11 November 2013Scotland’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...
8 November 2013Agricultural Bank Lending Latest figures from the Bank of England show agricultural borrowing at their highest ever levels. The quarter to the end...
8 November 2013Scots 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...
7 November 2013Eurozone Rate Cut In a move that surprised markets, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut Eurozone interest rates to 0.25% on the 7th...
5 November 2013Welsh CAP Consultation A clarification on the closing date of the Welsh Government's consultation on CAP reform. This has now been extended to...
5 November 2013Autumn Statement Date – Nov ’13 It has been announced that the date for the Chancellors's Autumn Statement will be the 4th December (therefore more of...
4 November 2013Future English RDP Following on from the CAP consultation launched on the 31st October (see previous article), Natural England has released the fourth edition...
4 November 2013US Beef Market After sixteen years the United States has re-opened its markets to EU beef. A ban was originally imposed in 1997 at...
31 October 2013Scottish SPS Consultations The Scottish Government seems some way behind the other GB administrations in terms of consulting. It appears to be planning...
31 October 2013Tesco Cheese Pricing Tesco has also announced it will be trialing a pricing model for its own-label cheese. The trial will run for...
31 October 2013English CAP Reform Implementation DEFRA's consultation on CAP reform in England was published on the 31st October. This gives some clear pointers on how...
29 October 2013Meat Market Update Beef GB beef prices remain comprehensively above year-earlier levels, with tight supplies being the main price driver. Both domestic production...
28 October 2013New Research Collaboration A new centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management has been launched. The collaborationcomprises of the University of Hertfordshire, the...
25 October 2013Simplified Environmental Legislation for Wales The Welsh Government has issued a consultation on a proposed Environment (Wales) Bill. The new legislation aims to manage the...
25 October 2013Balance of Powers DEFRA is asking whether the balance of powers between the EU and the UK in terms of agricultural policy is...
25 October 2013Arable Farm Profitability Drops With harvest completed and (most) crops planted many cereals farmers will now be taking stock of their financial position. Our...
25 October 2013Spat over Scottish BPS Levels. The argument about Scotland's receipts under the CAP has flared again this month. The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead has...
25 October 2013Badger Cull Extended Natural England has granted a three week extension to the Somerset badger cull. The extended licenses were issued after the...
25 October 2013Dairy Farm Profitability With rising milk prices and falling feed and fertiliser costs, the outlook for the dairy sector is look far more...
25 October 2013Poultry Update The latest figures released by DEFRA show that UK broiler slaughterings were 2.2% higher this month compared to September 2012,...
24 October 20132013 Harvest – Areas and Yields DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK. The key results...
24 October 2013Aylesbury Dairy Set to Open Arla's giant new dairy unit near Aylesbury is due to start production in the last week of October. As long...
24 October 2013Milk Production & Prices The latest figures from the RPA reveal UK milk production for September remains ahead of year earlier levels. Monthly output has...
24 October 2013First Milk Lose Asda Contract First Milk has announced that it has lost its 20,000 tonne cheese contract to Arla Milk Link as from spring 2014. ...
