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...
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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