Subscribers Only24 September 2022Scottish BPS Payments The NFUS is reporting that no 2022 BPS payments have yet been made in Scotland. This is despite a Press To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 September 2022Woodland Carbon Guarantee Scheme The 6th Woodland Carbon Guarantee (WCaG) auction will take place from midday on Monday 21st November to midday on Sunday To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only21 September 2022BPS 2022 Rates The BPS payment rates for 2022 have been published by Defra. The gross rates, which are now set in Sterling To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 September 2022Global Grain Production The latest International Grains Council (IGC) supply and demand figures show a year-on-year reduction of stocks of grains globally. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 September 2022Crop Areas 2022 Defra has published the first official crop area figures for harvest 2022. These only relate to England at the moment; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 September 2022Scottish Government Programme The Agriculture Bill in Scotland (see other article) will not be introduced until the second half of the year at To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 September 2022New Defra Team The new Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has chosen Ranil Jayawardena to be the Defra Secretary in her Cabinet. He replaces To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 September 2022Future Farm Policy in Scotland The Scottish Government has launched a consultation on the contents of its proposed Agriculture Bill. This gives further clues as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 September 2022Landscape Recovery Pilots Defra has announced 22 projects that will be funded under the pilot phase of Landscape Recovery. The projects will share To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 September 2022Rural 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 Only5 September 2022Scottish 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 2022Farming Focus – September 2022 In the September 2022 edition of Farming Focus see how you can utilise your CS & ES options for grazing and...
Subscribers Only26 August 2022Beef 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 Only26 August 2022Lamb 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 Only26 August 2022Dairy 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 Only25 August 2022Fertiliser 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 Only25 August 2022Harvest 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 Only25 August 2022Labour 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 Only25 August 2022Methane 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 Only25 August 2022Farming 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 Only19 August 2022GDT 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 Only19 August 2022Grazing & 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 Only17 August 2022Nutrient 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 Only17 August 2022Biodiversity 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
