4 April 2014 Kendall 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...
3 April 2014 No 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 2014 Financial 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 2014 Dairy 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 2014 March 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 2014 UK 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 2014 Opportunities in LEADER The farming industry has not generally engaged with the LEADER programme up until now. However, it may be a more...
24 March 2014 Organic 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 2014 CAP 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 2014 CAP 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 2014 Rent Levels The latest DEFRA statistics on farm rents in England reveal the average rental value under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies...
24 March 2014 Welsh 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 2014 Change to permitted development rights Under new rules farmers will find it easier to secure permission to convert buildings for residential use. From 6th April...
21 March 2014 UK Livestock Populations The results from the December Survey of Agriculture for the UK and each of the devolved regions have now been...
21 March 2014 Budget 2014 The Chancellor, George Osborne delivered his fifth Budget on 19th March. This pre-election Budget claimed to be one for the...
13 March 2014 More 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 2014 Tractor MOT Scrapped European proposals for MOT style tractor and trailer tests have been scrapped. The European Parliament, Council and Commission agreed to...
10 March 2014 Yes 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 2014 English 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 2014 Winter 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 2014 2014 Uplands Transitional Payments England Eligible beef and sheep farmers should have received their 2014 Uplands Transitional Payment (UTP). In the final year of...
6 March 2014 Land Prices Continue to Rise Farmland prices continue to rise according to the latest results from the Rural Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) and the...
5 March 2014 Scottish CAP Timeline Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has set out plans for CAP Reform over the coming months. The deadline for responses...
5 March 2014 Welsh Agricultural Education Review The Welsh Government has commissioned a review of agricultural education as part of its vision for a thriving farming industry....
