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In an announcement likely to send a chill through the English farming industry, DEFRA has decided it is going to...
17 April 2013

LFA Review

Under CAP reform proposals the European Commission is proposing to replace Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) with ‘Areas with Natural Constraints’. ...
The Oxford Farming Conference is often claimed to set the agenda for the coming farming year.  If this is true...
17 April 2013

New RDPE

DEFRA and Natural England have started designing the agri-environment programme for England for the years after 2014.  Work is underway...
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...
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...
17 January 2013

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17 December 2012

SPS Conversion Rate

The rate for converting the 2012 Single Payment will be €1 = £0.79805.  This was the ‘official ECB’ rate on...
17 December 2012

Cashflow

A number of farm businesses may face cashflow issues in the New Year. As always, the best approach is to...
The 4th Edition of the Environmental Stewardship (ES) handbooks are now available on-line at http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/  The new handbooks are effective...