27 June 2014BPS Applications 2015 Now most of the CAP reform rules are known in England, attention is moving towards the mechanics of actually making...
26 June 2014Neonicotinoid Derogation Requested DEFRA have received a derogation request from Syngenta to enable farmers to use neonicotinoid seed treatment on their oilseed rape this...
26 June 2014Scottish Agricultural Holdings Review The Scottish Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review group has delivered its interim report. It really is a provisional document as it...
24 June 2014Scottish Agricultural Statistics The Scottish Government has recently published the Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2014. The report, compiled by the Rural and...
24 June 2014Beef Crisis Summit The NFU is calling for a beef crisis summit meeting. The Union has already held its own discussions with meat...
24 June 2014Bovine TB Consulation DEFRA has launched a consultation proposing measures to further strengthen bovine TB controls. Views are being sought on; Removing the...
19 June 2014Dairy Profitability Ahead of the Livestock Event on the 2nd and 3rd of July, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. This forecasts...
17 June 2014Proposals 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 2014Further 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 2014Scotland 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 2014Cross-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 2014Greening Guidance DEFRA has published a new Factsheet giving details of the Greening rules. However, this is not the long-awaited Ministerial announcement...
5 June 2014Sole 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 2014UK Organic Decline The decline in the area of organic land in the UK continued in 2013. According to the latest statistics from...
3 June 2014Glastir Organic The Welsh Government has announced the proposed payment rates for organic producers under the new Glastir Organic Scheme. Unlike the...
3 June 2014Greening Factsheet We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It is likely to be...
30 May 2014European Parliament Elections Following the UK voting on May 22nd results for the European Parliament were announced on the 25th. UKIP made the...
30 May 2014MIlk 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 2014Haulage 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 2014Agriculture 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 2014Worlds 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 2014Fertiliser Pricing The cost of nitrogen fertiliser is starting the 2014/15 season around £20 lower than a year ago. Price lists have...
28 May 2014Limited Landscape Features for EFA English farmers will not be able to use all of the 'landscape features' in the optional list to count towards their Ecological...
28 May 2014Welsh Cross Compliance Consultation The Welsh Government have launched a consultation looking at Cross Compliance changes for 2014-2020. The document suggests that much of...
