24 October 2014 Scottish CAP Roadshows Scottish Government representatives will be hosting 34 events aimed at giving farmers and crofters more information on the new CAP...
23 October 2014 Welsh TB Consultation U-Turn Following a public consultation (and considerable lobbying) earlier this year, the Welsh Government has scrapped plans to introduce a table...
23 October 2014 Solar Farms – BPS Ineligible DEFRA Secretary, Liz Truss, has announced that land used for generating solar energy will not be eligible for the Basic...
23 October 2014 Dairy Roundup – Oct ’14 Production Latest figures from the RPA show milk production continues to remain high. Deliveries for September stood at 1,141.6 million...
23 October 2014 BOCM Pauls Rebranded ForFarmers acquired BOCM Pauls back in 2012 but has only just announced its plans to rebrand in the UK. The...
23 October 2014 UK Census Results for Livestock Last month we reported on the June Survey of Agriculture for England. DEFRA has now published its provisional figures for...
23 October 2014 Tractor Weight and Speed Limit Increases From Spring 2015 farmers will be able to carry more produce with each journey. The maximum tractor and trailer combination...
23 October 2014 CAP Money Cut The European Commission has amended its 2015 budget (not unusual), this includes moving €448.5 million from the €44.93bn CAP budget....
23 October 2014 EU Milk Quotas A total of eight countries have exceeded their 2013/14 milk quota and are now facing a superlevy bill. As per...
16 October 2014 Entitlement Trading – Don’t Panic Those who wish to transfer entitlements before next year's BPS claim do not need to panic about doing it before...
14 October 2014 Scottish Greening Some additional details on Greening in Scotland have been announced by the Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. The main points...
13 October 2014 Animal and Plant Health Agency A new agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, has been launched. The agency is formed by a merger of...
7 October 2014 Double Funding Clarification Following the release of the 'Double Funding and Environmental Stewardship Agreements' Q & A from DEFRA we had stated that...
30 September 2014 SPS Conversion Rate Falls The rate for converting the 2014 Single Payment will be €1 = £0.7773. This is 7% less than last year’s figure...
29 September 2014 Farming Connect Review The Welsh Government's advice service, Farming Connect, is to be reviewed by independent advisor Gareth Williams. The review will look at...
29 September 2014 UK 2013/14 Cereal Supply and Demand Final UK cereals supply and demand figures for the 2013/14 (July-June) season have been published. This includes official trade and...
29 September 2014 September Arable Update – 2 The grain market is heavy and bearish. All eyes are on the considerable maize harvest that, very early results (the...
29 September 2014 Cereal Quality The latest set of results have been released from the AHDB/ HGCA's Cereal Quality Survey. The survey has found that...
29 September 2014 Neonic Sprays Approved There have been widespread reports of oilseed rape crops damaged by cabbage stem flea beetle this autumn. Of course, it...
29 September 2014 Farm Commissioner Aims to Simplify The EU Farm Commissioner-designate, Phil Hogan, has pledged to simplify the CAP if approved in the post. This would include...
29 September 2014 Organic Sales Growing Latest figures from retail experts Neilsen show a 3.2% increase in organic sales during the 4 weeks up to 16th...
26 September 2014 Glastir Organic Opens The first application round for Glastir Organic will open on the 1st October. Support will be available to existing organic...
26 September 2014 Further Greening Announcements in Scotland The Scottish Government has published an updated Greening FAQ which includes more details on the management rules for Ecological Focus...
26 September 2014 Dairy Update – Sept ’14 Prices This month has seen another round of farmgate price cuts. Among the more notable are; the Tesco direct price...
