Members Only 15 August 2019 Sheep Market The finished lamb price appears to be stabilising following its seasonal decline. It never reached the highs of last year, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 August 2019 Climate Change and Land – IPCC Report On 8th August, the UN-affiliated Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its report on how land usage contributes to, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 August 2019 Metaldehyde Ban Overturned The decision by Defra to ban Metaldehyde slug pellets has been overturned by the High Court. Michael Gove announced the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 August 2019 Single Agri Environment Payments All agri-environment payments in England are to move to a once-yearly basis. Up to now there has been a 75% To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 5 August 2019 CS Facilitation Fund Defra has opened another round of the Countryside Stewardship Facilitation Fund on the 5th August. £2.5m is to be made To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 31 July 2019 Brexit Aid Package? It is reported that the Government is planning a £500m scheme to buy-up finished livestock in the event of a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 Sterling Weakness Over the last few days Sterling has weakened against the Euro as fears of a No-Deal Brexit have increased. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 Dairy Prices and Production After four consecutive declines, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) average price index recorded an increase at the latest event. At To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 Beef Market Beef prices have been struggling for most of the year. The GB R4L steer price has fallen 44p per kg To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 Impact of Trade Barriers on UK Beef and Sheepmeat Beef and sheepmeat trade with the EU could plummet by over 90% under a ‘No Deal’ Brexit. This is one To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 UK Grain Harvest and Marketing Commentary UK Combinable Crop Harvest – What Should We Expect? The harvest is in its early stages; it started a little To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 July 2019 IGC Global Crop Predictions As the northern hemisphere harvest gets underway, the forecasts for global grain output should become more accurate. The International Grains To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2019 Boris and Agriculture Boris Johnson finally got the job he has been chasing for so long when he became Prime Minister on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2019 Conservation Covenants The Government plans to introduce legislation to create conservation covenants in England. This announcement came in a Policy Statement to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2019 Advance Scottish BPS Payments Scottish farmers will once again receive an advance on their BPS payments. The Scottish Government has announced that loans of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2019 RSA Food Report A new report has recently been published making recommendations on how food, farming and the countryside need to change to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2019 Theresa Villiers Becomes Defra Sectretary Defra has a new leader in the form of Theresa Villiers. Following his appointment as Prime Minister on the 24th To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 July 2019 Dairy Company News Muller Muller has confirmed its Foston dairy in Derbyshire is to close, possibly by the end of the year. Most To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 July 2019 Arla Calf Policy From the beginning of 2021, no healthy calf born on a UK farm supplying Arla will be slaughtered or euthanised To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 19 July 2019 Plant Protection Products The removal of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) would see the average household food and non-alcoholic drinks bill increase by more To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 July 2019 New EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has been appointed as the new President of the EU Commission – one of the most To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 July 2019 Welsh Policy Consultation The Welsh farming industry has another chance to comment on post-Brexit support policy. As we wrote last month, a further To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 July 2019 Sector Productivity The productivity of English lowland beef and sheep farms dropped by 21% between 1990/91 and 2017/18. Livestock farms in the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 15 July 2019 Animal Welfare The Government has introduced legislation into Parliament to increase the penalties for those found guilty of animal cruelty. The Animal To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
