18 April 2013 Dairy Strategy The NFU has urged the industry to adopt a clear strategy to develop the sector. To this end it has...
18 April 2013 Horsemeat Scandal The horsemeat scandal continues to rumble on, albeit not quite making the headline news it commanded for nearly a month. ...
18 April 2013 Milk Production UK milk production continues to slide. Figures from the RPA show deliveries in February fell to just 976 million litres,...
18 April 2013 UK Livestock Numbers The results from the December Survey of Agriculture for the UK and each of the devolved regions have now been...
18 April 2013 Februrary Dairy Update Arla Contracts Arla Foods has launched a new milk supply contract which is believed to be the first fully compliant...
18 April 2013 Dairy Closure The Saputo dairy in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire is to close. The facility which is Canadian-owned produces mozzarella cheese for the...
18 April 2013 Meat Market 2013 Beef As the farmgate beef price continues at record levels, the AHDB/EBLEX has released its 2013 forecasts for the UK...
18 April 2013 CAP Reform News A fair amount of progress on CAP reform has been made this month. This looks positive for a ‘political’ agreement...
18 April 2013 Bovine TB Update Following the postponed culls in autumn 2012, Natural England has confirmed that West Gloucestershire and West Somerset have met all...
18 April 2013 SPS Payment Rates 2013 Most support claimants may be thinking that payment rates will drop in 2015 when the new BPS replaces the SPS. ...
18 April 2013 Schmallenberg Virus The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed it is considering an application by MSD for a vaccine against the Schmallenberg...
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...
17 April 2013 Pigmeat Market Latest figures from BPEX reveal that the GB DAPP (EU spec) has eased slightly following the normal seasonal trend. For...
17 April 2013 The Lamb Market Sainsbury’s has announced it is to increase the price it pays for its lamb until the end of February. The...
17 April 2013 Schmallenberg Update Early lambing flocks across England and Wales are experiencing higher than normal still births and deformities due to the Schmallenberg...
