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 – Apr ’13 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 – Apr ’13 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...
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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...
