24 May 2013 CAP Reform Timetable There is nothing very substantive to report on CAP reform as yet. The 'trialogue' meetings (see March Bulletin) between the...
24 May 2013 Sugar beet British Sugar and the NFU announced in March that a 'completion bonus' would be payable on thier 2013/14 (2013 crop)...
23 May 2013 Loam Farm Model Cereals profitability will be reduced on many farms for harvest 2012 due to the past year's weather. But the financial...
23 May 2013 Cranswick Moves Back into Pig Production Food processor Cranswick is moving back into pig production after purchasing East Anglian Pigs from the Bowes family. The processor...
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...
21 May 2013 Schmallenberg Vaccine The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has announced that a vaccine against the Schmallenberg Virus (SBV) will be available to farmers...
21 May 2013 Cross Compliance and NVZs 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...
21 May 2013 Arla to Supply Starbucks All milk used in the UK Starbucks coffee shops will now be Cravendale milk from Arla's Hatfield and Stourton plants. Previously...
16 May 2013 2013 Lamb Crop Forecast EBLEX, the levy body for English beef and lamb, has revised down its UK lamb forecast for 2013. Earlier estimates...
16 May 2013 Beef Market – May ’13 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...
9 May 2013 FAO 2013 Harvest Forecast The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is forecasting a record coarse grains harvest in 2013. The organisation...
3 May 2013 Scottish Aid Package The Scottish Goverment has announced that it will provide an aid package worth £6m to help thefarming industry recover from...
3 May 2013 Good Practice Guide for Rent Reviews The Tenant Farming Forum (TFF) has published a brief 'best practice' guide for the conduct of rent reviews in Scotland. This...
3 May 2013 Scottish Rural Development Consultation The Scottish Government is asking the industry to comment on what the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) for 2014-2020 should...
1 May 2013 Renewable Heat Incentive The domestic element of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has been delayed again until spring 2014. Originally due to...
1 May 2013 GM Poultry Feed Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have all announced they are to start permitting GM feed in poultry...
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. ...
1 May 2013 Tesco’s British Pledge Following on from Tesco’s pledge to British farmers back in February, Kevin Grace, Tesco’s commercial and supply chain manager, has...
1 May 2013 Yound Entrants Suport Scheme 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. ...
