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This March was the coldest in the UK since 1962 according to weather historians.  The severe weather has been devastating...

The Agricultural Wages Board in England and Wales will now definitely cease operation from 1st October 2013.  The Enterprise andRegulatory...

Scottish cattle farmers should be receiving their payments under the Scottish Beef Scheme 2012.  These are the first set of...

The domestic element of the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scheme has been delayed again until spring 2014.  Originally due to...

Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have all announced they are to start permitting GM feed in poultry...

As from 1st April, in Wales the Forestry Commission, Environment Agency and the Countryside Council for Wales merged into one. ...

Following on from Tesco’s pledge to British farmers back in February, Kevin Grace, Tesco’s commercial and supply chain manager, has...

Since its launch in 2010 the Young Entrant Support Scheme (YESS) has helped 366 young and new entrants access £5.1...

BPEX has reported that pig margins have improved over the last quarter, but they remain negative for the average producer. ...

Stuff we need to do: Dairy Crest Price (CJI) IAgrM - Survey (CJI)          

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A joint project between DEFRA and the farming industry has been launched to consider issues relating to the storage and...

Cider producers are facing growing concerns over the continued cold weather.  Currently the apple growing season is two and a...

The Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Richard Lochhead, has stated that he supports the capping of Single Payments in Scotland.  Although...

Following last year’s consultation, the Scottish NVZ Action Programme has been changed.  Most of the new rules, which have not...

UK Plantings This time last year we commented on the ‘excellent spring drilling conditions through to mid April coupled with...

We will be adding general information and website links that may be useful to subscribers below: For the latest DEFRA...

The International Grains Council (IGC) has published its first forecasts of the global supply and demand for the 2013 harvest. ...

A European Commission proposal for a partial ban on neonicotinoid insecticides on certain crops attractive to bees did not gain...

Early in April the Ensus bioethanol plant in Teesside announced closure for the third time.  The company announced that the...

UK farm profits fell by 14% between 2011 and 2012.  This is the headline figure from the latest Total Income from...

The idea of amending the current three English SPS regions in order to provide more support to hill farmers seems...

A report commissioned by DairyCo and undertaken by The Andersons Centre and the University of Nottingham has dispelled three common...

The Scottish Government has released information on two income measures; Total Income from Farming (TIFF) and the average Farm Business...