Subscribers Only 12 June 2017 Election, Brexit and New Minister Teresa May’s gamble to call a snap General Election has mis-fired badly. Instead of strengthening her position ahead of the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 6 June 2017 Meat Merger Two major players in the UK red-meat processing sector have agreed a ‘strategic partnership’. Dawn Meats and Dunbia are to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
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Subscribers Only 1 June 2017 Fertiliser Guidance The ‘bible’ for fertiliser applications has been updated. A new version of the AHDB’s Nutrient Management Guide, also know as RB209 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 1 June 2017 Scottish Beef and Sheep Payments Scottish livestock farmers who applied for coupled support should shortly be receiving payments. The Scottish Government plans to make payments To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
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Subscribers Only 30 May 2017 Future Farm Policy Direct payments are unlikely to form part of a future domestic farm policy, but it may be 2025 before they To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 May 2017 Arable Markets – May ’17 Probably the most important event in May for UK arable farmers was the arrival of some much-needed rain. The majority To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 May 2017 BSE Status The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) announced on 25th May that both Scotland and Northern Ireland have achieved ‘negligible To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 May 2017 TB Statistics Latest TB statistics from DEFRA reveal new herd incidents in England, Wales and Scotland have fallen for the 12 months To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 26 May 2017 TIFF REvised Down UK agriculture actually made less profit in the 2016 calendar year than during 2015. This is the somewhat surprising findings To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 May 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Scheme A reminder that the Small Dairy Farmers scheme closes on 31st May. The scheme is open to all productive English To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 New Sugar Factory for Yorkshire? Plans are underway to build a huge new sugar beet processing plant in Yorkshire. The proposed new factory would be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Milk Market Results from the latest GDT auction reveal demand for dairy fats continues to be strong. The overall GDT price price To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Pesticides Vote The EU is set to vote on the criteria for identifying endocrine disruptors. Although this sounds highly technical,and not a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Nitrogen Prices The new-season nitrogen price has opened at a competitive level. For deliveries in the June to September period prices for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Trade Deal Case Affects Brexit Brexit may have just got a tiny bit easier, following a recent ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Forecast Supplies of Beef & Lamb The table below contains the latest forecasts of supplies of beef and lamb from the AHDB. Echoing our comments made To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Election Pledge on Farm Support The Conservative Party has promised to keep spending on farm support at current levels until 2022. This is probably the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 22 May 2017 Organic Report The latest Organic Report from the Soil Association reveals the UK organic market continues its 5th consecutive year of growth. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 May 2017 LFASS Payments Payments from the national LFASS are being paid from the w/c 22nd May into farmers’ and crofters’ bank accounts. So To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 May 2017 Glyphosate Discussions with Member States are set to recommence on the possible renewal of Glyphosate, although the proposal looks likely to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 May 2017 BPS Changes & Late Submissions As the BPS deadline passes for another year, readers are reminded it is still possible to make a late application, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 16 May 2017 CSS Claim Deadline Extension Those who commenced a new Countryside Stewardship (CS) agreement at the start of this year will have an extra month to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin