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Cross-Compliance Changes The RPA has announced a number of changes to the cross compliance rules as a result of updates to...
21 May 2013

Farm Management

DEFRA has published a number of statistical releases in May, including ones looking at farm management practices and farmer intentions. Farmer...
All milk used in the UK Starbucks coffee shops will now be Cravendale milk from Arla's Hatfield and Stourton plants.  Previously...
21 May 2013

Stilton PDO Challenge

A cheesemaker, based in the village of Stilton, wants to be able to label its product 'stilton cheese'.  The Stilton...
EBLEX, the levy body for English beef and lamb, has revised down its UK lamb forecast for 2013.  Earlier estimates...
Beef prices continue to set new record levels.  The prime cattle deadweight price is in the region of 50p per...
16 May 2013

Fallen Sheep Fund

Last month we wrote about the financial assistance for farmers to reimburse them for removing fallen sheep due to the...
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...
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is forecasting a record coarse grains harvest in 2013.  The organisation...
The Scottish Goverment has announced that it will provide an aid package worth £6m to help thefarming industry recover from...
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. ...
Following on from Tesco’s pledge to British farmers back in February, Kevin Grace, Tesco’s commercial and supply chain manager, has...
Since its launch in 2010 the Young Entrant Support Scheme (YESS) has helped 366 young and new entrants access £5.1...
1 May 2013

Pig Margins

BPEX has reported that pig margins have improved over the last quarter, but they remain negative for the average producer. ...
1 May 2013

NOTES

Stuff we need to do: Dairy Crest Price (CJI) IAgrM - Survey (CJI)          
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...
The Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Richard Lochhead, has stated that he supports the capping of Single Payments in Scotland.  Although...
Following last year’s consultation, the Scottish NVZ Action Programme has been changed.  Most of the new rules, which have not...
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...
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