Members Only 3 October 2019 NFUS Joint Venture Hub A land matching service has been launched in Scotland. The Joint Venture Hub is aimed at bringing together young, enthusiastic To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 3 October 2019 Land Market Survey The RICS and the Royal Agricultural University (RAU) have decided not to publish their latest edition of the Rural Land To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 September 2019 BPS Conversion Rate 2019 BPS payments for 2019 will be converted at a rate of €1 = £0.89092. This is very close to (-0.2%) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2019 Badger Cull Areas Natural England (NE) has published information on the badger control licences for 2019. 29 existing areas will receive reauthorisation as To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2019 Milk Markets There is not a lot of movement in the milk price currently, which is probably not a bad thing for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2019 Beef Prices UK beef prices show no signs of improvement (see Key Farm Facts for details). Prices declined further during September, rather To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Euro Conversion Rate The average £/€ exchange rate in September sets the conversion of the year’s BPS from Euros into Sterling. At the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Mercosur Trade Deal The Austrian Government has rejected the free trade agreement between the EU and Mercosur (a group of South American countries). To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Brexit – The Tumult Continues This past month has been one of, if not the most, tumultuous of the entire Brexit process. It started off To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 GB Potato Area As growers in England start to lift potatoes into store, the AHDB has updated the 2019 planted GB potato area. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Friesian Farm Update Andersons’ Friesian Farm model is showing decent returns so far for 2019/2020. The latest figures are presented in the table To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Welsh Agricultural Wages The Agricultural Advisory Panel for Wales has proposed a 1.8% pay increase across all grades for farmworkers in Wales. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Farm Saved Seed Rates The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published it royalty rates for Farm-Saved Seed for 2019/20. This covers autumn To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2019 Combinable Crop Situation Oilseed rape production in the EU has not been so low since the EU the EU expanded to 27 Member To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2019 Ageing Sheep at Slaughter Defra and the Welsh Government have launched a consultation on proposals to introduce a new method to determine the age To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2019 Countryside Productivity Large Grants Scheme Defra has confirmed there will be extra funds made available so all eligible applications made to the Countryside Productivity Large To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2019 Welsh Scheme Updates Sustainable Production Grant The Expression of Interest for the Sustainable Production Grant (SPG) is now open and closes on 11th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 September 2019 National Park Review Defra has published the final independent report on the review of England’s National Parks and Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 September 2019 Defra Reshuffle There has been a reshuffle in the junior Ministerial positions at Defra. Rebecca Pow has replaced Therese Coffey following her To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 September 2019 Beet Price 2020 The beet price for the 2020 crop will be £19.60 per tonne. This compares to the current price of £19.07. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 September 2019 Higher Level Stewardship Readers will recall Higher Level Stewardship (HLS) agreements due to expire in 2019 were rolled-over for another year in some To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 September 2019 Financial Discipline Those who made a BPS claim in 2018 in excess of €2,000 should be receiving a reimbursement shortly via the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 September 2019 Greenhouse Gas Emissions With its aspiration for British farming to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, the NFU has launched its Achieving To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 September 2019 Sheep Sector Support George Eustice has confirmed the Government plans to support the sheep sector in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. According To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.