 2023 Beef & Sheep Update Beef The cattle trade remains buoyant, both for prime and cull animals. Often trade eases after Christmas but this has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 January 2023 Dairy Markets After reaching records highs, the farmgate milk price is starting to experience some hefty declines. According to Defra the UK To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 January 2023 Health & Welfare Review Defra has announced the SFI Annual Health & Welfare Review should now be opened up more widely from ‘early’ February. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 January 2023 BPS Applications The RPA has announced that the window for 2023 BPS applications in England will open on Tuesday 14th March. As To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2023 Environmental Land Management Defra has published further details of Environmental Land Management (ELM). It includes new SFI Standards, changes to the Countryside Stewardship To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2023 NI Protocol Negotiations Negotiations between the UK and the EU on making amendments to the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol have dominated the trade To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 January 2023 Grain Market Update Grain and oilseed markets have continued their decline through January. Any uncertainty or risk premium associated with Russia’s invasion of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 January 2023 Agri Environment Scheme: Scotland The Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) will open in Scotland for another round from 30th January. A summary of application dates To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 January 2023 Sugar Beet Due to the cold snap in December, NFU Sugar and British Sugar have confirmed the 2022 frost insurance policy has To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 January 2023 Neonicotinoid Sugar Beet Seed Treatment Defra has approved an emergency authorisation for the use of a nicotinoid seed treatment on the 2023/24 sugar beet crop. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 January 2023 CS Capital Grant Payments Update Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreements starting on or after 1st January 2023 are now eligible for the new revised higher capital To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 January 2023 Pig Market 2022 was an incredibly difficult year for pig producers, but there are some positive signals as we start 2023. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 January 2023 Rents: England The latest agricultural rents data once again shows a mixed picture. Following a rise in the overall average rent in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 11 January 2023 Business Energy Scheme The Government has announced a new business energy scheme to replace the existing one when it ends. The current Energy To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Budget Date & Digital Tax The Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt has announced that the Spring Budget will be delivered on 15 March 2023. In a further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Welsh Grants Update Woodlands The 2nd Round of the Woodland Restoration Scheme (WRS) opened for Expressions of Interest on 16th December and will To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants Update After a brief closure, applications for Countryside Stewardship Capital Grants have re-opened, with some changes to try and provide further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 January 2023 CS & SFI Payments Defra has announced an update to the Countryside Stewardship (CS) payment rates and the introduction of the Sustainable Farming Incentive To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
3 January 2023 Farming Focus – January 2023 The January 2023 edition of Farming Focus reports on the increased number of workers able to come to the UK under...
Members Only 22 December 2022 Environmental Standards The legally binding environmental targets, as required under the 2021 Environment Act, have finally been published. We wrote in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 December 2022 Cross Compliance 2023 Defra has published the cross-compliance rules for 2023. There are no changes to the existing rules. Full details can be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
