15 June 2015 Further 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 2015 Countryside Stewardship Applications July marksthe start of the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) application window. Applications must be submitted between July and September although...
12 June 2015 Review 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 2015 Environmental 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 2015 Over 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 2015 Irish Milk Production Surges With quotas now removed, Irish milk production is surging ahead - despite the very low dairy prices. Figures form the...
8 June 2015 No 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 2015 Scottish 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 2015 Welsh Agricultural Strategy The Welsh Government has set out a 'Strategic Framework for Welsh Agriculture'. This has been produced in consultation with the...
8 June 2015 ELS 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 2015 Farm Succession Only a little over a third of English farms have a firm plan for passing the business on. A survey...
8 June 2015 Friesian Farm Update Ahead of the Livestock Event on the 8th and 9th of July, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. As...
3 June 2015 Scottish 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 2015 Agriculture 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 2015 Scottish RDP Approved The Scottish Rural Development Programme has been formally approved by the European Commission. The approval will now allow for final...
27 May 2015 Scottish Agricultural Wages A consultation has been launched on the future of the Scottish Agricultural Wages Board. The consultation asks whether the Board...
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 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...
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...
