Animal By-Products

The Government has laid before Parliament the draft Statutory Instrument (SI) titled The REACH (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026. This is accompanied by a draft explanatory memorandum and a final stage impact assessment.

Attached are expiry dates for plant protection products from CRD as at 12 March 2026

Following the Secretary of State’s announcement at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published a blog setting out definitions, details and expectations for the Sustainable Farming Incentive 2026 (SFI26).

This update provides initial headline points only. Further detail will follow once all information has been released and reviewed.