31 January 2014Break Crop Relationships It is worth looking at the relative profitability of break crops because they are changing out of their ‘normal’ positions...
30 January 2014Loam Farm Update Cereals profitability looks set to be static at best for harvest 2014, and could well be down slightly on returns...
30 January 2014Arla Buys Westbury Site Arla Foods UK has announced it has purchased the freehold of the Westbury site. Receivers, Lloyds/HBOS have owned the site...
30 January 2014Tractor Sales The latest report from the Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA) reveals 2013 UK tractor registrations (over 50hp) were down by 10.4%...
30 January 2014DEFRA Budget Cuts In its annual report on the performance of DEFRA, Parliament's Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has said the...
30 January 2014UK Quota Will Not be Met Earlier in the month we reported on the UK milk production figures for December. At over 10% more than year...
30 January 2014Sow Stall Ban Twelve months after the rules came into force and twelve years since the agreement was first made, France, Cyprus, Greece...
29 January 2014Welsh TB Compensation Plans The Welsh government has launched a consultation on the introduction of a table valuation system for TB compensation. A similar system...
28 January 2014Poultry Production DEFRA figures up to the end of 2013 show that UK broiler slaughterings were 2.8% higher in December 2013 than...
24 January 2014Scottish Tenant Farmers Survey Survey forms are being sent out to all Scottish tenant farmers; responses will help to inform Ministers on the Agricultural Holdings...
24 January 2014Name NELMS DEFRA and Natural England are looking for industry help in coming up with a good name for England's new agri-environment scheme. ...
24 January 2014Glastir Proposals 2014-2020 Proposals for Rural Development and Glastir during the next funding period (2014-2020) have been published. The Welsh Government proposes to:...
23 January 2014Pillar Transfers Seven countries out of the total EU membership of 28 will use the Pillar Transfer mechanism under the reformed CAP. ...
23 January 2014EU Renewables Targets Weakened The EU Commission has set out new plans to cut Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. However, previous binding national targets will...
23 January 2014Record Milk Auction Price The Fonterra milk products auction has reached its highest-ever level during its lastest round. The sale on the 21st January saw the...
23 January 2014Regional Farm Statistics DEFRA has just published statistics showing data for the agricultural sector in each of the English regions. These are available at...
23 January 2014EU Bans Slug Pellets Methiocarb slug pellets will be phased out following the withdrawl of approval from the EU. The active ingredient is found in...
21 January 2014Welsh Farm Incomes Farm profitability in Wales fell 32% in 2012-13. The latest Farm Business Income figures released by the Welsh Governemnt show that the...
17 January 2014Sugar Crop 2013 British Sugar has announced that it expects the 2013 beet crop to deliver 11% more sugar than 2012. Both sugar...
17 January 2014CSF Grants Available Natural England has opened applications for the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) capital grants scheme for 2014/15. A budget of £7.5m is available...
17 January 2014Stewardship – Transfers and Amendments Environmental Stewardship (ES) is now all but closed to new entrants. However, ELS and HLS agreements still have a number...
16 January 2014Reduction in 2014 Welsh Payments Farmers in Wales will be notified of their 2014 entitlement values in February. As a result of the reduction in...
16 January 2014Greece Takes Over EU Presidency Greece took over the Presidency of the European Council from Lithuania on 1st January, meaning it will be in charge...
16 January 2014Medium Term Agricultural Prospects The EU Commission has released its latest report on the medium-term outlook for the major EU agricultural commodity markets and...
