Members Only 27 April 2017 Weetabix The iconic UK cereals firm, Weetabix, has been bought by the US company Post Holdings in a deal worth £1.4bn. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 April 2017 Modest Rise in 2016 Farm Incomes UK farm profits rose by 1.5% in real terms between 2015 and 2016. This is according to DEFRA’s first estimate To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 April 2017 Great Plains Announces Closure Great Plains has announced it will be closing its base in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Production at the plant will discontinue this To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 April 2017 April Arable Outlook Old Crop Farmers’ grain stores are nearly empty. Consumers are happy to wait if possible to purchase for new crop To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2017 Milk Market The latest results from the GDT auction held on 18th April showed the average index rose by 3.1% to $3,139. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Scheme The Small Dairy Farm Scheme opened for applications on 24th April and will close on 31st May 2017. The scheme To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 April 2017 Snap General Election The Prime Minister has announced a snap general election to take place on Thursday 8th June. Whilst the announcement may To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 April 2017 Avian Flu Update DEFRA has announced as from 13th April all poultry in England are allowed outside. From this date the requirement to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 April 2017 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the first window for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the new Farm Business Grant Scheme To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 April 2017 Scottish Payments Update The IT system in Scotland is continuing to cause problems in the delivery of support payments to farmers and crofters. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 April 2017 Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2015/16 year although, the rate of increase has slowed down. The latest DEFRA To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 April 2017 Muller Holds Milk Price Muller is to keep its standard milk price unchanged until at least the 1st June. There had been fears that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Brazilian Meat Scandal A two-year investigation by the Brazilian federal police has found fraud and corruption in some of the country’s meat processing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 GDT Results After two consecutive decreases, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index saw an increase of 1.7% at the latest event. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Arla Announces Price Cut In a blow to the dairy industry, Arla has announced it will be making a price cut as from 1st To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 No Increase in EFA The percentage of arable land that needs to be allocated as Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) will not be increased from 5% to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Article 50 Triggered So the letter has been delivered, the wheels are in motion and the divorce process began on 29th March. Theresa To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Dow & DuPont Merger The EU Commission has given the go-ahead for the merger between Dow and DuPont, setting a precedent for the other To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Arable Markets Normally at this time of year the markets become rather tetchy; old crop is mostly sold now, at least priced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 March 2017 LFASS Update Under EU rules, 2017 will be the last year that the current Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) will be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Intervention SMP Member States have once again rejected all the bids for SMP intervention. The 7th tender process saw just two bids for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 BPS Bridging Payments The RPA will be writing to all those eligible claimants who have not yet received their 2016 BPS, during the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Neonicotinoids Ban Draft regulations have been circulating in the EU Commission which, if approved, will see the introduction of a complete ban To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic The widely-used herbicide, glyphosate is not carcinogenic. This finding comes from the EU’s Chemical Agency (ECHA) which has given its To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
