18 February 2014Tesco 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 2014Biotech 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 2014Exchange Rates The Pound has strengthened against the Euro in recent weeks - it has moved below the €1 = 82p mark...
14 February 2014Red 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 2014Syngenta 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 2014Scottish 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 2014Ireland 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 2014Europe 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 2014Feed Firm Consolidation There has been further consolidation in the animal feed sector over the last few months. Firstly, NWF took over the...
13 February 2014Pig Meat Supply The second half of 2013 was much better for pig producers compared to 2012. The rise in pig meat prices...
13 February 2014US 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 2014Flood Financial Support Offered With large areas of the UK continuing to be affected by storms and flooding, support has been offered to farming...
11 February 2014Farm 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 2014Scottish 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 2014Friesian 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 2014SPS 2014 The SPS Online system will be open to make 2014 claims from the 20th February. Paper forms will be sent...
11 February 2014Glastir Update .We wrote last month about the launch of the consultation on the proposals for Glastir during the next RDP round. ...
11 February 2014Bovine 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 2014EFA Update We wrote last month on the emerging detail of the Ecological Focus Areas (EFA) rules. This element of greening is...
6 February 2014Pig Price Reporting In a blow to the industry, Cranswick has exited the Deadweight Average Pig Price (DAPP) reporting, removing up to30% of...
4 February 2014Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme £10 million has been made available under the new round of the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS). Grants of between...
4 February 2014Welsh Resilience Report A review, conducted by Kevin Roberts, into the resilience of Welsh farming has been published. Mr Roberts is the former director...
31 January 2014Scottish Farm Profitability Total Income from Farming (farm profitability) in Scotland improved by 16% in 2013 compared to the year before. The first...
31 January 2014January Arable Update The grain market is in a lull, weighted down by a lack of supply and demand fundamentals and a series...
