Members Only 1 December 2017 Countryside Stewardship Changes The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) is to get a number of improvements ahead of the 2018 application period. These are designed to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 More Rural Growth Funding The Growth Programme under the RDPE is to receive an extra £45m of funding. The DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, announced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 Brexit and Rural Scotland A report has been issued into how Brexit will impact Rural Scotland. Prepared by the National Council of Rural Advisors, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 December 2017 Muller Price Cut Whilst not unexpected, dairy farmers will be concerned that farmgate prices are now seemingly headed downwards. The shift in market To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Meadow Farm Update Andersons has updated its Meadow Farm model. Meadow Farm is a notional 154 hectare (380 acre) lowland mixed beef and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Dairy Markets The two GDT (Global Dairy Trade) auctions in November showed similar results, with the average index price falling 3.5% and To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Arable Markets In commenting on current grain markets, similar factors continue to prevail as the last couple of months and the market To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Glyphosate Reapproved for 5 Years European farmers will continue to be able to use the weedkiller glyphosate for 5 more years. This comes after a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Other News – November 2017 The NFU of England and Wales will be looking for a new leader come February. The current President, Meurig Raymond, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 UK Industrial Strategy: Food & Farming New residential Government has launched an industrial strategy for the UK economy. The White Paper entitled ‘Industrial Strategy – Building To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Scottish Residential Tenancies New residential tenancy legislation in Scotland comes into force as from 1st December. The introduction of the Private Housing (Tenancies) To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 English Grants Countryside Productivity Grants Extended New grant funding is available for farmers in England to improve productivity and add value to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Base Rate Rise The Bank of England raised the UK Base Rate to 0.5% on the 2nd November. Some younger readers may not To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Budget 2017 The 2017 Budget, delivered by the Chancellor Philip Hammond on the 22nd November, was dominated by deteriorating economic forecasts. The To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 New Environmental Body Michael Gove, Environmental Secretary, has announced plans to consult on a new independent body for environmental standards. The new body To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 November 2017 Brexit Roundup – Progress (Or Lack Of) Little has seemingly shifted in the Brexit talks this month. The next big event will be the Summit of EU To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 November 2017 Greening Penalties Whilst we await further announcements on the operation of ‘greening’ under the Basic Payment Scheme, it may be worthwhile looking To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 November 2017 BPS Payments 2017 Payment levels under the 2017 BPS in England have been announced by the Rural Payments Agency. The headline figure is that the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 Welsh RDP Scheme Updates A number of schemes in Wales are currently open or require Agreement Holders’ attention: Glastir Organic – New agreement holders To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 New Independent Environmental Body Michael Gove, Environmental Secretary, has announced plans to consult on a new independent body for environmental standards. The new body To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 Growth Programme The deadline for applications to the growth Programme under the RDPA has been extended until 31st May 2018. The deadline for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 November 2017 Dairy Markets The latest GDT (Global Dairy Trade) results show the average price index has fallen for the third consecutive event in To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 November 2017 Halfway to Brexit Thursday the 9th November 2017 marked the mid-point between the Referendum on the UK’s membership of the EU, and the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 November 2017 Scottish BPS Payments Scottish BPS loan payments have began ahead of schedule. Scottish Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has confirmed that about 12,300 To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
