5 December 2013Tesco Beef Contract Tesco is set to launch direct supply contracts for beef producers. It will offer farmers two-year agreements with a set...
5 December 2013Autumn Statement – Dec ’13 The UK economy is picking up, but there will be no let-up in austerity. People will be expected to work...
5 December 2013Scotland Proposes 9.5% Modulation The Scottish Government is proposing to levy 9.5% modulation on direct payments from 2014. This plan is contained in a...
4 December 2013Singapore Beef Deal Singapore has recently lifted its ban on UK beef. The ban, which has been in place since March 1996, was...
4 December 2013Record Breaking Year for RPA It has been a record breaking year for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The Agency has announced that 95,600 farmers...
4 December 2013Northern Ireland June Survey Results The results from the June survey for Northern Ireland have been published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
4 December 2013June Survey Results – Wales The results from the June survey for Wales have been published. The table below shows the main categories. Agricultural June...
4 December 2013Renewables Roundup FiT Review for Small AD The Government has announced that it will launch a review into Feed In Tariffs (FiTs)...
28 November 2013Global Milk Prices Global dairy markets have remained firm over the last couple of months, although price moves have been limited. The benchmark...
27 November 20132013 Scottish Survey of Farm Structure and Methods The 2013 EU Farm Structure and Methods Survey recorded details of farming practices across the EU. A similar survey was conducted...
27 November 2013Welsh Moorland Amendment As part of its ongoing work on implementing CAP reform, the Welsh Government is looking to amend the 'moorland' region. ...
27 November 2013Scottish Independance Paper The Scottish Government has launched a White Paper on an independent Scotland that promises that the country's farmers would be better-off...
27 November 2013Scottish CAP Consultation The Scottish Government's consultation on implementation of CAP reform is due to be published in the first week of December. ...
27 November 2013Potato Production The AHDB (Potato Council) has published its provisional estimate of total GB potato production for 2013. This is put at 5.46...
27 November 2013Cereal Quality Survey The HGCA has released the final results for its 2013 Cereal Quality Survey. These prove to be not much different from...
27 November 2013Earlybird Survey 2013 The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by the Andersons Centre) has been published. It shows a big recovery in...
27 November 2013November Arable Update – 3 Little has been happening of note this month in terms of price movements on the UK grain market. Any changes are being...
26 November 2013HS2 Bill Introduced The hybrid Bill to permit the construction of the High Speed 2 railway between London and Birmingham received its first...
26 November 2013SPS Housekeeping A couple of administration reminders as we approach the end of the year. The Soil Protection Review (SPR) needs reviewing...
26 November 2013Morrisons Online Shopping After two years in the making, Morrisons has unveiled plans for its online grocery shopping service with aim of winning...
25 November 2013‘MOTs’ for Slurry Stores The livestock industry has avoided the need to upgrade older slurry stores, but in future there may be an 'MOT-style'...
21 November 2013Arla Members opt for Co-op About 1,300 Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) farmers had signed up to become co-owners of the Arla Foods Amba by...
21 November 2013TB Compensation Changes in Wales The Welsh Government has announced it will be consulting on its bovine TB compensation payments in the New Year. The...
21 November 2013New Lamb Tagging Rules in England Following a consultation this summer, DEFRA has announced that all lambs under 12 months will need to be electronically tagged...
