4 April 2014EFA Delegated Act Revised Protein crops may be more valuable in terms of greening after a change of position by the European Commission. The EC has...
4 April 2014Kendall becomes President of the World The former NFU President, Peter Kendall, has been appointed President of the Rome-based World Farmers Organisation. The Organistation aims to...
4 April 2014Scottish Farm Incomes Fall. The Scottish Government has released figures on average profits by business type (Farm Business Income) for the 2012 crop year...
4 April 2014Agri-Tech Catalyst Projects Funded DEFRA has announced funding for 11 projects as part of the Agri-Tech Catalyst, designed to support research institutes, businesses and...
3 April 2014No Additional Coupling for Scotland Scotland has been denied their request to use some of the rest of the UK 's coupled allowance. In a...
27 March 2014Financial Discipline for 2014 Single Payments for 2014 may fall by more than previously forecast. Proposals from the EU Commission suggest that 'Financial Discipline'...
27 March 2014Dairy Update – Mar ’14 Milk Price Wars The big news in the dairy sector this month has been the outbreak of a new supermarket...
27 March 2014March Arable Update – Mar ’14 The markets are now mostly focussed on new crop grain, with only a small proportion of the old crop remaining. ...
26 March 2014UK Winter Planting Results The area planted to winter cereals and oilseeds in the UK has increased by 13.5% compared to the 2013 harvest...
26 March 2014Opportunities in LEADER The farming industry has not generally engaged with the LEADER programme up until now. However, it may be a more...
24 March 2014Organic Market Update There has been a 2.8% increase on organic food sales in 2013. This is according to the annual Organic Market...
24 March 2014CAP Reform Delay? Although only a very slight possibility, there is a chance that implementation of CAP reform could be delayed. Following the publication...
24 March 2014CAP Reform – What We Don’t Know "There are known knowns; there are things we know that we know. There are known unknowns; that is to say,...
24 March 2014Rent Levels The latest DEFRA statistics on farm rents in England reveal the average rental value under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies...
24 March 2014Welsh Farm Incomes The Welsh Government has released figures on aggregate farm incomes (Total Income From Farming) and average profits by business type (Farm...
21 March 2014UK Livestock Populations The results from the December Survey of Agriculture for the UK and each of the devolved regions have now been...
21 March 2014Budget 2014 The Chancellor, George Osborne delivered his fifth Budget on 19th March. This pre-election Budget claimed to be one for the...
21 March 2014Change to permitted development rights Under new rules farmers will find it easier to secure permission to convert buildings for residential use. From 6th April...
13 March 2014More CAP Details Emerge Another piece of the CAP reform jigsaw has slotted into place with the publication of detailed rules at the European...
12 March 2014Tractor MOT Scrapped European proposals for MOT style tractor and trailer tests have been scrapped. The European Parliament, Council and Commission agreed to...
10 March 2014Yes to YESS The Young Entrants Support Scheme (YESS) operated by the Welsh Government will be extended for a further year. The scheme, which...
10 March 2014English Environmental Stewardship Update Natural England has published more details on the New Environmental Land Management Scheme (NELMS). Transitional arrangements remain as we have...
10 March 2014Winter Cropping 2014 Harvest Not surprisingly, the area of winter combinable crops has rebounded strongly for harvest 2014. The planted area of winter cereals...
7 March 20142014 Uplands Transitional Payments England Eligible beef and sheep farmers should have received their 2014 Uplands Transitional Payment (UTP). In the final year of...
