20 February 2014 2014 Milkbench+ Report The annual Milkbench Evidence report has been published. The report surveyed 322 farms across Great Britain with financial year ends...
20 February 2014 More Coupling in Scotland The Scottish Government has seemingly received a boost in its plans for implementing CAP reform. If confirmed, this would allow...
20 February 2014 SPS Claims 2014 The online applications system for 2014 Single Payments was opened on the 20th February. A 2014 supplement to the 2013 SPS Guidance...
20 February 2014 Entitlement Trading in 2014 It will be possible to transfer SPS entitlements after the 2014 claim and before they are rolled into the BPS...
18 February 2014 Welsh Rural Development The Welsh Government is asking for views on how almost £1bn of Rural Development funding should be spent over the...
18 February 2014 Tesco Lamb Contract Tesco has offered more than 200 British farmers a two year direct contract to help supply the retailer's Finest range...
17 February 2014 Biotech Crop Area Increases Last year marked the 18th consecutive year of growth in biotech (Genetically Modified) crops. In 2013, 175.2 million hectares of...
14 February 2014 Exchange Rates The Pound has strengthened against the Euro in recent weeks - it has moved below the €1 = 82p mark...
14 February 2014 Red Tractor Expands Range The Red Tractor assurance rules are changing so that the mark can appear on more ready meals. At present, the...
14 February 2014 Syngenta Announces Costcutting Swiss-based firm Syngenta has announced that it aims be cutting costs by $1bn a year by 2018. The announcement came after...
14 February 2014 Scottish Pig Processing Investment A P Jess, a pork processing plant in Brechin, has been awarded a £2.7 million investment by the Scottish Government....
14 February 2014 Ireland achieves 50% reduction in TB Ireland has seen almosta 50% reduction in Bovine TB incidents since 2008 and the Irish Government suggests that TB eradication...
13 February 2014 Pig Meat Supply The second half of 2013 was much better for pig producers compared to 2012. The rise in pig meat prices...
13 February 2014 US Farm Bill Passed After nearly two years of debating, the US Farm Bill has finally been approved. After passing both Houses of Congress it...
13 February 2014 Flood Financial Support Offered With large areas of the UK continuing to be affected by storms and flooding, support has been offered to farming...
13 February 2014 Europe to Approve GM Crop The EU looks set to approve a major GM crop for cultivation for the first time in over a decade. ...
13 February 2014 Feed Firm Consolidation There has been further consolidation in the animal feed sector over the last few months. Firstly, NWF took over the...
11 February 2014 Farm Incomes 2013/14 Livestock farmers have seen higher profits over the last twelve months, whilst the fortunes of cropping businesses have generally declined. These results come...
11 February 2014 Scottish CAP Reform. Following the publication of the Scottish Government's consultation on CAP reform (see December article) a feisty debate has ensued. In...
11 February 2014 Friesian Farm Update The UK dairy industry is currently making reasonable returns. This looks set to continue through the 2014/15 milk year according...
11 February 2014 SPS 2014 The SPS Online system will be open to make 2014 claims from the 20th February. Paper forms will be sent...
11 February 2014 Glastir Update .We wrote last month about the launch of the consultation on the proposals for Glastir during the next RDP round. ...
11 February 2014 Bovine TB Wales – Feb ’14 As part of the Welsh Governemnt's bovine TB eradication programme it is introducing some new measures. All Welsh cattle keepers...
10 February 2014 EFA Update We wrote last month on the emerging detail of the Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) rules. This element of greening is...
