Subscribers Only9 August 2017Muller Direct Futures Contract option Muller has announced a series of measures to support its suppliers going forward. Along with a 1.31ppl milk price increase To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only9 August 2017GDT Price Falls The average price index at the last two GDT auctions has fallen. At the event held on 1st August the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2017Small Dairy Farmers Payment The RPA has started making payments to those who applied for the Small Dairy Farmers Scheme (See April’s article). Payment To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only8 August 2017Farming Industry Joint Statement A number of farming organisations have come together to issue a joint statement calling on the UK Government to provide To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only7 August 2017Farm Business Grant Wales The second application window for the Farm Business Grant scheme in Wales opened on 2nd August and will close on To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only1 August 2017Strutt & Parker Bought One of the best-known names in rural land agency has been acquired by a French bank. Strutt and Parker, founded To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only31 July 2017Syngenta and ChemChina The $43bn takeover of Syngenta by ChemChina was formally completed on the 28th July. As part of the deal, ChemChina’s To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only31 July 2017Future EU Budget The EU is starting the process of setting its budget for the period after 2020, and is grappling with the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only31 July 2017Pillar Transfer Remains at 12% The rate of Pillar Transfer in England will remain at 12% for 2019 and 2020. The DEFRA Secretary, Michael Gove, To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only31 July 2017New Grant Funding The Government has announced a further £200m of funding under the Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE). This includes ‘for To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only27 July 2017Arable Roundup – Jul ’17 Combines are now rolling in many parts of the country, although progress has been restricted by bands of rain in To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 July 2017DEFRA Committee Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton, has been re-appointed the Chairman of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 July 2017Tractor Sales Up UK farmers purchased 14% more tractors in the first half of 2017 than they did in the same period a To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only26 July 2017Import Substitution HDB Dairy is undertaking some analysis of how the domestic dairy industry could replace imports. At present, the UK has the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017Gove: Subsidies Must be Earned Under a post-Brexit farm policy UK farmers will be expected to ‘earn’ support by providing public goods. This was the To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017CLA Farm Policy The Country Landowners and Business Association (CLA) has set out its proposal for Land Management Contracts to be a central To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017Food Supply Dangers from Brexit A new report warns of chaos in the UK food system as a result of Brexit. Authored by respected academics To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017Glyphosate Update The saga of the reauthorisation of glyphosate continues. EU Member States have held technical discussions on the plans to approve To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017Dairy Roundup – Jul ’17 Global Prices GDT auction prices have held steady during July. At the first event on the 4th, the index of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only24 July 2017Vet School Harper Adams University and Keele University are looking at the feasibility of jointly establishing a new vet school. Students would be To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only20 July 2017TB Control Measures DEFRA has launched a consultation on proposals to change the TB control measures in England. The proposals include the introduction To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2017Sugar Price and Outlook British Sugar and the NFU have agreed a small increase in the sugar beet price for the 2018 crop. The To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2017Morrisons Goes 100% British Morrison’s announced at the Great Yorkshire Show that it will be using 100% British meat for its own-label brand ‘Market To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only17 July 2017AHDB Planting Survey – Jul ’17 Similar to last year, the 2017 AHDB Planting and Variety Survey shows an increase in the spring barley and oat To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
