15 November 2013 Phosphate Fertiliser from Sewage A plant, claimed to be the first of its kind in Europe, is producing phosphate fertiliser from sewage. The 'nutrient-recovery...
15 November 2013 2013 SPS Payment Update The revised Financial Discipline rate of 2.45% (see article last month) has finally been approved. This will apply to amounts...
14 November 2013 Beef & Sheep Margins Improving Eblex has released its latest benchmarking figures for English beef and sheep enterprises. These relate to the year ending 31st March...
14 November 2013 TB Measures Risk-based Trading A new risk-based trading initiative has been launched to help farmers protect their herd from bovine TB. Auction...
14 November 2013 Sainsbury Overtakes Asda Latest financial results from the supermarket Sainsbury reveals it is currently the best performing major supermarket. According to the market research...
13 November 2013 Future Organic Support in Wales The Welsh government has opened a consultation looking at the future of organic farming support under the next Rural Development...
12 November 2013 Greening Factsheet The greeing requirements under the new Basic Payment Scheme are starting to become clearer. Therefore we have produced a Factsheet...
12 November 2013 Farm Income Figures Most sectors of agriculture saw a fall in profits in 2012/13 compared to the previous year. This is according to...
11 November 2013 Scotland’s Agricultural Holdings Review A group of six experts have been appointed to advise the Scottish Government's Review of Agricultural Holdings Legislation. The review aims...
11 November 2013 Northern Ireland CAP Consultation The Northern Ireland Department of Agriculture and Rural Developed (DARD) has launched its CAP Consultation. This can be found at http://www.dardni.gov.uk/index/consultations/current-consultations/consultation-policy-options-cap-reform.htm. ...
8 November 2013 Agricultural Bank Lending Latest figures from the Bank of England show agricultural borrowing at their highest ever levels. The quarter to the end...
8 November 2013 Scots Lose Out in CAP Allocation The Scottish Government has reacted angrily to the allocation of UK funds under the future Common Agricultural Policy. DEFRA has...
7 November 2013 Eurozone Rate Cut In a move that surprised markets, the European Central Bank (ECB) cut Eurozone interest rates to 0.25% on the 7th...
5 November 2013 Autumn Statement Date It has been announced that the date for the Chancellors's Autumn Statement will be the 4th December (therefore more of...
5 November 2013 Welsh CAP Consultation A clarification on the closing date of the Welsh Government's consultation on CAP reform. This has now been extended to...
4 November 2013 Future English RDP Following on from the CAP consultation launched on the 31st October (see previous article), Natural England has released the fourth edition...
4 November 2013 US Beef Market After sixteen years the United States has re-opened its markets to EU beef. A ban was originally imposed in 1997 at...
31 October 2013 English CAP Reform Implementation DEFRA's consultation on CAP reform in England was published on the 31st October. This gives some clear pointers on how...
31 October 2013 Scottish SPS Consultations The Scottish Government seems some way behind the other GB administrations in terms of consulting. It appears to be planning...
31 October 2013 Tesco Cheese Pricing Tesco has also announced it will be trialing a pricing model for its own-label cheese. The trial will run for...
29 October 2013 Meat Market Update Beef GB beef prices remain comprehensively above year-earlier levels, with tight supplies being the main price driver. Both domestic production...
28 October 2013 New Research Collaboration A new centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management has been launched. The collaborationcomprises of the University of Hertfordshire, the...
25 October 2013 Badger Cull Extended Natural England has granted a three week extension to the Somerset badger cull. The extended licenses were issued after the...
25 October 2013 Dairy Farm Profitability With rising milk prices and falling feed and fertiliser costs, the outlook for the dairy sector is look far more...
