On 5 January 2024, Defra published its Agricultural Transition Plan update 2024, which can be found here. As stated by Rt Hon Steve Barclay, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, this update “[sets] out the…
Following feedback from farmers and the agricultural industry, as of 24 October 2023, Defra has granted continued access to crucial plant protection products that were originally set to expire on 31 December 2023. The government’s announcement states that farmers and…
On 18th October, the first farmers signed up for the new Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) received their early payment, as confirmed by Defra. These early payments are worth 25% of the annual value of farmers’ agreements. Impressively, farmers have received…
Today Chris Skidmore MP published his response to the Review of Net zero. Announced back in September under the Truss administration, the independent Review was initially established to “ensure that delivering the net zero target does not place undue burdens…
ScotGov have issued a consultation on their proposed Agriculture Bill. The consultation covers a wide range of topics such as payments to land managers, climate change adaptations and mitigations, nature protection and restoration, food production, skills and knowledge transfers, administration,…
Last week myself and some of the team attended the third AgriSustainability Talk – “Sustainable Agriculture: what is already working” hosted by the Brazilian Embassy and Apex Brasil. The day was attended by a number of Brazilian officials and industry…
On 12 November, Scottish Government announced its decision to tighten controls on slurry and digestate storage and application following a 12 week consultation period earlier this year. This is another example of the increasing body of regulations being rolled out…
Last week, Defra released an overview of the anticipated Environmental Land Management scheme (ELMS) and is calling on farmers to register their interest in taking part in the next stage of the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) scheme. The SFI, one…
The latest edition of AD&Bioresources News is now available, featuring: 2030 AD – a fascinating analysis of the potential of AD by Richard Gueterbock; The Bright Side of Bioenergy Crops – how sequential cropping holds the keys to climate rescue…
The New Year is well and truly underway now and there are a handful of consultations deadlines throughout January. The consultations to acknowledge and provide ADBA with feedback on are outlined below. By feeding into ADBA you have your say…
