14 August 2014 More English Greening Detail DEFRA has published further details on the implementation of CAP reform in England. The full guidance document can be found...
13 August 2014 Doha Trade Deal Collapses We reported back in December that, after twelve years, there had finally been an agreement in the World Trade Organisation...
7 August 2014 Russia Bans Food Imports In response to the sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine, Russia has banned food imports from the EU, US,...
7 August 2014 Tighter TB Control in Wales The exemption that allows cattle in Wales to be moved within aSole Occupancy Authority (SOA) without a pre-movement TB test...
7 August 2014 Food Fraud Research Grants Grants of £1.87m have been awarded to five projects to explore the issues behind food fraud. The grants, provided by the Economic...
5 August 2014 More CAP Updates from Scotland Some additional detail on CAP reform in Scotland has emerged. All administrations were required to submit their decisions on Basic...
5 August 2014 Co-op Farms sold to Wellcome Trust The Co-operative Group has announced the sale of its farming operations to the Wellcome Trust. The deal, for £249 million, includes...
31 July 2014 Vision for British Lamb A 'Vision for British Sheep Production' was launched at the Sheep Event at Malvern. This document, jointly produced by the...
29 July 2014 Dairy Update – Jul ’14 Commodity Prices It had seemed that global milk commodity prices might be stabilising, but the last month has seen further...
29 July 2014 Welsh TB Consultation Responses A summary of the 70 responses received for the consultation on the introduction of a table valuation system for TB...
29 July 2014 Welsh Suckler Numbers Down Welsh suckler cow numbers have fallen by 17,000 (7%) between 2011 and 2013. A report commissioned by Hybu Cig Cymru...
29 July 2014 Tesco Boss Leaves Phillip Clarke, the Chief Executive of Tesco is due to leave in October after failing to meet profit targets. Latest...
28 July 2014 Default Greening for Scotland Scotland will apply the default EU greening rules in 2015, Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has announced. In the Implementation...
28 July 2014 Agri-Tech Projects announced It has been announced that 15 projects will receive Agri-tech funding. £12.1 million of government funds will be topped up...
28 July 2014 Beef Most Damaging to Environment A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that beef production is nearly ten...
28 July 2014 Currency Movements – Jul ’24 My father in-law was asking me about harvest progress at the weekend and whether prices were as good as last...
28 July 2014 July Arable Update – 2 The harvest has begun in many parts of England. Fine weather with several weeks of sunshine preceding harvest have accelerated...
23 July 2014 Beet Price Drop for 2015 Sugar beet growers face a substantial drop in price for the next growing season. Negotiations between the NFU and British Sugar...
23 July 2014 Cominable Crop Area Rises Not surprisingly, the area of cereals and oilseeds grown in Great Britain for the 2014 harvest is up considerably on the...
21 July 2014 ‘Buy British’ Food Plan The Government has produced a new set of procurement rules designed to boost the proportion of food bought from domestic...
17 July 2014 Scottish Agricultural Wages The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has proposed that the minimum rate for agricultural workers in Scotland increase by 2.1%. This...
17 July 2014 Wales to get Wages Board The Welsh farming industry looks set to retain an Agricultural Wages Board following a ruling by the Supreme Court. The...
17 July 2014 Welsh BPS Guidance The Welsh Government has published a guidance booklet on how the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will operate in Wales. It...
17 July 2014 FFIS Grants Awarded DEFRA has announced that £19m will be distributed under the third round of the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS). ...
