Subscribers Only10 November 2017Halfway 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 November 2017Glyphosate Stand-off Continues The future of the key herbicide, Glyphosate, remains in the balance following the latest vote in Brussels. EU Member States, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 November 2017Scottish 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 November 2017Tenant Farming Commissioner’s Survey Scotland’s Tenant Farming Commissioner is inviting Landlords and Tenants to take part in a survey to find out their views To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 November 2017Other Arable News AHDB Potatoes has published its annual market overview. ‘Market Intelligence 2017-18’ contains a wealth of information about historical trends in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only3 November 2017Base Rate Rise – Nov ’17 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 November 2017Arable Markets: October The grain harvest is still not completed in Scotland and some are calling 2017 the worst harvest for 20 years. Farmers To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 November 2017Welsh Capital Grants The Farm Business Grant will re-open for applications on the 2nd January 2018. The deadline for completed forms is the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 November 2017NFU Leader to Step Aside 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 subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 November 2017Additional Countryside Productivity Grants New grant funding is available for farmers in England to improve productivity and add value to farm produce. An extra To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only30 October 2017Ex-WTO Chief Weighs in on Brexit Pascal Lamy, the former Director-General of the WTO, spoke at a couple of Brexit-related events in Dublin recently and made To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 October 2017LAMMA Move The LAMMA farm machinery show will be moving to the NEC in Birmingham from 2019. The upcoming event in January To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 October 2017Rise in Farm Business Incomes Revised figures from DEFRA show an improvement in profitability across most sectors in 2016/17. Taken from the Farm Business Survey, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 October 2017Future of UK Dairy The UK dairy supply chain needs to work together more closely if it is to prosper after Brexit. This is To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 October 2017CAP Simplification – Oct ’17 The EU has agreed a further package of rule changes aimed at simplifying the CAP. Contained in the ‘Omnibus Regulation’ To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 October 2017Welsh Young Farmers Scheme The Welsh Government has announced that £6m of funding will be allocated to help young farmers. The Young Entrants Support To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 October 2017Cargill & Faccenda J V Further consolidation is to take place in the poultry meat sector. Following 2 Sisters Food Group acquiring Grove Turkeys & To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 October 2017Glyphosate – No Decision There is still no decision on the renewal of Gylphosate. Member States failed to deliver a clear position for a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 October 2017Meat Markets Finished cattle prices have continued to fall through October. The GB All Steers average deadweight price for the week ending To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only25 October 2017Agriculture in the English Regions DEFRA has published statistical data on agriculture in each of the English regions. This covers the output, costs and profit To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 October 2017Milk Production & Prices There have been more milk price rise announcements (see below) over the month but there is a sense that the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 October 2017Top Fruit Labour A report has just been published that highlights once again how reliant the UK horticultural sector is on EU migrant To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 October 2017Qualified ‘No’ to Brexit Trade Talks For now, the UK and EU Brexit talks will not move on to discuss future trading relationship. EU leaders, meeting To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 October 2017Agriculture White Paper As we wrote back in our June Bulletin, an Agriculture Bill is expected as one of a number of pieces To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin