Subscribers Only10 June 2022Farming Transformation Fund Further to our article published on 25th May (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/farming-transformation-fund/) the Adding Value theme of the Farming Transformation Fund is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only10 June 2022Slurry Infrastructure Grants Defra has released further information on the Slurry Infrastructure Grant (SIG). However, this mainly just confirms many of the ‘rules’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only10 June 2022Farm Practices Defra has released the results from its latest Farm Practices Survey (FPS). The Survey, run in February 2022, focused on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only10 June 2022Scotland’s Rural Land Market & Values Scottish farmland values increased by more than 30% in 2021 according to a recently published report. Values for the poorest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
7 June 2022Farming Focus – June 2022 In the June 2022 edition of Farming Focus we examine the latest Total Income from Farming (TIFF) figures released by...
Subscribers Only30 May 2022Local Nature Recovery Info Defra has provided a little more detail on the upcoming Local Nature Recovery (LNR) scheme. In a post on its To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 May 2022SFI: Full Guidance Defra has now published the full (and final) guidance for SFI 2022. This can be accessed at https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/sustainable-farming-incentive-guidance. As has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 May 2022Beet Advance Sugar beet growers will be offered a 25% advance payment on their 2022 crop. It is an acknowledgement of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 May 2022UK Grain Market Update – May ’22 UK grain markets have, unsurprisingly, followed the global direction in prices over the last month. Wheat prices are higher, month-on-month, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 May 2022Farming Transformation Fund As in the previous round of the Farming Transformation Fund, Defra is making the manual for the next theme; ‘Adding To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 May 2022Farming Innovation Programme A new round of the Farming Innovation Programme is now open. Farmers and foresters can apply for funding towards innovative To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 May 2022Dairy Update – May ’22 According to AHDB data, UK milk production for the week ending 14th May 2022 was 2.8% below last year’s levels. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 May 2022Global Grain Markets Global grain and oilseed prices remain high. Whilst a key driver is the war in Ukraine, there are also a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 May 2022Pig Market Finished pig prices have made significant gains since March but, even so, still remain considerably below costs of production. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 May 2022Meadow Farm – May ’22 Due to rising input costs, budgets for our Meadow Farm model have been revisited and updated. Meadow Farm is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 May 2022Welsh Schemes Open A number of grants will be available over the next three years to assist Welsh farmers during the transition to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 May 2022‘Super’ National Nature Reserve A new ‘super’ National Nature Reserve (NNR) has been designated. The Somerset Wetlands NNR will protect 6,140 hectares of saltmarsh, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 May 2022Organic Farming Defra Statistics The area of UK land managed according to organic principles grew again in 2021. Latest figures released on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 May 2022Northern Ireland Protocol Wrangling On 17 May, the Foreign Secretary, Liz Truss, made a statement in the House of Commons on the Government’s intention To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 May 2022Inflation The headline rate of inflation jumped to 9% in April. The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recorded its highest level of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
16 May 2022April Agflation Surpasses 30% Since the turn of the year UK ‘Agflation’ has been soaring driven by primarily by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The latest...
Subscribers Only16 May 2022Queens Speech The Government has set out its legislative agenda for the next Parliamentary session in the Queen’s Speech (given this year To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 May 2022Farm Profits Rise Total Income from Farming UK farm profits improved by 14% in real terms between 2020 and 2021 according to Defra. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 May 2022Glyphosate Availability Extension Glyphosate is likely to remain available to British farmers until at least 2026 as a result of a decision by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
