30 September 2014SPS Conversion Rate Falls The rate for converting the 2014 Single Payment will be €1 = £0.7773. This is 7% less than last year’s figure...
29 September 2014September Arable Update – 2 The grain market is heavy and bearish. All eyes are on the considerable maize harvest that, very early results (the...
29 September 2014Cereal Quality The latest set of results have been released from the AHDB/ HGCA's Cereal Quality Survey. The survey has found that...
29 September 2014Neonic Sprays Approved There have been widespread reports of oilseed rape crops damaged by cabbage stem flea beetle this autumn. Of course, it...
29 September 2014Farm Commissioner Aims to Simplify The EU Farm Commissioner-designate, Phil Hogan, has pledged to simplify the CAP if approved in the post. This would include...
29 September 2014Organic Sales Growing Latest figures from retail experts Neilsen show a 3.2% increase in organic sales during the 4 weeks up to 16th...
29 September 2014Farming Connect Review The Welsh Government's advice service, Farming Connect, is to be reviewed by independent advisor Gareth Williams. The review will look at...
29 September 2014UK 2013/14 Cereal Supply and Demand Final UK cereals supply and demand figures for the 2013/14 (July-June) season have been published. This includes official trade and...
26 September 2014Glastir Organic Opens The first application round for Glastir Organic will open on the 1st October. Support will be available to existing organic...
26 September 2014Further Greening Announcements in Scotland The Scottish Government has published an updated Greening FAQ which includes more details on the management rules for Ecological Focus...
26 September 2014Dairy Update – Sept ’14 Prices This month has seen another round of farmgate price cuts. Among the more notable are; the Tesco direct price...
25 September 2014BPS Update – Sept ’14 DEFRA intends to send out its next CAP information leaflet towards the end of October, but in the meantime a few...
25 September 2014Forestry Statistics 2014 The Forestry Commission has published their latest set of figures. The report shows that 13,000 Ha of new woodland have...
25 September 2014BPS and Organic Farms As is widely known, land registered as organic (including in conversion) is deemed to automatically meet the Greening requirement. Full...
19 September 2014Wage Rates Minimum Wage New National Minimum Wage rates apply across the UK from the 1st October, with the basic level rising 3%. The...
19 September 2014Food Statistics Pocketbook 2014 The annual Food Statistics Pocketbook has been released by DEFRA. The publication provides a roundup of the social, environmental and...
19 September 2014Beet Contract Cuts Sugar beet growers will see their Contact Tonnage Entitlement (CTE) cut by 9% for the 2015 crop. As we reported...
19 September 2014June Survey Livestock Numbers The June Survey of Agriculture shows that beef and pig herds in England declined between 2013 and 2014. However, the...
19 September 2014Cross-compliance Breaches The RPA has released its cross -compliance statistics for 2013. The number of failures has increased by more than 50%...
19 September 2014ELS Greening Reductions Published As we have previously stated, the EU does not allow double funding; that is getting paid twice for the same...
18 September 2014Environmental Stewardship Closes Natural England has announced new applications to the ELS, OELS and UELS will not be accepted after 26th September 2014. ...
18 September 2014New Online BPS System All will be aware that come next May, it won't be the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) but the Basic Payment...
16 September 2014Euro Conversion Rate Farmers may have been eagerly watching the £/€ exchange rate through September so far, to see at what level their...
16 September 2014Food Prices at Four-Year Low World food prices have fallen to a four-year low. In August the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) Food Price Index dropped to...
