23 March 2016Growth in Organic Market The latest Organic Market Report, published by the Soil Association, shows the sector continues to make steady growth. In 2015 the...
22 March 2016Rural Payments Open for Applications It is now possible to complete and submit a 2016 BPS application on line in England. Farmers & agents can...
22 March 2016EU Farm Crisis Package The EU Commission has unveiled a set of measures designed to help manage the 'crisis' in the dairy, pigmeat and fruit &...
22 March 2016New Zealand Milk Price The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 15th March saw prices decline again. The index dropped 2.9% to $2,190...
17 March 2016Budget 2016 The Chancellor, George Osborne, unveiled his eighth Budget on the 16th March. The latest economic forecasts show the outlook for the...
17 March 2016Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2014/15 year. It is the 7th year in a row that values have...
17 March 2016Winter Crop Plantings The area of combinable crops planted across Great Britain has declined for the second year running. As of 1st December...
17 March 2016December Survey of Livestock The breeding herds of beef cattle and pigs have increased over the last 12 months, whilst the sheep flock is...
15 March 2016Glanbia Launches Loan Scheme Glanbia, Ireland's largest dairy processor, has launched a new fund designed to offer more flexible, competitively priced loans to its...
10 March 2016England BPS Applications The RPA has confirmed that from 19th March it will be possible to complete a 2016 BPS claim online. From...
9 March 2016GDT Rises The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on 1st March saw the overall price index rise by a modest 1.4%,...
9 March 2016Farm Payments in Scotland The Scottish Government has announced it will use £200 million of national funds to make BPS and LFASS payments to...
9 March 2016Renewable Heat Incentive New proposals for changes to the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) could lead to further uncertainty in the industry. The Department...
9 March 2016TB Testing The TB testing regime is to be tightened. The Government has announced that post-movement testing for bovine TB will be...
9 March 2016BPS Update Wales 2015 BPS The Deputy Minister for Farming and Food in Wales, Rebecca Evans, has confirmed as of 8th March 90%...
7 March 20162016 Application Process Opens The Rural Payments service is now available to start the 2016 BPS application process. Although not yet possible to submit...
1 March 2016Welsh Farm Incomes The Welsh Government has released forecasts for farm incomes in Wales for the period April 2015 to March 2016. The...
29 February 2016Scottish Greening Guidance The Scottish Government has published an update on the Greening Guidance for 2016. This can be found via - https://www.ruralpayments.org/publicsite/futures/topics/updates/updates-to-guidance-2016/
29 February 2016Beet Harvest – Feb ’16 With all factories now having completed the 2015 crop campaign, it seems it has been another good year for beet...
29 February 2016Flood Review Following the winter's flooding across the UK, the terms of reference of the National Flood Resilience Review has been published. ...
29 February 2016NIAB Takes Over EMR NIAB has taken over the East Malling Research (EMR) institute in Kent. EMR is a leading research body in the...
26 February 2016February Arable Update The announcement that the UK will be voting on whether to remain in the EU in June initially sent Sterling recoiling. However,...
25 February 2016New Welsh Wages Order The Agricultural Wages (Wales) Order 2016 introduces new Agricultural Minimum Wage (AMW) rates for agricultural workers in Wales. It also defines...
25 February 2016Payments Update The UK paying agencies continue to make 2015 BPS payments, but progress is slow. In England the RPA has now...
