Members Only 7 December 2022 Levelling Up Policy The Government has made some changes to Planning policy in England which will have an effect on rural areas. They To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 December 2022 English BPS Payments As at the 6th December the RPA reported that it had made 2022 BPS payments to 95.3% of farmers. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 December 2022 Renewable Heat Support The Scottish Government has announced improved grants for renewable heating. Under the Home Energy Scotland scheme there is a £7,500 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
7 December 2022 Farming Focus – December 2022 The December 2022 edition of Farming Focus reports Countryside Stewardship plus will now replace the Local Nature Recovery scheme following...
Members Only 7 December 2022 New Entrant Support Pilot A pilot scheme has been launched to help support new entrants to farming. A New Entrant Support Scheme was one To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 2 December 2022 ELM Review It has now been confirmed that an amended Countryside Stewardship will form the second strand of Environmental Land Management (ELM). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
24 November 2022 Andersons Supporting ABP’s £1.5 Million Beef and Lamb Sustainability Programme ABP has recently announced a £1.5 million investment in a unique sustainability programme which will support 350 of its farmer...
Members Only 24 November 2022 Egg Crisis There have been many reports in the press that that Avian Influenza (AI) is to blame for a shortage of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 UK Grain Markets UK grain and oilseed markets have, unsurprisingly, continued to follow global trends. Spot feed wheat was worth £241.50 per tonne To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Global Grain and Oilseed Markets Throughout November the price of grain has fallen back considerably. Futures prices were dropping before the announcement of a 120-day To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Farm Business Income Updated English Farm Business Income (FBI) figures for 2021/22 were published by Defra at the beginning of November. These update To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Trade Update After a relatively quiet few months on the trade policy front, recent weeks have seen a resurrection of previous debates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Dairy Markets – Nov ’22 Production Favourable weather conditions during October has resulted in record GB production for the month (see Key Farm Facts). The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Slurry Infrastructure Grant The new Slurry Infrastructure Grant will open for applications in England on 6th December and close on 31st January 2023. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 November 2022 Potato Area and Production High costs, difficult weather conditions, poor potato prices, and strong cereal markets mean there is great uncertainty about potato plantings To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 17 November 2022 ELM Change Leaked reports suggest that Defra is looking to amend its plans for Environmental Land Management (ELM). This comes following the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 17 November 2022 November Budget The latest Budget was delivered by the fourth Chancellor of 2022, Jeremy Hunt, on the 17th November. It was designed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 November 2022 Scottish Conditionality The Scottish Government will enact legislation to allow it to impose ‘conditionality’ on support payments. The proposed Agriculture Bill, currently To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 November 2022 Soil Test Claims Scottish farmers can now claim for their soil analyses. This is part of the National Test Programme: Preparing for Sustainable Farming To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 November 2022 Interest Rate Rises The Bank of England increased the UK base rate by 0.75% on the 3rd November – the largest single rise To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 November 2022 Environmental Targets The Government has failed to set environmental targets in the areas of air quality, water quality, biodiversity and waste reduction. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 9 November 2022 Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund – Nov ’22 The latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opened for applications on 7th November. The Fund supports facilitators to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 4 November 2022 Junior Defra Ministers Following the appointment of Therese Coffey as Defra Secretary of State (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/new-minister/), there hasn’t been too much change with To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 4 November 2022 Arla Milk Price Increase Arla has announced a 1.33ppl price increase for its members as from 1st November. The (large) rise is a bit To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
