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...
9 April 2013 Meat Procurement Following the horsemeat scandal Tesco has pledged to source more of its food from the UK. Speaking at the NFU...
9 April 2013 Currency Movements Over recent weeks the Pound has weakened significantly against the Euro. As the chart shows, Sterling strengthened through the middle...
15 February 2013 Scottish New Entrants Scheme The Scottish Government has announced £2m of extra funding to support new entrants. It will go to those farmers who cannot...
12 February 2013 Test 2 DEFRA has been advised by the European Commission that a cattle vaccine for bovine TB is unlikely to be commercially...
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17 December 2012 SPS Conversion Rate The rate for converting the 2012 Single Payment will be €1 = £0.79805. This was the ‘official ECB’ rate on...
17 December 2012 Cashflow A number of farm businesses may face cashflow issues in the New Year. As always, the best approach is to...
17 December 2012 Environmental Stewardship (ES) handbooks The 4th Edition of the Environmental Stewardship (ES) handbooks are now available on-line at http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/ The new handbooks are effective...
17 December 2012 Leasing The Annual Investment Allowances (AIA) on plant and machinery reduced from £100,000 to £25,000 from April this year. This suggests...
17 December 2012 Badger Cull Postponed The NFU has taken the difficult to decision to request that the pilot badger culls in West Somerset and West...
14 December 2012 Code of Best Practice The Dairy Industry Voluntary Code of Best Practice has now been published. Following checking with the Office of Fair Trading...
