28 July 2015Active Farmer Certificate Those who submitted an Active Farmer certificate, completed by an accountant or solicitor, are having the originals returned. The RPA...
27 July 2015Potato Plantings 2015 The area planted to potatoes this year has dropped 6.6% compared to 2014. This data comes from the first estimate...
27 July 2015Joint Venture Matching Service A new initiative aims to match new entrants to agriculture with retiring farmers so that they can set up joint ventures. ...
27 July 2015Arla Price Falls Again Arla Foods amba is to cut the milk price paid to its members from the 3rd August. The price for...
27 July 2015BPS 2016 DEFRA and the RPA are already thinking about the BPS system for 2016. What we wrote last month has been...
27 July 2015Environment Secretary Calls for CAP Changes The Environment Secretary has called for a number of changes to the CAP including; More flexibility for Member States to...
27 July 2015Growth Programme Launched Despite a number of Calls for Applications already being opened (and subsequently closed), the 27th July saw the Growth Programme...
24 July 2015Coutryside Stewardship T & Cs The Terms and Conditions for agreements under the new Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) have finally been published. They can be...
23 July 2015Neonicotinoid Treatment Approved An emergency application for farmers to use Neonicotinoid seed treatments on oilseed rape has been approved. However it will be limited...
23 July 2015French Farm Aid The French Government has announced a support package for its farming industry claimed to be worth up to €600m. The...
23 July 2015Renewables Uncertainty The renewables sector has been cast into uncertainty following the publication of two consultations on future policy by the Department...
23 July 2015Farm Saved Seed Rates The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published the royalty rates for farm-saved seed for the 2015/16 season. These...
17 July 2015Welsh Rural Development Funds Four new schemes will be launched shortly under the Welsh Rural Development Programme; Rural Community Development Fund - aimed at improving...
17 July 2015Strengthening Sterling Adds Pressure The Euroweakened to below 70p on the 16th July (or the Pound went above £1 = €1.43 in the other...
16 July 2015Global Dairy Market Crash The latest Global Dairy Trade Auction on the 16th July saw prices fall by 10.7%; the largest fall since April...
15 July 2015Avian Flu Confirmed DEFRA has confirmed a case of avian flu (H7N7) has been found in Lancashire. A 3 kilometre protection zone and...
15 July 2015July Budget The Chancellor, George Osborne, unveiled the first all-Conservative Budget for 19 years on 8th July. With the previous Budget only taking...
15 July 2015Cereals and Oilseed Area Falls The area of cereals and oilseeds has fallen by 2% in Great Britain for the 2015 harvest. AHDB Cereals and Oilseeds...
13 July 2015Milk Price Cuts Price Cuts More milk price reductions have been announced for August. Among the most significant (in terms of volume) are...
8 July 2015Welsh Announce BPS Plan Deputy Food and Farming Minister, Rebecca Evans, has announced the Welsh Government's BPS plans. A flat rate system will be...
7 July 2015Agriculture Remains Most Dangerous Industry Figures published by the Health and Safety Executive record 33 fatalities in agriculture in 2014/15. The five-year average is also...
7 July 2015Potash Mine Approved The North York Moors National Park Authority has given consent to York Potash for a mine on the outskirts of...
7 July 2015Campaign for the Farmed Environment DEFRA has released its latest estimates of areas of land under voluntary environmental management. The 'Campaign for the Farmed Environment...
6 July 2015Meat Market Update Beef The UK beef market went into decline at the turn of the year, mirroring what happened in the first...
