Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 BPS Update – Feb ’18 Although the 2018 BPS application window is not opening until Mid-March, there is still a fair amount going on and To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 23 February 2018 BPS Land Use Screen As written previously, the 2018 BPS application window will not open until mid-March; no definite date has yet been announced. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 20 February 2018 Farmland Values The supply of farmland coming onto the market continues to fall according to the latest Rural Land Market Survey from To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2018 Cefetra Goes Shopping The specialist arable crops business, Premium Crops, has been sold to the grain trader Cefetra, subject to due diligence. Premium To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2018 Levy Bodies Joint Activity The meat levy bodies of England, Scotland and Wales have announced a £2 million programme of joint activity. The Agriculture To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 February 2018 LFASS Loans The Scottish Government has announced it will be offering a nationally-funded loan for the 2017 Less Favoured Area Support Scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 February 2018 Field Margins to Satisfy Greening With the prohibition of Plant Protection Products (PPPs) on Ecological Focus Areas, many are looking for alternatives to growing Nitrogen To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 February 2018 Welsh Young Entrants Scheme Welsh Cabinet Secretary, Lesley Griffiths, has announced a new £6 million initiative to support young entrants into farming. The new To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 8 February 2018 Farm Incomes in Scotland Farm profits in Scotland are estimated to have risen by 36% last year. This finding comes from the Scottish Government’s first To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 7 February 2018 Yorkshire Sugar Factory In Doubt Plans to build a new sugar beet processing plant in Yorkshire have stalled. As reported in our article last May, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
Subscribers 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
