9 February 2015 Scotland BPS ‘cap’ It seems that Scotland are to introduce a 'full cap' of the Basic Payment at €600,000. Discussions had previously centred...
4 February 2015 Welsh Ag Education Review A review lead by Professor Wynne Jones into how learning is delivered in further education colleges providing Level 3 Agriculture...
30 January 2015 Rural Payments – New ‘Funcionality’ The RPA's 'Rural Payment' computer system is to get an upgrade. As from the 2nd February (if things go to...
30 January 2015 Grain Market Update – Jan ’15 The International Grains Council updated its 2014/15 grain harvest forecast last week. It has been gradually edging up its figures...
30 January 2015 Supermarkets Could Be Fined Measures that will give the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) the power to fine supermarkets for breaching the GroceriesCode have been laid...
30 January 2015 Farm Incomes in England 2014/15 Over the past 12 months profits have generally remained static or declined across many sectors of English agriculture. These results come...
29 January 2015 Loam Farm Update – Jan ’15 Ahead of the CropTec show at Peterborough on the 19th and 20th November, the figures for Andersons Loam Farm have...
29 January 2015 Increase in GM Area Latest figures from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) show that the global area planted to...
29 January 2015 Scottish Tenancy Review The Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group published its final report on Tuesday 27th January. The report is described as 'bold...
29 January 2015 What Gives Farmers the Edge? A report, 'The Best British Farmers - What Gives them the Edge?' produced by The Andersons Centre was presented at...
29 January 2015 Meadow Farm Update – Jan ’15 The figures for Meadow Farm have been updated ahead of Andersons Spring Seminars in February and March. Budgets for next year show...
29 January 2015 Dairy Roundup – Jan ’15 It has been a difficult month for all in the dairy industry with some still coming to terms with the...
28 January 2015 Scottish Farm Incomes The profitability of Scottish farming is estimated to have dropped 18% in real terms in 2014 compared to 2013. Total Income...
28 January 2015 Scottish CAP Update The Scottish Government has made further announcements on the implementation of the BPS. Entitlements - 2013 Limit It had been...
20 January 2015 BPS Update – Jan ’15 Online Applications There is increasing industry concern about the online application process in England. Timetables are slipping which is making...
16 January 2015 Scottish Greening The Scottish Government has announced a few 'tweaks' to the Greening rules. These are contained in an updated booklet on...
15 January 2015 AHDB Rebrand The different divisions of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) will be rebranded from summer 2015. The aim is...
15 January 2015 GMO Green Light As expected, the European Parliament has agreed to allow Member States to decide themselves whether genetically modified crops (which have...
15 January 2015 DairyCo Consultancy for Farmers Dairy farmers who are struggling financially due to the current low milk prices will be able to receive some free consultancy. The...
13 January 2015 CAPIS Registration Update Many will have already registered onto the new CAP Information Service (CAPIS) but if not, the telephone route is by...
8 January 2015 First Milk Delay Payments Struggling First Milk has hit members with three announcements to try to alleviate its cash flow problems. Firstly it has...
6 January 2015 New AHDB Chief Executive Jane King, former editor of the Farmers Weekly, has been appointed Chief Executive of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB). ...
6 January 2015 Eblex Grant The Eblex Better Returns Programme (BRP) is inviting applications for its latest round of Eblex Farmer Innovation Grants (FIGs). A...
23 December 2014 December Arable Update – Dec ’14 Here is a chart showing the movement of wheat price for 2014 and 2015 harvests for delivery next month (January...
