27 November 2013 Earlybird Survey 2013 The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by the Andersons Centre) has been published. It shows a big recovery in...
27 November 2013 November Arable Update – 3 Little has been happening of note this month in terms of price movements on the UK grain market. Any changes are being...
27 November 2013 2013 Scottish Survey of Farm Structure and Methods The 2013 EU Farm Structure and Methods Survey recorded details of farming practices across the EU. A similar survey was conducted...
27 November 2013 Welsh Moorland Amendment As part of its ongoing work on implementing CAP reform, the Welsh Government is looking to amend the 'moorland' region. ...
27 November 2013 Scottish Independance Paper The Scottish Government has launched a White Paper on an independent Scotland that promises that the country's farmers would be better-off...
27 November 2013 Scottish CAP Consultation The Scottish Government's consultation on implementation of CAP reform is due to be published in the first week of December. ...
26 November 2013 HS2 Bill Introduced The hybrid Bill to permit the construction of the High Speed 2 railway between London and Birmingham received its first...
26 November 2013 SPS Housekeeping A couple of administration reminders as we approach the end of the year. The Soil Protection Review (SPR) needs reviewing...
26 November 2013 Morrisons Online Shopping After two years in the making, Morrisons has unveiled plans for its online grocery shopping service with aim of winning...
25 November 2013 ‘MOTs’ for Slurry Stores The livestock industry has avoided the need to upgrade older slurry stores, but in future there may be an 'MOT-style'...
21 November 2013 New Lamb Tagging Rules in England Following a consultation this summer, DEFRA has announced that all lambs under 12 months will need to be electronically tagged...
21 November 2013 UK Pig Production Costs Higher than Europe Pig producers' costs of production in GB continue to be higher than most other major pork producing countries, according to...
21 November 2013 Tesco Launch Future Farmer Foundation The retailer Tesco has launched its Future Farmer Foundation to support the next generation of British farmers. The Foundation is...
21 November 2013 Arla Members opt for Co-op About 1,300 Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) farmers had signed up to become co-owners of the Arla Foods Amba by...
21 November 2013 TB Compensation Changes in Wales The Welsh Government has announced it will be consulting on its bovine TB compensation payments in the New Year. The...
20 November 2013 2013 Entitlement Values and Payments The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2013 year. The calculation of entitlement values is undertaken from scratch...
19 November 2013 Beet Levy Repayments British Sugar is currently repaying growers for levies which have been incorrectly charged to them. This stems from a European...
19 November 2013 Stilton Cheese Stilton cheese production which has EU Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) status will not be allowed to be produced in...
19 November 2013 Milk Production Surges The latest production figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries continue to outpace year-earlier levels. Production for October was...
19 November 2013 Milk Prices Whilst there has once again been a number of price increases notified (see below), Dairy Crest has announced its formula...
15 November 2013 Phosphate Fertiliser from Sewage A plant, claimed to be the first of its kind in Europe, is producing phosphate fertiliser from sewage. The 'nutrient-recovery...
15 November 2013 2013 SPS Payment Update The revised Financial Discipline rate of 2.45% (see article last month) has finally been approved. This will apply to amounts...
14 November 2013 Beef & Sheep Margins Improving Eblex has released its latest benchmarking figures for English beef and sheep enterprises. These relate to the year ending 31st March...
14 November 2013 TB Measures Risk-based Trading A new risk-based trading initiative has been launched to help farmers protect their herd from bovine TB. Auction...
