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 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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
14 November 2013 Sainsbury Overtakes Asda Latest financial results from the supermarket Sainsbury reveals it is currently the best performing major supermarket. According to the market research...
13 November 2013 Future Organic Support in Wales The Welsh government has opened a consultation looking at the future of organic farming support under the next Rural Development...
12 November 2013 Greening Factsheet The greeing requirements under the new Basic Payment Scheme are starting to become clearer. Therefore we have produced a Factsheet...
12 November 2013 Farm Income Figures Most sectors of agriculture saw a fall in profits in 2012/13 compared to the previous year. This is according to...
11 November 2013 Scotland’s Agricultural Holdings Review A group of six experts have been appointed to advise the Scottish Government's Review of Agricultural Holdings Legislation. The review aims...
11 November 2013 Northern Ireland CAP Consultation The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Developed (DARD) has launched its CAP Consultation. This can be found at http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/consultations/current-consultations/consultation-policy-options-cap-reform.htm. ...
8 November 2013 Agricultural Bank Lending Latest figures from the Bank of England show agricultural borrowing at their highest ever levels. The quarter to the end...
8 November 2013 Scots Lose Out in CAP Allocation The Scottish Government has reacted angrily to the allocation of UK funds under the future Common Agricultural Policy. DEFRA has...
