Subscribers Only29 December 2021Farmers Opinion on Welsh Support Sought The Welsh Government is looking for farmers to take part in the co-design process of the new Sustainable Farming Scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only29 December 2021Peat Consultation A consultation has been launched on the banning of the sale of peat for horticulture in England and Wales. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 December 2021Delinking and Lump Sum Payments Defra’s response to the Delinking and Lump Sume Payment consultation has been delayed further. Initially it was due to report To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 December 2021Facilitation Fund The deadline for applications to the Countryside Stewradship Facilitation Fund has been extended from 19th January to 2nd February 2022. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 December 2021Chief Brexit Negotiator Resigns On 18th December, Lord Frost, the UK Government’s Chief Brexit Negotiator, and co-architect of both the Trade and Cooperation Agreement To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 December 2021Livestock Numbers Defra has released the final UK results from the June 2021 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. As can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021Interest Rates The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates from 0.1% to 0.25% on the 16th December. This is in response To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 20212021 Harvest Defra has released final production figures for the 2021 harvest. These are not very different from the provisional ones we To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021UK:Australia Trade Agreement Signed The UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement (FTA) was signed virtually on 17th December. It is the first FTA that the UK To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021Arable Prices Fall Prices for UK arable crops have fallen lately, pressured by global supply and demand. On 9th December, the USDA released To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021Dairy Markets, Production and Prices Commodity prices continue to rise both at home and globally on the back of tight production and strong demand. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021Meadow Farm – Dec ’24 The Andersons Centre’s mixed lowland farm model ‘Meadow Farm’ has recently been updated. The table below shows the final To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021UK Border Operating Model and Ireland On 15th December, the Government announced that there will be delays to the implementation of the UK Border Operating Model To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 December 2021FIF: Farm Productivity We rote last month about the Farming Investment Fund (FIF). The larger grant element of this, the Farming Transformation Fund To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 December 2021Food Security Report The Government has published a review of how secure the nation’s food supply is – the UK Food Security Report To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only16 December 2021Farm Incomes and Productivity Big Uplift in 2020 Profits The 2020 year was not as bad for farm profitability as first estimated. Defra has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2021Scottish Budget The Scottish Government has announced that rates of Income Tax will remain unchanged for the 2022/23 tax year. Whilst the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2021Cross Compliance – Dec ’21 The cross-compliance guidance for the 2022 scheme year has been published. It can be found at https://www.gov.uk/guidance/guide-to-cross-compliance-in-england-2022. In summary, there To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only15 December 2021Facilitation Fund The latest round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund opened on 13th December. It will close to applications on 19th To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only10 December 2021Australia and NZ Trade Agreements Trade deals with Australia and New Zealand (NZ) have been announced with much fanfare over recent months. However, progress has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only10 December 2021Ireland: Climate Action Plan Last month, the Irish Government published its Climate Action Plan. This is designed to achieve a 51% reduction in greenhouse To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 December 2021BPS & Agri-Environment Payments The RPA paid 97% of BPS claimants on the first day of the window (1.2% more than last year). In To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
7 December 2021Spotlight on the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2022 Defra has announced more details on how the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) will operate in 2022 and the years after....
7 December 2021Farming Focus InBrief – December 2021 If you require advice from one of our consultants, do not hesitate to contact them by email or phone. If...
