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The NFU has urged the industry to adopt a clear strategy to develop the sector.  To this end it has...

Arla Contracts Arla Foods has launched a new milk supply contract which is believed to be the first fully compliant...

The Saputo dairy in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire is to close.  The facility which is Canadian-owned produces mozzarella cheese for the...

The results from the December Survey of Agriculture for the UK and each of the devolved regions have now been...

Beef As the farmgate beef price continues at record levels, the AHDB/EBLEX has released its 2013 forecasts for the UK...

A fair amount of progress on CAP reform has been made this month.  This looks positive for a ‘political’ agreement...

Following the postponed culls in autumn 2012, Natural England has confirmed that West Gloucestershire and West Somerset have met all...

The USDA has changed the timing of its regular releases, most of which will now be released on a Friday...

We have previously reported on the ‘conversations’ that the Welsh Government has initiated on the subject of CAP reform.  The...

DEFRA has decided that as from 1st January 2015 all new Environmental Stewardship agreements will have a 1st January start...

Forms and Guidance The 2013 application season approaches.  The SPS online has been unavailable for most of February to allow...

The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced separate bands of support under the Renewables Obligation (RO) for...

DEFRA has released its provisional estimates for Farm Business Income (FBI) by type of farm in England for 2012/13.  It...

In the light of the drilling and establishment problems, a surge on demand for spring seed is inevitable. Many varieties...

DEFRA released its final figures for the 2012 June Census of Agriculture in the UK in late December.  The figures...

The application window for the 2013 Catchment Sensitive Farming Grant Scheme runs from 1st March to 30th April 2013.  The...

By late January most years, the trade has a relatively clear idea of what has been planted to winter crops...

A report analysed by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has found that honey bees face ‘a number of risks’...

Production Stays Low Latest figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries stood at 1,035.9 million litres for December.  An...

Latest figures from BPEX reveal that the GB DAPP (EU spec) has eased slightly following the normal seasonal trend.  For...

Sainsbury’s has announced it is to increase the price it pays for its lamb until the end of February.  The...

Early lambing flocks across England and Wales are experiencing higher than normal still births and deformities due to the Schmallenberg...

The Budget The next big milestone in the CAP reform negotiations is the Heads of State meeting on the 7th...

The National Pig Association has called for urgent action on countries flouting the sow stall ban, brought in on 1st...