Subscribers Only27 March 2018Bayer – 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 Only26 March 2018EU 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 Only26 March 2018Basic 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 Only26 March 2018Welsh 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 Only26 March 2018Farm 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 Only22 March 2018GDT 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 Only22 March 2018Livestock 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
Subscribers Only20 March 2018Domestic Agricultural Policy in 2020? The UK could be operating its own Domestic Agricultural Policy as early as the 2020 year. This is one of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only14 March 2018Scottish BPS 2018 Applications The 2018 Single Application Form (SAF) window opens on 15th March in Scotland. All guidance can be found on Rural To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only13 March 20182018 BPS Application Window The 2018 BPS application window in England is now open. Guidance All the scheme guidance, forms and continuation booklets can To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 March 2018Farm Profits Rise Profitability across almost all farm types in England rose in the past year. DEFRA has released its provisional forecasts for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 March 2018LEADER Funding U-Turn After being assured by DEFRA that additional funding would be available, LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) have now been told To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 March 2018Irish Milk Deliveries Soar Milk production in Ireland is expected to rise again this year. Industry sources are estimating a further 5% increase to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018Bovine TB – Feb ’18 There has been a number of announcements from Government regarding Bovine TB over the month: Bovine TB Strategy Review A To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018GB Milk Production The AHDB has said that GB milk production has the ‘underlying potential’ to reach a record high this spring; however, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018GDT Results The average index price for the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction held at the beginning of February increased by 5.9%; To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018Arla Cuts Milk Price Arla Foods has announced it will be cutting its milk price for its manufacturing litre by 2.16ppl from the 1st To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018February Brexit Roundup Transition Period Positions Both sides have used the past moth to set out their positions on what a transition period To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018Grain Commentary In the midst of the Beast from the East, the chilling weather has already been cited as probably damaging crops To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only28 February 2018Gove Speech and Inspection Review Michael Gove made a keynote speech at the NFU Conference on the 20th February. Being the consummate politician, Mr Gove To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 February 2018Future Farm Policy DEFRA launched its much-anticipated consultation on the future for food, farming and the environment on 27th of February. It is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 February 2018BPS Applications 2018 It seems likely that the Rural Payments system will open for online applications from the 13th March 2018. This is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 February 2018Scottish Active Farmer Rule We wrote last month that DEFRA had dropped the Active Farmer rule in England following a change in the legislation To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only23 February 2018Farm Incomes Surge The profit of UK agriculture in 2017 rose by 45% compared to the previous year. Total Income from Farming (‘TIFF’) To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
