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...
17 April 2013 January Crop News The USDA has changed the timing of its regular releases, most of which will now be released on a Friday...
17 April 2013 Welsh CAP Consultation We have previously reported on the ‘conversations’ that the Welsh Government has initiated on the subject of CAP reform. The...
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 – Apr ’13 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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