24 June 2014 Scottish Agricultural Statistics The Scottish Government has recently published the Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2014. The report, compiled by the Rural and...
24 June 2014 Beef Crisis Summit The NFU is calling for a beef crisis summit meeting. The Union has already held its own discussions with meat...
24 June 2014 Bovine TB Consulation DEFRA has launched a consultation proposing measures to further strengthen bovine TB controls. Views are being sought on; Removing the...
19 June 2014 Dairy Profitability Ahead of the Livestock Event on the 2nd and 3rd of July, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. This forecasts...
17 June 2014 Proposals to Cap Crop-Based Biofuels EU Energy Ministers have backed a proposal to limit the amount of crop-based biofuels, such as biodiesel from rapeseed, that...
13 June 2014 Further Greening Points Following DEFRA's announcement on the implementation of CAP reform (see June 10th article), more information has started to trickle-out in...
12 June 2014 Scotland CAP Implementation Plan Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead has announced how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be implemented from 2015. Central to...
10 June 2014 Cross-compliance Changes – Jun ’14 There will be some changes to the English cross-compliance rules when the new BPS starts in 2015. Among these will...
9 June 2014 Greening Guidance DEFRA has published a new Factsheet giving details of the Greening rules. However, this is not the long-awaited Ministerial announcement...
5 June 2014 Sole Occupancy Authorities The NFU is to lobby DEFRA to permit new Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) to be set-up and is asking for...
5 June 2014 UK Organic Decline The decline in the area of organic land in the UK continued in 2013. According to the latest statistics from...
3 June 2014 Greening Factsheet We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It is likely to be...
3 June 2014 Glastir Organic The Welsh Government has announced the proposed payment rates for organic producers under the new Glastir Organic Scheme. Unlike the...
30 May 2014 European Parliament Elections Following the UK voting on May 22nd results for the European Parliament were announced on the 25th. UKIP made the...
30 May 2014 MIlk Price Cuts Dairy Crest has announced that it will be cutting its milk price by 1.25ppl from the 1st July. This reduction...
29 May 2014 Haulage Costs 2014 The average cost of transporting grain is £8.43 per tonne according to the AHDB / HGCA's UK Grain Haulage Survey 2014. The...
29 May 2014 Agriculture in the UK – May ’14 DEFRA has published the latest edition of 'Agriculture in the UK'. This booklet contains an extensive range of dataon all...
29 May 2014 Worlds Biggest Milk Plant Opens Milk processor, Arla, have officially opened the world's biggest fresh milk plant at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The £150 million plant...
29 May 2014 Fertiliser Pricing The cost of nitrogen fertiliser is starting the 2014/15 season around £20 lower than a year ago. Price lists have...
28 May 2014 Welsh Cross Compliance Consultation The Welsh Government have launched a consultation looking at Cross Compliance changes for 2014-2020. The document suggests that much of...
28 May 2014 Soil Framework Directive Withdrawn The Soil Framework Directive has been withdrawn by the European Commission after years of opposition from some Member States. The...
28 May 2014 May Arable Update Toward the End of Old Crop There is precious little old crop grain remaining unsold in the barns around the...
28 May 2014 The Strengthening Sterling The Pound is currently stronger against the Euro than is has been since the end of 2012. It has also...
28 May 2014 Loam Farm 2014 Update In preparation for the Cereals Event the Andersons' Loam Farm Model has been updated. Loam Farm is a notional business,...
