Subscribers Only 25 February 2019 New Powers to Prevent Traveller Trespass The Government plans to give new powers to Police and Local Authorities to deal with illegal traveller sites (see https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-announces-plans-to-tackle-illegal-traveller-sites). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2019 Water Consultations Defra is currently consulting on updating the legislation on water issues. It aims to improve the long-term planning of water resources and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2019 CFE Relaunch The Campaign for the Farmed Environment (CFE) is now ten years old and is set to be re-launched under a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 February 2019 Conservation Covenants The Government is consulting on the introduction of Conservation Covenants (see https://consult.defra.gov.uk/wildlife-management/conservation-covenants/). Whilst perhaps not sounding very exciting, these potentially To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 February 2019 Scottish Environmental Protection The Scottish Government has published a consultation on Environmental Principles and Governance after Brexit (see https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-environmental-principles-governance-scotland-4/pages/2/). This seems to mirror To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 21 February 2019 NFU Future of Food Report The NFU launched its ‘Future of Food 2040’ report at its annual conference in mid-February. The document looks at the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 February 2019 Countryside Stewardship 2018 Payments Michael Gove announced at the NFU Conference that bridging payments will begin for Countryside Stewardship (CS) 2018 payments from the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 February 2019 RLE1 Forms We understand from the RPA that it is a good time to be submitting RLE1s. According to the Agency it To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Muller Cost Cutting Muller UK is looking to make £100m of savings in its business over the next 12 months to address profitability To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Natural England Chairman A life-long environmentalist is set to become the next Chairman of Natural England. The Environment Secretary has announced Tony Juniper To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 UK Organic Market The organic food market in the UK has grown for the seventh consecutive year according to the latest report from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 European Dairy Auction An auction mechanism for European dairy products has taken a step closer. Joint venture partners European Energy Exchange (EEX) and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Welsh Scheme Update Below are some key dates for schemes in Wales: BPS – The Single Application Form (SAF) will be available from 4th March; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 February 2019 Red Meat Production Outlook With farmgate prices for both beef and sheep remaining rather lacklustre, we take a look at the AHDB’s latest production To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2019 Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme – Feb ’19 Like many of our readers, we were expecting the second round of the Countryside Productivity Small Grants (CPSG) Scheme to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2019 LFASS 2018 Payments The Scottish Government has announced it will again be offering a nationally-funded loan scheme to those eligible for LFASS 2018 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 February 2019 BPS & CS Key Dates The RPA has confirmed the online Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) applications window will open on 13th March. The announcement has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Dairy Update – Jan ’19 Producer Numbers The number of dairy businesses in England and Wales exiting the industry has seen an increase over the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Milk Prices At the latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction the average index increased by a further 4.2% to stand at $3,057. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Meat Markets Beef Prime cattle prices continue their lacklustre start to the year. Prices generally see a downward trend in the New To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 29 January 2019 Brexit Votes On 29th January, Parliament voted on a series of Brexit amendments which sought to give some clarity on the future To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Friesian Farm Update Ahead of the Dairy-Tech Show on the 6th February, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. The figures show surprisingly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Tariffs Under No Deal As the political chaos continues, we have had a few queries of what the practical effect of a ‘No-Deal Brexit’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Potato Production Falls AHDB estimates put the 2018 GB potato crop at the lowest level since 2012. Provisional figures, released before Christmas, put total To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin