6 October 2016 Fracking Gets Go-Ahead Fracking has been given the go-ahead at Little Plumpton in Lancashire. Communities Secretary Sajid Javid has approved plans after Cuadrilla...
6 October 2016 Boost for Beet Price Beet growers will receive a higher price than initially thought on the crop just about to be harvested. The agreement...
5 October 2016 Welsh NVZ Consultation The Welsh Government is consulting on plans which could see the whole of Wales being designated as a Nitrate Vulnerable...
4 October 2016 Brexit Update A number of noteworthy announcements have taken place this weekend as the Conservative party conference gets into gear. Most significantly,...
4 October 2016 Scotland Farm Advice Service Scotland has launched its new Farm Advisory Service (FAS). The service is being delivered by SAC Consulting and Ricardo Energy...
4 October 2016 NVZ Derogations The Nitrate Vulnerable Zone 2017 derogation for grassland farmers is now open for applications. But applicants need to be aware...
4 October 2016 Rural Development Schemes Secured Current agri-environment schemes will remain open until the UK formally leaves the EU. This comes after an announcement from the...
4 October 2016 DEFRA Secretary Speaks New DEFRA Secretary Andrea Leadsom has been notably quiet since taking over the post. Following her speech at the Conservative...
4 October 2016 ScotMoves As from 1st January 2017 Cattle Tracing System (CTS) links in Scotland will be replaced by a new system called...
3 October 2016 BPS Conversion 2016 Payments under the Basic Payment Scheme will be converted at a rate of €1 = 85.228p. This is 16.5% higher...
28 September 2016 Brexit Seminar Handout Andersons have recently completed a set of Seminars on the topic of Brexit. For those of our Bulletin subscribers who...
28 September 2016 Milk Reduction Scheme The EU Commission has announced that more than 52,000 farmers across the EU have applied for the first tranche of...
27 September 2016 September Arable Update The global grain markets are relatively quiet, it’s more or less the same story as last month; there is lots...
27 September 2016 AHDB Cereals Quality Survey Provisional results from the AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds indicate average protein being the highest for a decade and Hagberg results...
27 September 2016 Milk Market Following a 7.7% increase at the beginning of September, the GDT price index increased by a further 1.7%, the fourth...
27 September 2016 EU / Canada Trade Deal The trade deal between the EU and Canada has taken a step forward after two thirds of Germany's Socialist party...
26 September 2016 June Census DEFRA has released its final estimates of livestock numbers in England as at 1st June 2016. Both the cattle and...
26 September 2016 BPS Penalties We reported back in January about proposals to make the CAP penalty system more tolerant with regards to over-declarations. These...
26 September 2016 Brexit Latest Since the historic vote to leave the European Union in June, aside from the weakening of Sterling and a heightened...
26 September 2016 Meat Markets The Pound has remained weak against both the Euro and the Dollar this is helping exports, making imports more expensive...
22 September 2016 BPS Conversion Rate Most readers will be aware that the average 'official' £/€ exchange rate during September sets the rate at which BPS payments...
21 September 2016 Scottish Agricultural Wages The new Agricultural Wages Order for Scotland will not be published until 1st April 2017. The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board...
14 September 2016 Financial Discipline Reimbursement The RPA has announced details of a Financial Discipline refund relating to the 2014 scheme year. Those with a 2015...
14 September 2016 Scottish BPS Loan Scheme It appears this year that Scotland are not taking any chances with their BPS IT system. The Scottish Government has announced...
