Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Beet Harvest – Jan ’19 The 2018 beet crop looks set to be better than forecast following the hot dry summer. Within a trading update by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Fengrain and Frontier The cooperative Fengrain has announced that it has entered into ‘exclusive negotiations’ with Frontier regarding the latter taking on the grain trading To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Gleadell Ownership Change The Lincolnshire-based grain trader Gleadell is to become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the giant US-based trader, Archer Daniels Midland (ADM). To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 January 2019 Combinable Crops: January Update Sterling is at its strongest point against the Euro for almost a year and a half (which lowers grain values), To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 January 2019 Entitlement and Land Transfers Open It is now possible to transfer English entitlements and land ahead of the 2019 BPS claim. The RPA has ‘switched To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 January 2019 Defra Food Policy Michael Gove’s speech at the Oxford Farming Conference at the start of January saw a subtle shift in the Government’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 January 2019 Machinery Investment English farmers spent almost £2bn on machinery and equipment in the 2017/18 year. This finding comes from Farm Business Survey To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 January 2019 BPS Update – Jan ’19 2018 Payments The RPA has confirmed 93.4% of eligible applicants received their 2018 Basic Payment by the end of December. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2019 Brexit Reaching Tipping Point On 15th January, the Government suffered a historic defeat (by 230 votes) in its first bid to get Parliament to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 January 2019 New Renewables Support The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has launched a consultation on proposals for future low-carbon small-scale electricity To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 15 January 2019 Scottish Forestry Support Fergus Ewing, has announced two initiatives which aim to provide ‘stability and simplicity’ for the forestry sector during Brexit. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 January 2019 LFASS The Scottish Government has announced LFASS support will continue in 2020 but at a much reduced rate. Our article back To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 January 2019 Scottish CAP Payments Scotland has published a payment schedule for when CAP payments will be made to farmers and crofters in 2019 for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 11 January 2019 Tenancy Reform Defra announced back in November that it would be launching a consultation on agricultural tenancy reform in January 2019. Due To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2018 FITs Closure The Government has confirmed that the current Feed-in Tariff regime for renewable electricity will close for new applications as from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2018 Defra Environmental Publications Just before Christmas, Defra issued a flurry of documents on environmental issues. First came a Resources and Waste Strategy for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2018 Scottish Budget Changes to the Scottish Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) which will affect agricultural land were announced in the Scottish To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 December 2018 Metaldehyde Ban Defra has announced a ban on the outdoor use of Metaldehyde across Great Britain as from Spring 2020. The pesticide To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 19 December 2018 Brexit: More Tumult and Uncertainty Brexit Options To say the least, it has been a tumultuous month for Theresa May. Despite reaching an accord on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 December 2018 Farm Inspection and Regulation Review Defra has published the final report from the independent Farm Inspection and Regulation Review. The review, chaired by Dame Glenys To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 December 2018 Arable Market Update – Dec ’18 This time last year we took a look at the global grain supply and demand figures supplied by the International To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 December 2018 Loam Farm Update – Dec ’18 Despite the summer drought, many cereals businesses will have returned solid profits for the 2018 harvest. The outlook for the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2018 Farm Profits Down in 2018 UK farming profitability fell 15% in 2018 compared to the year before. The forecast of Total Income from Farming (TIFF) from Defra To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 17 December 2018 Agriculture Bill The Agriculture Bill passed the Committee stage in the House of Commons on the 20th November. The next step in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin