Subscribers Only14 October 2019Budget Date – Oct ’19 The date for the next Budget has been announced as the 6th November. The Chancellor, Sajid Javid has stated that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 October 2019UK Government’s Backstop Alternative After weeks of speculation interspersed with non-papers, the UK Government formally tabled its proposals on an alternative for the Backstop To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 October 2019NFUS 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 October 2019Land 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only30 September 2019BPS 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 September 2019Badger 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 September 2019Milk 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 September 2019Beef 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019Euro 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019Mercosur 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019Brexit – 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019GB 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019Friesian 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 September 2019Welsh 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 Only25 September 2019Farm 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 Only25 September 2019Combinable 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 Only24 September 2019Ageing 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 Only24 September 2019Countryside 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 Only24 September 2019Welsh 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 Only24 September 2019National 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 Only20 September 2019Defra 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 Only20 September 2019Beet 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 Only18 September 2019Higher 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 Only18 September 2019Financial 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
