2 September 2025 Defra Non-Tariff Measures (NTMs) Study Publication of Defra Report on NTMs Affecting GB-EU Agri-Food, Plant Products and Fisheries Trade Defra have recently published a major...
Members Only 2 September 2025 Innovation Grants Two new funding rounds will be available shortly through the Farming Innovation Programme (FIP). The FIP funds research, innovation and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 2 September 2025 Landscape Recovery Update Defra has announced two projects have moved to the ‘Delivery Phase’ under the Landscape Recovery (LR) scheme. LR is the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
1 September 2025 Scottish Policy Update Change in Scotland's support schemes has been very slow in arriving. It seems increasingly likely that meaningful reform is slipping...
1 September 2025 Loam Farm Latest Harvest is now complete for most in the south of Great Britain. As discussed elsewhere, the overall theme of harvest...
Members Only 26 August 2025 Dairy Update – Aug ’25 Domestic milk production continues to be strong as the milk-to-feed-price ratio remains favourable. The AHDB is reporting GB milk deliveries To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 August 2025 Scottish BPS Rates The Scottish Government is due to start issuing advance payments on the 2025 BPS at the start of September. Advances To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 August 2025 Grain Market Update – Aug ’25 The harvest of cereals in the UK is almost complete. The AHDB harvest progress report, with data provided The Andersons To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 August 2025 Vivergo Closure The Vivergo bioethanol plant on Humberside is to close by the end of August. Its owner, ABF, has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 August 2025 Tariff Update Following the initial announcement of a trade deal in July between the US and EU (see previous article), a Joint To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 26 August 2025 Pork Market Outlook In its latest Outlook for the pig meat market, the AHDB is forecasting UK pig meat production for 2025 to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 22 August 2025 Sugar Price 2026 The headline price for sugar beet is to drop to £30 per tonne for the 2026 crop. This compares to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Scottish Policy Update Change in Scotland’s support schemes has been very slow in arriving. It seems increasingly likely that meaningful reform is slipping To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Beef Market Update – Aug ’25 The AHDB has updated its Outlook for the beef market in 2025. Annual production is now forecast to reduce by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Loam Farm Latest Harvest is now complete for most in the south of Great Britain. As discussed elsewhere, the overall theme of harvest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Bluetongue Restrictions Further to our article in June (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/bluetongue-movement-of-livestock/) Wales and Scotland have announced changes to their Bluetongue movement restrictions as To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Welsh Schemes Update The Welsh Government has announced the availability of a number of schemes to support farm businesses in the transition to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Pork Exports Twelve businesses across England and Northern Ireland have secured approval to export British pork to Mexico. With consumption in Mexico’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 21 August 2025 Pig Supply Chain Contracts From 13th August the Fair Dealing Obligations (Pigs) Regulations 2025 (FDOP 2025) came into force. The new rules are aimed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 20 August 2025 Vivergo Closes The Vivergo bioethanol plant on Humberside is to close by the end of August. Its owner, ABF, has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 12 August 2025 Base Rate Cut – Aug ’25 The Bank of England reduced its Base Rate by 0.25% to 4% on the 7th August. This is the 5th To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 5 August 2025 Grazing Derogations Farmers in England can apply for a temporary grazing derogation on some Countryside Stewardship or SFI options. The announcement comes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
4 August 2025 Sustainable Farming Scheme: Wales – Aug ’25 The Welsh Government has published details of the Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS) which commences on 1st January 2026. The SFS...
4 August 2025 Food Strategy The Government has published its Food Strategy for England called 'Towards a Good Food Cycle'. It sets out the challenges...
