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26 November 2014

November Arable Update – 2

It is worth our while reminding ourselves just why grain prices have fallen so far since the high points in...
26 November 2014

BPS Update – Nov ’14

Our article last month reported on the new information contained in the October CAP Update from DEFRA.  Now the dust...
26 November 2014

Stocktake Report 2013/14

EBLEX has released its latest benchmarking figures for English beef and sheep enterprises in the 2014 Stocktake Report.  These relate...
26 November 2014

Welsh CAP Roundup

The Welsh Government has published a CAP Reform Q&A, this can be found at http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/farming/schemes/basic-payment-scheme/q-and-a-for-farmers-landowners-on-cap-reform-from-2015/?lang=en. Whilst much was already known,...
25 November 2014

Wales Survey of Agriculture

The Welsh Assembly has released its estimates for the June 2014 Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture.  Headline figures include a...
25 November 2014

Wales Farm Income Booklet

The latest Wales Farm Income Booklet has been published this week by Aberystwyth University.  The booklet contains the results from...
25 November 2014

Milk Production & Prices

Provisional figures from the RPA show production continues to out perform year-earlier levels.  Milk deliveries for October stood at 1,155.4 million litres,...
DEFRA has released more information on its new agri-environmental scheme - the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS).  The 'Introducing Countryside Stewardship' document...
The Welsh Government has announced changes to the Cross Compliance rules which will be introduced from 1st January 2015.  The...
20 November 2014

2014 SPS Entitlement Values

English Entitlement Values The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2014 year.  As most readers know by now,...
19 November 2014

Scottish CAP Update

More detail has emerged on the implementation of CAP reform in Scotland over the last month or so.  Firstly, a...
18 November 2014

CAPIS

Everyone should be aware that it will not be possible to make a paper claim for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...
18 November 2014

Welsh Land Reclassification

Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food has announced a deadline extensions for those farmers seeking reclassification of SDA...
17 November 2014

Changes to TB Test Delivery

The Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) will manage TB testing through delivery partners from April 2015.  In England and...
17 November 2014

Climate Change Report

According to the 5th assessment report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), governments around the world...
17 November 2014

Early Bird Survey 2014

The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by The Andersons Centre) has been published.  It shows a decline in wheat...
17 November 2014

Bird Flu Outbreak

DEFRA has confirmed that avian flu has been found on a duck breeding farm near Driffield, Yorkshire.  The H5 strain...
13 November 2014

Welsh National Reserve

The Welsh Government has provided more detail on how those not automatically eligible for an entitlement grant in 2015 can secure support. ...
13 November 2014

Meat Market Update

Beef Market The beef market has been under pressure for the first half of 2014, largely due to the increase...
11 November 2014

Farm Business Income 2013/14

Most sectors of agriculture sawa fall in profits in 2013/14 compared to the previous year.  This is according to the...
The HGCA has released the final results for its 2014 Cereal Quality Survey.  These prove to be not much different from...
6 November 2014

Greening Factsheet Updated

We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It provide more clarification on...
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