13 December 2013Cross compliance Update for 2014 The RPA has published updated cross-compliance guidance for the 2014 SPS year. The full updated guide will only be available electronically...
13 December 2013Scottish Red Tape Report Seventy-two recommendations have been made in a report looking at ways of reducing the bureaucratic burden on Scottish agriculture. The...
12 December 2013PAYE Real Time Information The introduction real-time reporting of PAYE for micro-enterprises is being delayed. Existing employers with nine or fewer members of staff will be...
12 December 2013Beef & Sheep Markets – Dec ’13 Subdued is the best word to describe the current beef and sheep markets. At a time of year when prices...
11 December 2013Scottish Rural Development Consultation The Scottish Government isnot planning anything too radical in its next Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP). As set out in...
11 December 20132014/15 HGCA Recommended Lists New cereal and oilseed rape varieties have been added to the 2014/15 HGCA Recommended lists. Overall 23 seed types have been removed...
9 December 2013Doha Trade Deal Concluded There has been a deal in the 'Doha' round of talks in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is a...
5 December 2013Total Income From Farming The drop in farm profits in 2012 was not as bad as initially reported. DEFRA's latest revision of the Total Income...
5 December 2013Tesco Beef Contract Tesco is set to launch direct supply contracts for beef producers. It will offer farmers two-year agreements with a set...
5 December 2013Autumn Statement – Dec ’13 The UK economy is picking up, but there will be no let-up in austerity. People will be expected to work...
5 December 2013Scotland Proposes 9.5% Modulation The Scottish Government is proposing to levy 9.5% modulation on direct payments from 2014. This plan is contained in a...
4 December 2013Renewables Roundup FiT Review for Small AD The Government has announced that it will launch a review into Feed In Tariffs (FiTs)...
4 December 2013Singapore Beef Deal Singapore has recently lifted its ban on UK beef. The ban, which has been in place since March 1996, was...
4 December 2013Record Breaking Year for RPA It has been a record breaking year for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The Agency has announced that 95,600 farmers...
4 December 2013Northern Ireland June Survey Results The results from the June survey for Northern Ireland have been published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
4 December 2013June Survey Results – Wales The results from the June survey for Wales have been published. The table below shows the main categories. Agricultural June...
28 November 2013Global Milk Prices Global dairy markets have remained firm over the last couple of months, although price moves have been limited. The benchmark...
27 November 2013November 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 20132013 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 2013Welsh Moorland Amendment As part of its ongoing work on implementing CAP reform, the Welsh Government is looking to amend the 'moorland' region. ...
27 November 2013Scottish 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 2013Scottish CAP Consultation The Scottish Government's consultation on implementation of CAP reform is due to be published in the first week of December. ...
27 November 2013Potato Production The AHDB (Potato Council) has published its provisional estimate of total GB potato production for 2013. This is put at 5.46...
27 November 2013Cereal Quality Survey The HGCA has released the final results for its 2013 Cereal Quality Survey. These prove to be not much different from...
