27 May 2015 Global Grain Forecasts The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its first forecast of global grain output for harvest 2015 on the...
27 May 2015 Loam Farm Budgets In preparation for the Cereals Event the Andersons' Loam Farm Model has been updated. Loam Farm is a notional business,...
27 May 2015 CAP Simplification – May ’15 Plans are being prepared in Brussels to simplify the workings of the Common Agricultural Policy. On taking up his post...
22 May 2015 No Badger Cull Decision The recently reappointed Farm Minister, George Eustice, has stated that a decision on extending the cull of badgers has not yet...
22 May 2015 N Prices Drop Some positive news for farm margins has arrived with the announcement of nitrogen fertiliser prices for the coming year. The...
22 May 2015 Scottish Land Reform A Bill is expected to be put before the Scottish Parliament shortly implementing the SNP administration's plans for land reform. ...
22 May 2015 Hedgecutting Derogation One of the changes in the English cross-compliance rules for this year is the extension of the end of the...
22 May 2015 Milk Market Update There is still little cheer in the milk market. At the global level the latest GDT auction (on the 19th May)...
22 May 2015 Tesco Agriculture Head Quits The troubled retailer Tesco is looking for a new Director of Agriculture. The current occupant of the position, Tom Hind,...
22 May 2015 Another Budget. Following their surprise General Election win, the new Conservative Government has announced that it will present another Budget. The Budget...
18 May 2015 BPS Update – May ’15 With now less than a month to go before the application deadline for the BPS in England, the RPA has...
13 May 2015 Truss Stays On Following the Conservatives victory in the General Election David Cameron has announced his Ministerial team. The main appointments with a...
13 May 2015 Welsh Wages Order The Welsh Government has launched a consultation proposing an interim Agricultural Wages Order. Two options are proposed; the Welsh Government...
13 May 2015 Vivergo Buy Out Associated British Foods (ABF) has purchased BP's stake in the Vivergo bioethanol operation on Humberside. ABF is taking on the...
13 May 2015 Monsanto Stalks Syngenta The directors of the Swiss-based plant technology Syngenta have rejected a takeover approach from the US company Monsanto. The offer,...
8 May 2015 BPS Rush Latest figures from the UK administrations show that there is a long way to go with BPS applications. With just a...
8 May 2015 Conservative Election Victory and Farming Following the surprise Conservative victory in the General Election, thoughts are turning to what this might mean for farming and...
8 May 2015 Record Beet Yield The 2014 beet crop resulted in the highest ever average yield. Final results for last year (2014-15 campaign) show that total...
6 May 2015 Record Wheat Shipment In a much-needed development, Gleadell is set to complete one of the largest ever export cargoes of wheat. A ship...
6 May 2015 GDT Dairy Auction Falls Again Global dairy commodity prices continue on their downwards trend. The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction onthe 5th May saw the...
6 May 2015 First Milk Restructure First Milk has announced a shake-up of its business to try and restore profitability. Around 70staff will be made redundant...
30 April 2015 Welsh RDP Approved The Welsh Government has received informal approval for its Rural Development Programme. This comes via a 'letter of comfort' from...
30 April 2015 Farm Profits Dip for 2014 DEFRA is indicating that farming profitability fell by a surprisingly small amount in 2014. Provisional figures for the last calendar year...
28 April 2015 April Arable Update – Apr ’15 Unusually for this time of year, there is still a considerable chunk of old crop grain remaining unpriced on farm....
