18 April 2013 Bovine TB Update Following the postponed culls in autumn 2012, Natural England has confirmed that West Gloucestershire and West Somerset have met all...
18 April 2013 SPS Payment Rates 2013 Most support claimants may be thinking that payment rates will drop in 2015 when the new BPS replaces the SPS. ...
18 April 2013 Schmallenberg Virus The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed it is considering an application by MSD for a vaccine against the Schmallenberg...
18 April 2013 Budget 2013 The Chancellor delivered his 4th Budget on 20th March. Rather like earlier ones, the economic news was bad, with most...
18 April 2013 SPS Issues The Weather and Coding The RPA has issued updated guidance on how to code fields for SPS 2013 given the...
17 April 2013 Home Saved Seed In the light of the drilling and establishment problems, a surge on demand for spring seed is inevitable. Many varieties...
17 April 2013 2012 Cropped Areas and Production DEFRA released its final figures for the 2012 June Census of Agriculture in the UK in late December. The figures...
17 April 2013 CSF Grant Scheme Opens The application window for the 2013 Catchment Sensitive Farming Grant Scheme runs from 1st March to 30th April 2013. The...
17 April 2013 Crop Areas for 2013 By late January most years, the trade has a relatively clear idea of what has been planted to winter crops...
17 April 2013 Insecticide Threat to Bees A report analysed by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has found that honey bees face ‘a number of risks’...
17 April 2013 January Dairy Update Production Stays Low Latest figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries stood at 1,035.9 million litres for December. An...
17 April 2013 Pigmeat Market Latest figures from BPEX reveal that the GB DAPP (EU spec) has eased slightly following the normal seasonal trend. For...
17 April 2013 The Lamb Market Sainsbury’s has announced it is to increase the price it pays for its lamb until the end of February. The...
17 April 2013 Schmallenberg Update Early lambing flocks across England and Wales are experiencing higher than normal still births and deformities due to the Schmallenberg...
17 April 2013 CAP Reform – Apr ’13 The Budget The next big milestone in the CAP reform negotiations is the Heads of State meeting on the 7th...
17 April 2013 Sow Stall ban The National Pig Association has called for urgent action on countries flouting the sow stall ban, brought in on 1st...
17 April 2013 Entitlements Entitlement Transfers A new edition of the RLE1 form and guidance booklet has been produced for 2013. The RLE1form is...
17 April 2013 EU Budget The headline points of the agreement on the ‘Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014 to 2020 are as follows; Total...
17 April 2013 Naked Acres The RPA is expected to release further guidance on the treatment of ‘naked acres’ (land which is available without entitlements)...
17 April 2013 Modulation post-2013 The ‘new modulation’ at 15% does not have to be match-funded by national Treasuries. In practical terms this is likely...
17 April 2013 New DEFRA Computer System In an announcement likely to send a chill through the English farming industry, DEFRA has decided it is going to...
17 April 2013 LFA Review Under CAP reform proposals the European Commission is proposing to replace Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) with ‘Areas with Natural Constraints’. ...
17 April 2013 Patersons backs Cull and GM The Oxford Farming Conference is often claimed to set the agenda for the coming farming year. If this is true...
17 April 2013 New RDPE DEFRA and Natural England have started designing the agri-environment programme for England for the years after 2014. Work is underway...
