11 February 2016 CSS Timetable The main elements of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) should open for applications on the 14th March this year. Both the...
11 February 2016 Brexit Implications The issue of the referendum on the UK's continued membership of the EU is now taking centre-stage in political circles. ...
8 February 2016 Grain Market Update – Jan 16 The domestic story is unchanged, just becoming clearer. The large 2014 wheat harvest left the second largest surplus in the...
4 February 2016 BPS News The RPA has launched a new website page for 2016 BPS claims. This can be found at - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bps-2016. The...
4 February 2016 GDT Falls Dairy markets are showing no signs of improvement. The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 2nd February saw...
4 February 2016 Syngenta Takeover The Swiss-based seeds and agro-chemical group Syngenta, has agreed to a $43bn takeover by the Chinese company ChemChina. It is...
4 February 2016 CSS Grants Open Capital grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) are now open for applications. The Hedgerows and Boundaries Capital Grant opened on...
4 February 2016 EU Budget Talks are already getting underway on what the EU Budget should look like after the current period ends in 2020. ...
2 February 2016 Hedgerow and Boundaries Grant Opens The Countryside Stewardship Hedgerows and Boundaries grant has opened for applications. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to fund...
2 February 2016 Scottish BPS Hardship Scheme Given its dismal performance in issuing BPS payments (see previous articles), the Scottish Government has announced details of a Hardship...
1 February 2016 Scottish Payments The Scottish Government has fallen well short of its own target to pay the majority of first instalments of the...
1 February 2016 Milk Price Cuts The start of the month has seen announcements of further farmgate milk price cuts. First Milk is to reduce the price...
1 February 2016 BPS Payments and Errors The RPA had paid around 70% of English farmers by the end of January - some way short of what...
28 January 2016 Pigmeat Storage Aid Ends Following a vote by Member States the European Commission has ended Private Storage Aid (PSA) for pigmeat. Storage aid was...
28 January 2016 Farm Business Income Falls Farm profits have fallen significantly in most sectors in the past year. This unsurprising result comes from the latest English Farm Business...
28 January 2016 Woodland Grants Woodland support in England is now, in the main, available through the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS). Funding is available to...
28 January 2016 Payments update The RPA is continuing to issue BPS payments to farmers across England. A payment run on 25th January saw another...
26 January 2016 BPS 2016 in England It was hoped that the IT problems that dogged 2015 BPS applications would not reappear this year. However, worries are...
26 January 2016 Welsh Matching Service A new service has been introduced in Wales under the Farming Connect programme. 'Venture' is aiming to match landowners with...
26 January 2016 LFASS Amendments An amendment to the LFASS eligibility rules should mean some farmers taking on extra land are not disadvantaged. Currently, if a...
26 January 2016 Residential Tenancies in Wales The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 18th January 2016. Its provisions will come into effect in...
26 January 2016 Farm Payments in Scotland Delays and uncertainty surrounding the Scottish Government's IT system to deliver CAP support payments continue. By the end of December...
22 January 2016 Pound Weakens Since the turn of the year the Pound has been weakening on currency markets. The relationship between the Pound and...
19 January 2016 12 Farmers Recieve Welsh Grant A number of concerns have been raised around the slow pace of the Rural Development Programme roll-out in Wales. One...
