Members Only 28 December 2020 Sugar Quota The UK sugar industry faces increased competition after it was confirmed that additional tariff-free imports will be allowed. As we wrote To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 December 2020 SAWS Extension The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Scheme (SAWS) will be extended to 30,000 places for 2021. The Government has announced that the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 23 December 2020 Cross Compliance The 2021 rules for cross-compliance have been published in both England and Wales. In both cases the requirements are pretty-much To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 21 December 2020 NI Protein Payment Northern Ireland is planning on introducing a coupled payment for growing protein crops. A consultation for a pilot scheme in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
18 December 2020 Impact of Brexit on Scottish and UK Agriculture We recently completed a study on behalf of the Scottish Government to assess the impacts of different potential Brexit outcomes...
18 December 2020 Outlook 2021 – A Landmark Year Ahead The coming year will see a step-change for UK agriculture. Farms will have to adjust quickly to a new business...
Members Only 17 December 2020 UK Global Tariff Amendments The Department for International Trade (DIT) has announced technical changes to the UK Global Tariff (UKGT) for 27 products, mostly To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Brexit Update Last month, we reported that time was almost up in the Brexit negotiations and last weekend, it looked as if To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Sugar Bonus Sugar beet producers should receive a 2.6p per tonne bonus in December. The average EU + UK sugar price in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 December Arable Markets Looking out onto a very soggy Leicestershire, it seems that this November and December might have been as wet as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Early-Bird Crop Area Forecasts The AHDB’s Early Bird Survey of cropping intentions for harvest 2021 was released in December, showing a significant rise in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Welsh Farm Support The Welsh Government has set out plans to replace the BPS with its Sustainable Farming Scheme (SFS). However, those eager To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Northern Ireland Protocol Agreement On 7th December the UK and EU announced that they agreed ‘in principle’ how the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol would To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 December 2020 Dairy Roundup Muller Muller has announced a new scheme to incentivise its 600 direct suppliers to improve their environmental impact, herd health To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 December 2020 Potato Roundup It was another wet potato harvest for growers this year, but not so water-logged as last year when crops went To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2020 Meat Market Update Beef Prime cattle deadweight prices declined in the first week of December but still remain firm. Refer to Key Farm To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 December 2020 Welsh 2020 BPS Payments The Welsh Government has announced it paid over 94.6% of Welsh farm businesses either their full BPS or the BPS To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 December 2020 Farm Profits Fall Farm profits slumped by over 20% in 2020 according to Defra. The Department has just released its first forecast of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 Organic Standards UK organic producers will continue to be able to sell their produce in the EU following a vote by the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 Low Sugar Harvest British Sugar (BS) has reported that sugar yields for this year’s harvest look set to be even worse than expected. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 AHDB Consultation The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is asking the farming industry to comment on its plans for the future. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 Live Animal Export Consultation The English and Welsh Governments have issued a consultation on banning the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 95% BPS Payments Made The RPA has announced that it paid 95% of English farmers their 2020 BPS on the first day of the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 December 2020 Tree Planting Funds Defra has announced £3.9m of funding to boost tree planting. £2.5m will go on five pilot projects to boost establishment To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
