Members Only 7 February 2018 Small Grants Scheme Open The Countryside Productivity Small Grants Scheme is now open for applications. It was officially launched by the Farm Minister, George To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 February 2018 Welsh BPS Payments The Welsh Government has announced that 96% of claimants had been paid their 2017 BPS money as at the end To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 7 February 2018 BPS Application Delay The RPA’s Chief Executive, Paul Caldwell, has announced that BPS applications in England will not now open until ‘mid March’. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 31 January 2018 Meat Markets Cattle Prime cattle prices saw a rise in November as processors geared up for the Christmas procurement period. There was To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 31 January 2018 January Combinable Crop Market Update Last July, nearby and forward prices of UK wheat on the futures market converged to within £1 per tonne of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 31 January 2018 Milk Prices Arla UK has announced it will be cutting its milk price by 1.73p per litre as from February 1st. Other To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 31 January 2018 Revised Milk Production Figures DEFRA has revised its milk production figures upwards for each month it has previously reported on in 2017 (January to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 January 2018 Brexit Roundup – Jan ’18 Impact Analysis A leaked copy of a Government impact analysis of Brexit indicates that economic growth will be lower in the long-term, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 January 2018 GDT Up The GDT average index has increased at both auctions held in January. This is the first significant increase since back To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 January 2018 Scotland BPS Loan Update Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced the 2017 BPS Loan Scheme will close on 9th February. So far 13,000 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 30 January 2018 Countryside Stewardship – Jan ’18 Similar to last year, there are delays in getting Countryside Stewardship agreement offers out. Natural England has said it will To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 29 January 2018 BPS ‘Bridging’ Payments The Farm Minister, George Eustice, has announced that bridging payments will be made available to those in England who have To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 January 2018 Greening Factsheet In light of the Greening rule changes which have been announced for the 2018 BPS, we have updated our Greening To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 January 2018 Capping and Splitting The announcement from DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, that he intends to introduce capping of the Basic Payment from 2020 has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 January 2018 Lactalis Salmonella Scare Lactalis is at the centre of an international salmonella scandal, involving powdered baby milk. It is believed that the outbreak To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 25 January 2018 Goat Farmers Served Notice Both Arla and Abergavenny Fine Foods have given notice to their goat milk farmers to end their contracts. Arla has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 23 January 2018 BPS Update – Jan ’18 Active Farmer Test The Active Farmer rule is being abolished in England as from the 2018 BPS year. No decisions To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 23 January 2018 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the Farm Business Grant will re-open on 29th January and close on the 16th March. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 23 January 2018 Beet Harvest – Jan ’18 The 2017 beet harvest is looking set to deliver a sizeable crop. However, it seems set to fall short of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 19 January 2018 Avian Flu Reappears DEFRA has announced that the whole of England has been designated an Avian Flu Prevention Zone as the virus has To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 19 January 2018 Potato Output Up AHDB figures released in December show that the output from the 2017 potato crop was up by around 15% compared To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 17 January 2018 AECS Opens The Scottish Government has announced the re-opening of the Agri-Environment Climate Scheme (AECS) for 2018. The scheme encourages farmers to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 16 January 2018 Greening Update DEFRA has confirmed a number of further updates to the Greening rules for 2018. Our article back in August (see https://abcbooks.co.uk/2018-greening-rules-confirmed/) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Members Only 16 January 2018 Countryside Stewardship – Jan ’18 The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is now open for applications. This includes the Mid Tier, Higher Tier, the Hedgerows and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
