Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 Agriculture Bill Falls The Agriculture Bill will need to be reintroduced in the next Parliamentary session. Following Boris Johnson’s prorogation of Parliament, the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 BPS 2019 Payments will continue to be made in Euros as well as Sterling for the 2019 Basic Payment Scheme. This has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 12 September 2019 No Deal Contingency Plan Details of the ‘Operation Yellowhammer’ worst-case scenario planning in the event of a No-Deal Brexit have been published. This comes To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 September 2019 Residential Lettings The Government has launched a consultation – A new Deal for Renting, seeking views on its decision to remove Section To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 September 2019 Movement of Labour EU nationals will still be able to continue to come to the UK to live and work after 31st October To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 September 2019 Glyphosate Germany looks set to ban the use of Glyphosate by the end of 2023 when the EU’s current approval for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 September 2019 Spending Review The 2019 Spending Review, held on 4th September, sees Defra receive extra funding along with additional support for Scottish and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 9 September 2019 Local Enterprise Partnerships Many in the farming industry have quietly forgotten about Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs). These were the bodies that set the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2019 Strutt & Parker Farms Sold After a year on the market, the Strutt and Parker Farms business has been sold. As we reported last September, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 3 September 2019 Tulip Pigs Sold The Tulip pig processing business has been sold by Danish Crown to the US-based Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation. In turn, Pilgrim’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 August 2019 Brexit Update – Aug ’19 Although activity in Westminster and Brussels is usually subdued during the August holidays, this year it is more of a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
