Members Only 16 March 2022 Sugar Beet Contracts British Sugar has announced all contracts, irrespective of length, will receive at least £27 per tonne for the 2022/23 crop To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 March 2022 Animal Health & Welfare Pathway – Mar ’22 Defra has set out its initial priorities for the Animal Health and Welfare Pathway across each livestock sector. These have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 11 March 2022 RPA Log-in Update Our article on 4th March (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/rpa-log-in/) reported on problems Agents were having when trying to access Clients’ BPS accounts To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
10 March 2022 Farming Focus InBrief – March 2022 If you require advice from one of our consultants, do not hesitate to contact them by email or phone. If...
10 March 2022 Spotlight on Markets Following Russia’s Invasion World politics have been balancing on a knife edge throughout February. On the morning of 24th February 2022, that balance...
Members Only 10 March 2022 Farmer Opinions Defra has released its latest information from the Farmer Opinion Tracker. This asks farmers for their views on issues such To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 9 March 2022 National Reserve It has been confirmed that Young Farmers and New Entrants will not be able to apply for entitlements from the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 March 2022 Scottish Farm Policy Direct payments will remain central to Scotland’s future farm support. This is the conclusion drawn from the Scottish Government’s latest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 March 2022 UK/New Zealand Trade Deal Signed On 28th February, the UK and New Zealand signed the UK-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), formalising the agreement-in-principle which To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 4 March 2022 RPA Log-In There have been problems accessing the RPA’s computer systems for many Agents over the last few days. Those logging-on to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 4 March 2022 Neonics for Beet Defra has announced that the ’emergency’ authorisation of Syngenta’s Cruiser SB seed treatment for sugar beet has been granted for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 3 March 2022 Farm Equipment Technology Fund The deadline for accepting a Farm Equipment and Technology Fund Agreement has been extended until 1st April 2022; originally this To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 24 February 2022 NI Trade Issues Intra-Ireland Trade Latest data from the Irish Central Statistics Office (CSO) show that total agri-food trade between Northern Ireland (NI) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 23 February 2022 Grain Market Roundup As the conflict in Ukraine continues, the value of commodities has risen considerably. On Monday 7th March UK feed wheat To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 23 February 2022 Sustainable Farming Incentive Pilot The RPA has issued the first batch of quarterly payments under the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) Pilot. These have been To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 February 2022 Dairy Industry News The GDT average price index continues to make significant gains. At the latest auction the index rose by 4.2% to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 February 2022 Farm Equipment & Technology Fund Defra has started to send out Agreements for the first round of the Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF). Successful To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 February 2022 Slurry Grants Both Defra and the Scottish Government have recently made announcements regarding funding towards improving slurry management on farms. Scotland In To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 February 2022 Sheep Meat Market The UK sheep market has been buoyant throughout 2021 and has remained strong into 2022; tight supplies have continued to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 February 2022 Beef Outlook – Feb ’22 The AHDB has released its latest outlook for the UK’s beef sector. The beef market has experienced some exceptional prices To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 15 February 2022 BPS 2022 This year the Basic Payment Scheme will open for applications in England on 15th March. It is already possible to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
10 February 2022 Countryside Stewardship – Feb ’22 The Countryside Stewardship scheme is now open for applications in England. This includes; Mid-tier - Open from 8th February to...
10 February 2022 Lump Sum Payments English farmers will be able to take their future BPS payments in a 'lump sum' retirement payment this year. Defra...
Members Only 9 February 2022 Countryside Stewardship – Feb ’22 The Countryside Stewardship scheme is now open for applications in England. This includes; Mid-tier – Open from 8th February to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
