17 April 2013 Welsh CAP Consultation We have previously reported on the ‘conversations’ that the Welsh Government has initiated on the subject of CAP reform. The...
17 April 2013 RDP Scheme Start Dates DEFRA has decided that as from 1st January 2015 all new Environmental Stewardship agreements will have a 1st January start...
17 April 2013 SPS 2013 Forms and Guidance The 2013 application season approaches. The SPS online has been unavailable for most of February to allow...
17 April 2013 Renewables Obligation The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced separate bands of support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) for...
17 April 2013 Farm Incomes – England DEFRA has released its provisional estimates for Farm Business Income (FBI) by type of farm in England for 2012/13. It...
17 April 2013 Home Saved Seed In the light of the drilling and establishment problems, a surge on demand for spring seed is inevitable. Many varieties...
17 April 2013 2012 Cropped Areas and Production DEFRA released its final figures for the 2012 June Census of Agriculture in the UK in late December. The figures...
17 April 2013 CSF Grant Scheme Opens The application window for the 2013 Catchment Sensitive Farming Grant Scheme runs from 1st March to 30th April 2013. The...
17 April 2013 Crop Areas for 2013 By late January most years, the trade has a relatively clear idea of what has been planted to winter crops...
17 April 2013 Insecticide Threat to Bees A report analysed by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has found that honey bees face ‘a number of risks’...
17 April 2013 January Dairy Update Production Stays Low Latest figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries stood at 1,035.9 million litres for December. An...
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...
17 April 2013 CAP Reform The Budget The next big milestone in the CAP reform negotiations is the Heads of State meeting on the 7th...
17 April 2013 Sow Stall ban The National Pig Association has called for urgent action on countries flouting the sow stall ban, brought in on 1st...
17 April 2013 Entitlements Entitlement Transfers A new edition of the RLE1 form and guidance booklet has been produced for 2013. The RLE1form is...
17 April 2013 EU Budget The headline points of the agreement on the ‘Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014 to 2020 are as follows; Total...
9 April 2013 Meat Procurement Following the horsemeat scandal Tesco has pledged to source more of its food from the UK. Speaking at the NFU...
9 April 2013 Currency Movements Over recent weeks the Pound has weakened significantly against the Euro. As the chart shows, Sterling strengthened through the middle...
15 February 2013 Scottish New Entrants Scheme The Scottish Government has announced £2m of extra funding to support new entrants. It will go to those farmers who cannot...
12 February 2013 Test 2 DEFRA has been advised by the European Commission that a cattle vaccine for bovine TB is unlikely to be commercially...
