27 August 2013Scottish Weather Aid Payments We wrote about the Scottish Weather Fund in May. This provided £6m of aid to producers affected by the severe...
27 August 2013Land Prices Keep Rising Demand for commercial farmland is expected to remain strong with prices continuing to rise over the coming 12 months. That...
27 August 2013Badger Cull Commences; New rules for Edge Areas The hugely controversial cull of badgers to combat the spread of bovine TB has started today (27th August). Co-ordinated by...
27 August 2013Agricultural and Environmental Indicators Released DEFRA has released a statistical data-set analysing agricultural and environmental change in England. Whilst this may sound rather dull and worthy,...
27 August 2013Milk Production and Butterfat As we expected, UK wholesale milk production in July was ahead of that delivered for the same month last year. ...
27 August 2013Future Milk Prices UK farmgate milk prices are currently at record levels with high commodity prices due to tight supplies driving up prices. ...
23 August 2013French Schmallenberg Vaccine The new Schmallenberg vaccine, developed by animal health company Merial, has been granted approval in France. The vaccine, SBVvax, has...
15 August 2013Welsh Agricultural Wages Welsh Government plans to maintain an Agricultural Wages Board in the Principality have hit a problem. We wrote in May...
15 August 2013Farm Inspections DEFRA has published new guidance on the farm inspection regime. It provides details of why, when and how government officials...
15 August 2013English Crop Area Drops The drop in combinable crop areas for harvest 2013 has been confirmed. We wrote last month about the HGCA survey...
14 August 2013Welsh Animal Movements From 1st November applications for new or additions to existing Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) will not be accepted in Wales....
14 August 2013DEFRA CAP Updates DEFRA has produced two 'status reports' on how CAP reform is progressing in England. Although they don't provide much in...
14 August 2013Sow Stall Ban Update Seven months on from the ban on the use of sow stalls only 13 Member States are fully compliant. Figures published...
14 August 2013Global Grain Harvest With the Northern Hemisphere harvest progressing, the prospects for the 2013 crop year are becoming clearer. A record output is...
13 August 2013Relaxation of Farm Building Conversion Rules Farm buildings may be allowed to be converted to residential use without planning permission in the future. The Department of...
12 August 2013Dairy Rationalisation Arla has announced proposals to close its Ashby-de-la-Zouch dairy in Leicestershire dairy. The site closure could result in the loss...
12 August 2013New Appointments for the Dairy Industry Dr Judith Bryans has been appointed the new Chief Executive of Dairy UK, following the retirement of the previous head,...
8 August 2013Russian Potash Cartel Collapses Farmers around the world may see a significant fall in potash fertiliser prises. This comes after the breakup of one of...
5 August 2013No Improvement in Cross Compliance Breaches The RPA has released its cross compliance statistics for 2012, a little later than usual. Perhaps rather disappointingly the number...
31 July 2013Animal Health and Welfare 2011/12 Results from the 2011/12 survey on Animal Health and Welfare Practices on Farm have been published. The results show that...
31 July 20132012 Vegetable and Fruit Production Within the UK, fruit and vegetables covered 148,000 hectares in 2012. According to 'Basic UK Horticultural Statistics 2013' the total...
31 July 2013SPS Issues Agent Project This probably sounds more glamorous than it really is. An 'agent' in RPA terms is simply someone who...
30 July 2013Milk Markets Global Markets The benchmark Fonterra milk price index has started moving upwards again. After a series of price drops during...
30 July 2013Lamb Market The lamb price has seen a sharp decline as a surge in throughput coincided with the hot weather. According to...
