23 December 2014 Pig Disease Reaches Europe The highly virulent Asian-American Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea virus (PEDv) has been confirmed in Ukraine. The virus, which has wiped out...
23 December 2014 Oil Market Anyone who has watched the news over the past couple of weeks is likely to have seen stories about the oil...
19 December 2014 More CAP Detail The latest (and last) CAP Update for England has been published by DEFRA. it can be found at - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cap-reform-december-2014-update. ...
18 December 2014 Scotland’s Rural Development Programme Richard Lochhead, Rural Affairs Secretary, has published details on the new Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP). Applications for some of...
18 December 2014 Scottish Active Farmer Rules The Scottish Government has released revised Active Farmer rules. These relate to minimum activity levels and represent a simplification of...
18 December 2014 Scottish Cross Compliance and NVZs The 2015 cross-compliance changes for Scotland have been published. The rules come intoforce from 1st January, key changes include; Zero-tolerance...
17 December 2014 Welsh EID The Welsh Government has announced it will be delaying the roll out of the electronic system to record sheep movements...
17 December 2014 RDP Approval Commences The European Commission has approved the first three Rural Development Programmes which will operate over the next seven years. The...
17 December 2014 Milk Production UK milk production looks to be easing. Latest figures from the RPA report deliveries for November stood at 1,117.4 million...
16 December 2014 Tax Guidance for Quotas HMRC has published guidance on 'negligible value' claims for assets under the Common Agricultural Policy. This relates to possible losses...
16 December 2014 Recommended List 2015/16 Twenty eight new cereal and oilseed rape varieties have been added to the 2015/16 HGCA Recommended lists. For winter wheat six...
16 December 2014 Farmer Confidence Falls The 5th annual Farmer Confidence survey has revealed a drop in short term optimism in the industry. Over half of respondents stated...
16 December 2014 Medium Term Prospects for EU Agriculture The EU Commission has released its latest report on the medium-term outlook for the major EU agricultural commodity markets and...
16 December 2014 Meat Markets Beef Since the low point in July, when the all steer deadweight price fell to 326.9p per kg, the farmgate...
15 December 2014 Next BPS Guidance It seems likely that the next (and final) CAP Update booklet from DEFRA will be sent out between Christmas and...
15 December 2014 Welsh Moorland Region U-turn Confusion reigns in Wales regarding the implementation of the BPS. The Welsh Government has been forced to abandon its plans...
15 December 2014 The Cost of Greening AHDB has tried to quantify the economic impact of the new Greening rules. The figures in the table below were...
15 December 2014 Record Payments From RPA The RPA has made more payments than ever before on the first day of the payment window. The Agency paid out...
15 December 2014 More Spending Cuts for DEFRA Following the Chancellors Autumn Statement the Office of Budget Responsibility has forecast that by 2019/20 public spending would fall to...
11 December 2014 Endocrine Disruptor Report A report, commissioned by the AHDB, has highlighted the economic impact EU plans to introduce new criteria to determine endocrine...
11 December 2014 CAPIS Registration update The registration roll out to Agents of the new CAPIS claims system has now begun in earnest. Some readers will...
11 December 2014 Cross Compliance 2015 DEFRA has published its new guidance on Cross Compliance. This can be found online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-compliance-guidance-for-2015 and claimants will also...
10 December 2014 Scottish Land Reform The Scottish Government is consulting on the future of Land Reform in Scotland. This follows the recommendations from the Land...
10 December 2014 Supply Trade Restructure Countrywide Farmers is to sell its animal feed andarable businesses, to concentrate on running its retail operation. The livestock feed...
