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)...
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....
28 April 2015 Grain Stocks Reassessment The official wheat stock level that underpins the UK supply and demand balance sheet is under review as being too...
27 April 2015 Updated BPS Guidance A number of documents have been updated or added to the ever-lengthening list of BPS guidance in England. Updated RLE1...
23 April 2015 Common Land Following a legal challenge, those farming common land may be able to claim higher support payments. DEFRA has concluded that...
23 April 2015 Meat Market Update Beef Prime cattle prices have come under pressure as supply outstrips demand with reports, once again, of some disruption at...
23 April 2015 GM Animal Feed EU Commission proposals on the import of GM crops have managed to upset almost everyone - the feed and farming industry,...
22 April 2015 Savills Buys Smith Gore Savills is to buy Smiths Gore in a deal worth £40m. Smiths Gore was founded in 1847 and has its...
21 April 2015 BPS Updates for England Greening Workbook The RPA has published a 'Greening Workbook' on its website at https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/422907/Greening_workbook_vFINAL.pdf . It is designed to guide...
20 April 2015 Tractor Sales Down Uncertainty in the CAP, lower output prices and a drop in farm incomes have been blamed for a slump in tractor...
