1 May 2013 We will be adding general information and website links that may be useful to subscribers below: For the latest DEFRA Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs&publication_filter_option=statistics
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...
30 April 2013 Farm Incomes Resilient in 2012 UK farm profits fell by 14% between 2011 and 2012. This is the headline figure from the latest Total Income from...
25 April 2013 Future English Hill Support The idea of amending the current three English SPS regions in order to provide more support to hill farmers seems...
25 April 2013 DairyCo Report A report commissioned by DairyCo and undertaken by The Andersons Centre and the University of Nottingham has dispelled three common...
24 April 2013 Farm Incomes – Scotland The Scottish Government has released information on two income measures; Total Income from Farming (TIFF) and the average Farm Business...
24 April 2013 SPS Payment Cuts for 2013 and 2014 No sooner had we written in the last Bulletin about possible cuts in the 2013 Single Payment, than an official statement outlining...
23 April 2013 Single Payment Update 2012 Payments Almost all 2012 SPS payments have now been made. The RPA has announced that, as of the end...
18 April 2013 Budget 2013 The Chancellor delivered his 4th Budget on 20th March. Rather like earlier ones, the economic news was bad, with most...
18 April 2013 SPS Issues The Weather and Coding The RPA has issued updated guidance on how to code fields for SPS 2013 given the...
18 April 2013 Farm Incomes – Wales Following on from last month’s English and Scottish Farm Business Income (FBI) and Total Income from Farming (TIFF) data the...
18 April 2013 Organic Food Market The market for organic food declined by 1.5% in 2012 according to the Soil Association’s annual ‘Organic Market Report’. This...
18 April 2013 Rural Training DEFRA is giving a boost to rural training through the current Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). Two initiatives have...
18 April 2013 Red Tape Review In July 2010 the Farming Regulation Task Force was set up under Richard Macdonald in order to carry out an...
18 April 2013 Land Prices The latest Rural Land Market Survey shows farmland values continue to rise to record levels. The Survey, conducted by the...
18 April 2013 Farm Rents The latest DEFRA statistics on farm rents in England reveal the average rental value under Agricultural Holdings Act (AHA) tenancies...
18 April 2013 Februrary Arable Market Customs data shows UK wheat imports since the start of the grain marketing year (1st July) far ahead of exports. ...
18 April 2013 Upland Payments Uplands Transitional Payment (UTP) The payment rates for the 2013 Uplands Transitional Payments (UTP) have been set. Upland beef and...
18 April 2013 Global Gm Areas For the first time since GM crops were introduced developing countries have grown a larger area than industrialised counties. Developing...
18 April 2013 March Arable Markets The grain markets have been steadily bearish over the last month, despite nothing in the UK of note really starting...
