Subscribers Only13 August 2018Glyphosate Court Ruling The safety of the world’s most widely-used weedkiller, glyphosate, has been thrown into the spotlight once again following a case To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 August 2018Slurry Spreading During Drought The Environment Agency (EA) has published new guidance on ‘preventing agricultural pollution in exceptional weather’ in England. This is aimed To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2018Cattle & Sheep Outlook The AHDB has updated its Outlook for the UK cattle and sheep meat markets. The weather conditions have, and remain, particularly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2018Ethanol Consultation The Government is looking at including a higher proportion of biofuel into petrol. The Department for Transport has launched a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2018Base Rate Rise – Aug ’18 The Bank of England raised UK Base Rates by a quarter of a percent, to 0.75% on the 2nd August. This To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2018Potato Plantings Down The British potato area has declined by 3% according to latest AHDB estimates. The 2018 crop is put at 119,000 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018Planning Guidance Updated There may be greater opportunities for landowners to develop farmland as a result of new Government Guidance. An updated National Planning To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018Northern Ireland Farm Policy Northern Ireland has joined the other UK administrations and published a consultation on future farm policy. The consultation runs until To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018Results Based Environmental Scheme Funded An alternative approach to paying for agri-environmental work is to receive extra Government funding. The Payment By Results (PBR) pilot To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018FIT Closure Planned The Government is planning to end support for small-scale renewable electricity projects. A consultation on the future of the Feed-in Tariff To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018EU GM Blow The application of new breeding techniques in Europe is likely to be more difficult following a ruling by the European To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only6 August 2018Red Meat Consolidation The consolidation in the red meat processing sector has continued with the announcement that the Irish business Kepak has taken To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 August 2018DEFRA Guidance The hot, dry weather is causing difficulties for some to meet scheme requirements; DEFRA has released guidance for those affected. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only30 July 2018RPA Performance The Government has responded to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee’s report and recommendations on the performance of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 July 2018EU Funding Until 2020 The Treasury has confirmed that any funding secured through EU Programmes, until the end of 2020, will be guaranteed by To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 July 2018Cuadrilla Gets Fracking Greenlight Cuadrilla Bowland Ltd has been given the go ahead to begin fracking. The Energy and Clean Growth Minister, Claire Perry, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2018Impact of Brexit on Dairy Sector The London School of Economics (LSE) has published a report looking at ‘The Impact of Brexit on the UK Dairy To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2018Brexit Update In what is becoming a familiar trend, the Brexit process is becoming increasingly turbulent with civil war in the Conservative To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 July 2018Dairy Markets – Jul ’18 There seems to be a confusing picture in the dairy industry at the moment. On the one hand we have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only19 July 2018UK Harvest Commences UK Combinable Crop Harvest – What should we Expect? The harvest is in its early stages; this year a little To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 July 2018Global Crop Forecasts 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 July 2018Meadow Farm Update – Jul ’18 A typical lowland mixed family farm continues to struggle to make money from farming. This is the finding from the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 July 2018EU/Japan Economic Partnership On 18th July, the EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement was signed in Tokyo, thus finalising negotiations on a major new free-trade To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only18 July 2018British Beef Ban Lifted in China China has lifted its ban on British beef which has been in place since the BSE outbreak in 1996. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin