Members Only 18 October 2017 NVZ Derogation The Nitrate Vulnerable Zone 2018 derogation for grassland farmers is now open for applications. A derogation can only be applied To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2017 GDT Results After seeing the average GDT price index fall marginally at both events in August, the reverse has happened in September. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2017 Brexit Effects on NI Beef Northern Ireland beef and sheep output could decline by 21%, with exports to the EU collapsing by over 90%, depending To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 September 2017 Organic Pig & Poultry Organic pig and poultry stakeholders in England and Wales are calling for the extension of two EU derogations which are To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2017 June Census: Livestock DEFRA has released its final estimates of livestock numbers in England as at 1st June 2017. Both the cattle and pig To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 25 September 2017 Bovine TB Control DEFRA has recently announced further measures to help eradicate bovine TB. These include: the relaunch of the Badger Edge Vaccination To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 1 September 2017 Meat Markets Deadweight cattle prices have been on an upward trend since April. Prices are comfortably above year earlier levels. The average To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 August 2017 Friesian Farm Update The latest forecasts from Andersons Friesian Farm show good returns for the current year, but producers are being urged to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 August 2017 Milk Round Up Morrisons has announced some significant changes to its Milk for Farmers contract. The supermarket has announced it will no longer To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 August 2017 Meat Markets Deadweight cattle prices have been on an upward trend since April. Prices are comfortably above year earlier levels. The average To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 August 2017 Muller Direct Futures Contract option Muller has announced a series of measures to support its suppliers going forward. Along with a 1.31ppl milk price increase To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 9 August 2017 GDT Price Falls The average price index at the last two GDT auctions has fallen. At the event held on 1st August the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 August 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Payment The RPA has started making payments to those who applied for the Small Dairy Farmers Scheme (See April’s article). Payment To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 July 2017 Import Substitution HDB Dairy is undertaking some analysis of how the domestic dairy industry could replace imports. At present, the UK has the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 July 2017 Dairy Roundup Global Prices GDT auction prices have held steady during July. At the first event on the 4th, the index of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 July 2017 TB Control Measures DEFRA has launched a consultation on proposals to change the TB control measures in England. The proposals include the introduction To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 17 July 2017 Morrisons Goes 100% British Morrison’s announced at the Great Yorkshire Show that it will be using 100% British meat for its own-label brand ‘Market To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 July 2017 Butter and Cream Producers have been told to be cautious about ramping up production following comments by Arla CEO Peder Tuborgh that there To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 July 2017 Fish Food The European Commission has authorised the use of processed proteins derived from insects to be used in farmed fish food. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 July 2017 Scottish Dairy Aid Rural Economy Secretary, Fergus Ewing, has announced EU funding for dairy farmers in Scotland should now be arriving in bank To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 29 June 2017 Intervention SMP Member States have given the go ahead to sell 100 tonnes of SMP out of EU intervention. This is the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 June 2017 Welsh TB Eradication Programme Following the consultation on the Wales TB Eradication Programme which closed in January, the Welsh Government has published the Wales To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 June 2017 GDT Price Falls In contrast to what many were expecting, the average index at the latest GDT event fell by 0.8% to finish To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 June 2017 Arla Announces Price Rise In a move which will be very much welcomed, Arla Foods has announced it will be raising its milk price To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.