Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Glyphosate The use of Glyphosate is likely to be extended until 15th December 2025 in Great Britain after Brexit. According to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 10-Point Green Plan The Prime Minister has set out a ten-point plan for a ‘green industrial revolution’ which aims to create and support To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Brexit Update – Nov ’20 As has seemed to be the case for several months now, the Brexit negotiations are at a crucial stage and, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Agricultural Transition Consultation As previously written, the Defra consultation on the detailed workings of the Agricultural Transition was expected ‘in November’. Indeed, Theresa To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Welsh BPS in 2021 Crop diversification looks set to be abolished in Wales and the other ‘Greening’ requirements moved to the Cross Compliance regulations To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 Avian Influenza Update Following our articles earlier in the month, there have been further outbreaks of the highly pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N8 strain. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2020 2020 BPS Payments The payment window for the 2020 BPS opens on 1st December. However, in Scotland the National Loan scheme which has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 November 2020 Frustration at Scottish Policy Vacuum The Scottish farming sector is seemingly getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of a clear direction for farm support. Speaking To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 Scotland 2020 BPS Rates Scottish farmers and crofters will see an increase in their BPS payment rates this year. This is due to a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 Annual Investment Allowance The Government has announced an extension to the temporary increase in the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA). In the 2018 Budget, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 LFASS to Continue The Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) is to continue to be available to farmers and crofters in Scotland until To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 November 2020 ELM Test & Trial An Environmental Land Management (ELM) Test & Trial project, focused on Net Zero emissions has been approved by Defra. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 November 2020 Avian Influenza – Nov ’20 Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) introduced a national Avian Influenza Provention Zone (AIPZ) on 11th November. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 November 2020 Agriculture Act 2020 The Agriculture Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 11th November. The Act enshrines into law the phasing out of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 November 2020 Pig Market The UK pig market continues to weaken, mainly caused by an oversupply of pigmeat across Europe. The finished pig price To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 November 2020 Farm Business Grant Wales The first round of the new ‘Farm Business Grant – Yard Coverings’ scheme opens in Wales for Expressions of Interest To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 November 2020 LFASS Payments The Scottish Government has announced that payments under the Less Favoured Areas Support Scheme (LFASS) will continue in 2021 and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Further Furlough Extension The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has announced a further extension to the Furlough scheme. The programme (officially titled the Coronavirus Job To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Food Standards A Government U-turn looks set to provide more protection for UK agriculture under future trade deals. But the fight to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Sugar Beet Harvest British Sugar is forecasting a reduction of ‘well over’ 10% in sugar production for the current campaign compared to last To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Ban on Urea Fertiliser? Defra has launched a 12-week consultation on reducing ammonia emissions from urea fertilisers. The consultation, which closes on 26th January To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 November 2020 Avian Influenza Identified Avian Influenza (Bird Flu) has been identified at two different sites in England on 2nd and 3rd of November. However, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 November 2020 BPS 2020 Payments Rise English farmers will see a slight increase in their BPS payment rates this year. This is largely because there will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
4 November 2020 Spotlight on the Transition to the Environmental Land Management Scheme (ELM) Defra Secretary, George Eustice, has given more details of the transition to the Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMs) in interviews...
