31 October 2013English 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 2013Scottish SPS Consultations The Scottish Government seems some way behind the other GB administrations in terms of consulting. It appears to be planning...
31 October 2013Tesco 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 2013Meat 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 2013New Research Collaboration A new centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management has been launched. The collaborationcomprises of the University of Hertfordshire, the...
25 October 2013Badger Cull Extended Natural England has granted a three week extension to the Somerset badger cull. The extended licenses were issued after the...
25 October 2013Dairy Farm Profitability With rising milk prices and falling feed and fertiliser costs, the outlook for the dairy sector is look far more...
25 October 2013Poultry Update The latest figures released by DEFRA show that UK broiler slaughterings were 2.2% higher this month compared to September 2012,...
25 October 2013Simplified Environmental Legislation for Wales The Welsh Government has issued a consultation on a proposed Environment (Wales) Bill. The new legislation aims to manage the...
25 October 2013Balance of Powers DEFRA is asking whether the balance of powers between the EU and the UK in terms of agricultural policy is...
25 October 2013Arable Farm Profitability Drops With harvest completed and (most) crops planted many cereals farmers will now be taking stock of their financial position. Our...
25 October 2013Spat over Scottish BPS Levels. The argument about Scotland's receipts under the CAP has flared again this month. The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead has...
24 October 20132013 Harvest – Areas and Yields DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK. The key results...
24 October 2013Aylesbury Dairy Set to Open Arla's giant new dairy unit near Aylesbury is due to start production in the last week of October. As long...
24 October 2013Milk Production & Prices The latest figures from the RPA reveal UK milk production for September remains ahead of year earlier levels. Monthly output has...
24 October 2013First Milk Lose Asda Contract First Milk has announced that it has lost its 20,000 tonne cheese contract to Arla Milk Link as from spring 2014. ...
22 October 2013UK June Survey Results DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK. The key results...
22 October 2013Lower SPS DEductions but Payments Delayed? Financial Discipline may be revised downwards even further, but farmers could face delays in receiving their 2013 payments. An amending...
15 October 2013US Biofuels US imports of Brazilian sugar cane ethanol could be cut be more than 50% if a draft proposal to reduce...
15 October 2013Peter Kendall To Step Down After eight years as the President of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall has confirmed his intentions to step down...
11 October 2013New Farm AD Fund A new grant scheme has opened to support farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD). The 'On-Farm AD Fund' will have £3m of...
11 October 2013Agri-tech Fund Opens The Government's £70m 'Agri-tech Catalyst Fund' has opened for bids. This was part of the Agri-Tech Strategy we reported on...
11 October 2013Andersons CAP Reform Seminars Andersons ran a series of Seminars on CAP reform in late September and early October. For those of our subscribers...
10 October 2013NVZ Grassland Derogation 2014 The application window for the NVZ grassland derogation is now open for the 2014 year. The usual 'manure loading limit'...
