17 June 2015Cereals Event Attendance Falls Visitor numbers to the 2015 Cereals Event fell by around 2% to 24,500. For 2016 the event will return to...
17 June 2015BPS Deadline Passed The extended BPS deadline for applications without penalty passed on midnight on the 15th June for farmers in Scotland and England. ...
17 June 2015Organic Reform Comprmise The Latvian Presidency has managed to negotiate a compromise of the revision of EU organic rules. There have been two...
15 June 2015Further DEFRA Cuts DEFRA will face cuts of a further £83 million from its 2015/16 budget as part of wider government austerity plans. ...
15 June 2015Countryside Stewardship Applications July marksthe start of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) application window. Applications must be submitted between July and September although...
12 June 2015Review of Glastir Advanced An independent review has been undertaken into the delivery of Glastir Advanced. The review, undertaken by Geoff Radley (consultant), Leuan...
11 June 2015Environmental Stewardship Claim Forms Environmental Stewardship Claim Forms must be submitted by 15th June, however we have been informed that the address on the...
11 June 2015Over 17,000 Welsh forms The total number of Single Application Forms submitted in Wales was 17,063. Just 105 forms were submitted after the deadline...
8 June 2015Irish Milk Production Surges With quotas now removed, Irish milk production is surging ahead - despite the very low dairy prices. Figures form the...
8 June 2015No Respite on GDT Auction The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 2nd June provided no optimism for hard-pressed dairy farmers. Prices followed...
8 June 2015Scottish Ag Wage Proposal The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has proposed that the standard rate should increase by 1.4% as from 1st October. Workers...
8 June 2015Welsh Agricultural Strategy The Welsh Government has set out a 'Strategic Framework for Welsh Agriculture'. This has been produced in consultation with the...
8 June 2015ELS Livestock Record Keeping ELS agreement holders will not be required to record livestock numbers on a field-by-field basis. Natural England wrote to around...
8 June 2015Farm Succession Only a little over a third of English farms have a firm plan for passing the business on. A survey...
8 June 2015Friesian Farm Update Ahead of the Livestock Event on the 8th and 9th of July, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. As...
3 June 2015Scottish Farmers To Recieve Rebate Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has announced that Scottish farmers are to receive a £12.2 million rebate from unspent...
1 June 2015Agriculture in the UK – Jun ’15 The latest edition of 'Agriculture in the UK' has been published. It is produced by DEFRA's Statistics section and includes...
27 May 2015Global Grain Forecasts The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published its first forecast of global grain output for harvest 2015 on the...
27 May 2015Loam Farm Budgets In preparation for the Cereals Event the Andersons' Loam Farm Model has been updated. Loam Farm is a notional business,...
27 May 2015CAP Simplification – May ’15 Plans are being prepared in Brussels to simplify the workings of the Common Agricultural Policy. On taking up his post...
27 May 2015Scottish RDP Approved The Scottish Rural Development Programme has been formally approved by the European Commission. The approval will now allow for final...
27 May 2015Scottish Agricultural Wages A consultation has been launched on the future of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. The consultation asks whether the Board...
22 May 2015Tesco 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 2015Another Budget. Following their surprise General Election win, the new Conservative Government has announced that it will present another Budget. The Budget...
