Subscribers Only 16 December 2025 Livestock Populations Defra has released the UK livestock numbers from the June 2025 Survey; the table below summarises the figures. The total To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 December 2025 Soya Prices & Feed Costs Following publication of this article, EUDR has been further delayed until 30 December 2026. A simplification review will be published To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 December 2025 Red Tractor Review Red Tractor has announced it will be reviewing its farm standards in 2026. The farm assurance body will be carrying To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 December 2025 Environmental Improvement Plan The Government has re-stated its commitment to the environment with the publication of a revised Environmental Improvement Plan (EIP) 2025. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 December 2025 Raw Cane Sugar From 1st January 2026, 325,000 tonnes of raw cane sugar per annum will be allowed to enter the UK tariff-free, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 December 2025 CS Mid Tier Extensions – Dec ’25 Mid-tier agreements under Countryside Stewardship, due to expire at the end of this year, will be extended for a further To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Grain Market Update – Nov ’25 Grain prices improved throughout November, with the average feed wheat price for the month just over £2 per tonne higher To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Beef & Sheep Prices Deadweight cattle prices continue their steady upward trend as we move into the peak Christmas procurement period. The GB deadweight To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Gene Editing The commercial cultivation of gene-edited crops became legal in England on the 13th November. It was at this point that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 New AHDB Chief Exec The AHDB has appointed Helen Herniman as its new permanent Chief Executive. She will take up her post on the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Farm Profitability Review – Nov ’25 At the time of writing (27th November), Minette Batters’ Farm Profitability review had still not been published by Defra. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Organic Livestock Derogations Defra has extended two derogations in the organic livestock sector. Diets for organic pigs and poultry will continue to be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Crop Areas 2026 The wheat area is forecast to increase by just 1% for harvest 2026, despite the open autumn. Figures from AHDB’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 November 2025 Dairy Update – Nov ’25 GB milk production remains very high. Deliveries in October totalled 1,100 million litres; some 6.8% more than in October 2024. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 November 2025 Budget 2025 The Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, set out her second Budget on the 26th November – one of the latest in the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2025 Farm Business Income The latest farm profitability figures show a divergence in the fortunes of the arable and livestock sectors. This comes from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 November 2025 Potato Markets After one of the hottest and driest years on record, readers could be forgiven for thinking that potatoes would be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 November 2025 Pig Meat Update Production The AHDB has given a UK pig meat production update and it is clear that the hot summer has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 November 2025 Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) RPA has confirmed it will commence making HLS payments from the beginning of December. Readers may recall that the rates To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 November 2025 Avian Flu: Wales The Welsh Government has introduced a housing order for poultry and captive birds as from 13th November 2025 due to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 November 2025 Soya Prices & Feed Costs Soyabeans are one of the world’s most traded agricultural commodities. They are also the key protein in global animal feed. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 November 2025 Scottish Land Reform Bill The Land Reform (Scotland) Bill has been passed. The Bill which was introduced back in March 2024 (see Bulletin article To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 November 2025 New National Forest Defra has announced a new National Forest will be planted in the Oxford-Cambridge corridor. This is the second new National To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 November 2025 Farm Profitabilty Review Minette Batter’s sixth-month Farm Profitability Review was submitted to Defra Secretary, Emma Reynolds, on 31st October. Defra is expected to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
