30 March 2016Seasonal Labour Force The NFU is calling on the Government to introduce a new student workers scheme, open to agricultural students from all...
30 March 2016National Living Wage As from 1st April 2016 the new National Living Wage comes in to force. From this date those aged 25...
24 March 2016Scotland BPS 2016 The online Single Application Form (SAF) window opened in Scotland on 15th March. Claimants can also apply on paper. Those...
24 March 2016Scottish Farm Incomes The Scottish Government has released its latest Farm Business Income (FBI) figures. These are for the 2014-15 year. Estimates from...
24 March 2016Dairy Production & Prices – Mar ’16 UK Production and Prices UK milk production is slowing down. Average daily milk deliveries in GB are now similar to...
24 March 2016Glyphosate Renewal Postponed The EU has postponed the renewal for the approval of glyphosate. Member States were due to vote on the issue...
24 March 2016Tesco ‘Fake Farms’ Tesco has come under fire for promoting its own-brand products with 'fake farms'. It has introduced seven new brands under...
24 March 2016Farming Strategy Delayed The long-awaited 25-year Strategy for Food and Farming is unlikely to be published before the summer. A senior DEFRA Civil...
23 March 2016Arable Update – Mar ’16 There has been more bullish news for combinable crops in the last month than all the other months post-harvest combined....
23 March 2016Growth in Organic Market The latest Organic Market Report, published by the Soil Association, shows the sector continues to make steady growth. In 2015 the...
22 March 2016Rural Payments Open for Applications It is now possible to complete and submit a 2016 BPS application on line in England. Farmers & agents can...
22 March 2016EU Farm Crisis Package The EU Commission has unveiled a set of measures designed to help manage the 'crisis' in the dairy, pigmeat and fruit &...
22 March 2016New Zealand Milk Price The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 15th March saw prices decline again. The index dropped 2.9% to $2,190...
17 March 2016Budget 2016 The Chancellor, George Osborne, unveiled his eighth Budget on the 16th March. The latest economic forecasts show the outlook for the...
17 March 2016Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2014/15 year. It is the 7th year in a row that values have...
17 March 2016Winter Crop Plantings The area of combinable crops planted across Great Britain has declined for the second year running. As of 1st December...
17 March 2016December Survey of Livestock The breeding herds of beef cattle and pigs have increased over the last 12 months, whilst the sheep flock is...
15 March 2016Glanbia Launches Loan Scheme Glanbia, Ireland's largest dairy processor, has launched a new fund designed to offer more flexible, competitively priced loans to its...
10 March 2016England BPS Applications The RPA has confirmed that from 19th March it will be possible to complete a 2016 BPS claim online. From...
9 March 2016Renewable Heat Incentive New proposals for changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) could lead to further uncertainty in the industry. The Department...
9 March 2016TB Testing The TB testing regime is to be tightened. The Government has announced that post-movement testing for bovine TB will be...
9 March 2016BPS Update Wales 2015 BPS The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in Wales, Rebecca Evans, has confirmed as of 8th March 90%...
9 March 2016GDT Rises The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on 1st March saw the overall price index rise by a modest 1.4%,...
9 March 2016Farm Payments in Scotland The Scottish Government has announced it will use £200 million of national funds to make BPS and LFASS payments to...
