Subscribers Only 25 April 2018 CAP Reform – Apr ’18 Whilst the UK focuses on its new Domestic Agricultural Policy (or policies), the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2018 Scottish Weather Aid The Scottish Government has announced a £250,000 package of support for farmers affected by the recent extreme weather. Most of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 25 April 2018 Sugar Levy Refund Those who grew sugar beet during 1999 and 2000 are due to receive a payment from the EU. This follows To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 April 2018 Brexit Update – Apr ’18 The Government has seemingly suffered two setbacks in its plans for Brexit over the past few days. Firstly, the House To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 April 2018 Bridging Payments Made The RPA should now have made ‘bridging payments’ to all those yet to receive their 2017 Basic Payment. As set out To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 April 2018 Agriculture Bill In Autumn Michael Gove has indicated that the Agriculture Bill will not now be published before the summer recess. Speaking to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 April 2018 Farm Rents Farm rents continue to rise; this is the findings of the latest statistics released by DEFRA. The average rental value under To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 April 2018 Brexit Committee Sets Out 15 Key Tests On 4th April, the Commons Select Committee for Exiting the European Union (Brexit Committee) published its report on the future To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 April 2018 Livestock Information Service Launched Michael Gove has announced the development of a new Livestock Information Service. The system will identify animals and track movements To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 April 2018 Hedge Layer Guidance The RPA has published new guidance on how to check and change hedge information, this can be found at https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/696039/How_to_check_and_change_your_hedge_information.pdf. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Arla Price to Stand-on In a significant boost to the dairy industry, Arla has announced it will not be cutting its conventional milk price To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Countrywide Farmers Goes into Administration Countrywide Farmers, which went into administration at the beginning of March, has made its first redundancies. 32 out of over To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 March Arable Update – Mar ’18 At this time of year, global markets tend to get somewhat fixated on the weather, in the absence of more To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Potato Planting Delays With trade for the 2017 potato crop remaining lacklustre, weather conditions have been significantly hampering 2018 plantings. According to the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Muller / Lidl Deal The discount retailer, Lidl, has switched the majority of its fresh milk supply to Muller Dairies. This is at the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Wage Increases Agricultural employers are reminded that minimum wage rates increase as from 1st April. In England the Agricultural Wages Board was To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 CAP Reform – Mar ’18 The process of agreeing the next reform of the Common Agricultural Policy continues within the EU. Although no longer directly To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 March 2018 Bayer – Monsanto Approval Bayer has made a significant step closer towards finalising its acquisition of Monsanto after gaining EU approval. The $66 billion To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 EU Agrees Brexit Guidlines EU leaders agreed the negotiating guidelines for the next stage of talks in a matter of seconds at their summit To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Basic Payment Scheme 2017 BPS Payment Update Bridging Payments are due to start being made on 4th April and will arrive in bank To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Welsh Future Farm Policy Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs has announced five ‘core principles’ to underpin future agricultural policy To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 March 2018 Farm Management Practices Farmers are gradually adopting a more professional attitude to running their businesses. This is the finding of a set of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 March 2018 GDT Auction & Farmgate Prices Fall The GDT average index price fell by 1.2% at the auction held on 20th March to $3,632. This follows a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 March 2018 Livestock Populations DEFRA has released its latest statistics on Livestock Populations as at 1st December 2017 for the UK. The total number of cattle To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin