Subscribers Only 6 September 2022 Rural Funding Boost The Government has committed £110m to help improve rural economies. This is effectively a replacement for the previous LEADER and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 September 2022 Scottish BPS Payments The Scottish Government has announced the payment rates under the 2022 BPS. These are set out in the table below To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
31 August 2022 Farming Focus – September 2022 In the September 2022 edition of Farming Focus see how you can utilise your CS & ES options for grazing and...
Subscribers Only 26 August 2022 Beef Outlook – Aug ’22 The AHDB is forecasting beef production to increase by 2% and consumption to fall by 4% in its latest Outlook To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 August 2022 Lamb Market Outlook The AHDB is forecasting total sheep meat production to ‘rebound’ from last year’s low and exports to increase by 20% To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 August 2022 Dairy Roundup – Aug ’22 Production According to AHDB milk production is falling even further behind historic trends – due to a combination of drought To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Fertiliser and CO2 The fertiliser market has entered another period of turmoil after a quieter few months. The price of natural gas has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Harvest 2022 and Prices Overall The UK grain harvest is all-but finished now and, overall, has produced excellent results. Completion by the end of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Labour Shortages The NFU continues to campaign for the Seasonal Workers Scheme (SWS) to be made ‘fit-for-purpose’. A report, based on a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Methane Suppressing Feed Products Defra has opened a ‘Call for Evidence’ to help it understand more about Methane-suppressing feed products. The Call for Evidence To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 August 2022 Farming Innovation Programme Further to our article last month (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/funding-for-farm-based-protein/) Defra has announced a further two ‘competitions’ via the Farming Innovation Programme. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2022 GDT Drop There are warning signs in global dairy markets as prices continue to fall. At the benchmark Global Dairy Trade (GDT) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 August 2022 Grazing & Cutting CS and ES Options Due to the hot, dry, weather Defra has announced ‘temporary requirement adjustments’ to some Countryside Stewardship (CS) and Environmental Stewardship To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 August 2022 Nutrient Mitigation Scheme Defra has announced support for a Nutrient Mitigation Scheme to try and reduce pollution but also allow Local Planning Authorities To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 August 2022 Biodiversity Metric Defra has launched a Consultation on proposed ‘technical’ changes to the Biodiversity Metric. This is a additional consultation to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
17 August 2022 Progress not Perfection, the Key to Addressing Greenhouse Gas Emissions Despite Covid, Brexit and the Russia-Ukraine war, climate change is fast-becoming the central issue facing UK, European and global agriculture...
10 August 2022 Cost of Farming Squeeze Apparent For the first time, Andersons’ Agflation estimates include an index of Agricultural Outputs prices. The July estimates put Agflation at...
Subscribers Only 5 August 2022 Ukrainian Grain Shipments On 22nd July, Russia and Ukraine reached an agreement to allow shipments of grain to leave Black Sea ports. Reports To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 August 2022 Interest Rate Hikes The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates by 0.50% in a bid to reduce inflation. The rise of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
2 August 2022 Farming Focus – August 2022 In the August 2022 edition of Farming Focus we take a look at the Sustainable Farming Incentive; if you are already...
Subscribers Only 29 July 2022 Ireland: GHG Emissions Reduction Target After much debate, the coalition partners of the Irish Government finally agreed on a 25% reduction target for greenhouse gas To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2022 Farm Policy and Schemes: England Defra has published its new ‘Farming policies and payments in England‘ booklet. Running to about 20 pages it summarises the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 July 2022 Funding for Farm-Based Protein Defra has announced funding for projects to help increase domestic production of healthy sustainable protein. The ‘competition’ which was launched To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 July 2022 Annual Health and Wefare Review The Annual Health and Welfare Review is due to open this autumn. Defra is asking for farmers and vets to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
