16 May 2013 Solar Feed-in-Tariffs Solar Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs) for small-scale installations are to be cut from 1st July. Although the number of installations is (once...
9 May 2013 FAO 2013 Harvest Forecast The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is forecasting a record coarse grains harvest in 2013. The organisation...
3 May 2013 Scottish Aid Package The Scottish Goverment has announced that it will provide an aid package worth £6m to help thefarming industry recover from...
3 May 2013 Good Practice Guide for Rent Reviews The Tenant Farming Forum (TFF) has published a brief 'best practice' guide for the conduct of rent reviews in Scotland. This...
3 May 2013 Scottish Rural Development Consultation The Scottish Government is asking the industry to comment on what the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) for 2014-2020 should...
1 May 2013 Slurry Management and Storage A joint project between DEFRA and the farming industry has been launched to consider issues relating to the storage and...
1 May 2013 Cider Production Cider producers are facing growing concerns over the continued cold weather. Currently the apple growing season is two and a...
1 May 2013 Single Payment Scotland The Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Richard Lochhead, has stated that he supports the capping of Single Payments in Scotland. Although...
1 May 2013 Scottish NVZ Action Programme Following last year’s consultation, the Scottish NVZ Action Programme has been changed. Most of the new rules, which have not...
1 May 2013 April Arable Update UK Plantings This time last year we commented on the ‘excellent spring drilling conditions through to mid April coupled with...
1 May 2013 Info and Links We will be adding general information and website links that may be useful to subscribers below: For the latest DEFRA...
1 May 2013 Global Crop Areas The International Grains Council (IGC) has published its first forecasts of the global supply and demand for the 2013 harvest. ...
1 May 2013 Neonicotinoid Ban A European Commission proposal for a partial ban on neonicotinoid insecticides on certain crops attractive to bees did not gain...
1 May 2013 Ensus Closure Early in April the Ensus bioethanol plant in Teesside announced closure for the third time. The company announced that the...
1 May 2013 April Dairy Update Production Stays Low UK milk production fails to show any sign of recovery. Figures from the RPA report deliveries in...
1 May 2013 Plans for Farm Advice A review of DEFRA-sponsored advice, incentives and partnership approaches has been carried out with the aim of improving farm advice....
1 May 2013 DairyCo Reports DairyCo MilkBench+ Report Controlling costs and ensuring you are on the correct production system for your milk contract are the...
1 May 2013 RDPE Update As the current Rural Development Programme (RDP) comes to an end on 31st December 2013 DEFRA, Natural England and the...
1 May 2013 Snow Effects This March was the coldest in the UK since 1962 according to weather historians. The severe weather has been devastating...
1 May 2013 Agriculutral Wages Board The Agricultural Wages Board in England and Wales will now definitely cease operation from 1st October 2013. The Enterprise andRegulatory...
1 May 2013 Scottish Beef Scheme Scottish cattle farmers should be receiving their payments under the Scottish Beef Scheme 2012. These are the first set of...
1 May 2013 Renewable Heat Incentive The domestic element of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has been delayed again until spring 2014. Originally due to...
1 May 2013 GM Poultry Feed Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have all announced they are to start permitting GM feed in poultry...
1 May 2013 Welsh Restucture As from 1st April, in Wales the Forestry Commission, Environment Agency and the Countryside Council for Wales merged into one. ...
