Subscribers Only 5 May 2017 Brexit Battlelines Drawn The remaining 27 Member States of the EU have agreed their negotiating position ahead of the Brexit talks. Heads of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 May 2017 Farm Productivity The productivity of the UK farming industry declined by 2.5% between 2015 and 2016. This finding comes from the Total To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 5 May 2017 Co-op Goes 100% British The Co-op has become the first national supermarket to source all of its fresh meat domestically. Most of the meat To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 April 2017 BPS 2017 – Apr ’17 Applications to the BPS in England are progressing reasonably smoothly. As of the 20th April, over 23,000 completed applications had been received To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 April 2017 CAP Consultation Responses The EU Commission has so far received over 175,000 responses to its consultation on the future of the CAP. It To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 28 April 2017 Meat Markets Update Finished prices for beef, lamb and pigmeat remain relatively robust. There has been no substantial shift in the value of To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Ag. Chem Merger # 2 The EU Commission has given the green light for the proposed takeover by Chemchina of Syngenta. As expected the approval To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Glyphosate EU Farm Commissioner, Phil Hogan, has said he would like to re-authorise the use of Glyphosate for ‘at least 10 To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Weetabix The iconic UK cereals firm, Weetabix, has been bought by the US company Post Holdings in a deal worth £1.4bn. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 LEAF & FACE To Merge Farming charitable organisations, Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) and Farming and Countryside Education (FACE) have announced a proposed merger. If To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Delays to Farming & Environment Plans The Government’s long-awaited 25-year plans for Agriculture and the Environment look set to be delayed further. The two documents were To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Great Plains Announces Closure Great Plains has announced it will be closing its base in Sleaford, Lincolnshire. Production at the plant will discontinue this To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 Modest Rise in 2016 Farm Incomes UK farm profits rose by 1.5% in real terms between 2015 and 2016. This is according to DEFRA’s first estimate To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 27 April 2017 April Arable Outlook Old Crop Farmers’ grain stores are nearly empty. Consumers are happy to wait if possible to purchase for new crop To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2017 Milk Market The latest results from the GDT auction held on 18th April showed the average index rose by 3.1% to $3,139. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 24 April 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Scheme The Small Dairy Farm Scheme opened for applications on 24th April and will close on 31st May 2017. The scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 18 April 2017 Snap General Election The Prime Minister has announced a snap general election to take place on Thursday 8th June. Whilst the announcement may To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 April 2017 Avian Flu Update – Apr ’17 DEFRA has announced as from 13th April all poultry in England are allowed outside. From this date the requirement to To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 13 April 2017 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the first window for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the new Farm Business Grant Scheme To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 April 2017 Scottish Payments Update The IT system in Scotland is continuing to cause problems in the delivery of support payments to farmers and crofters. To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 10 April 2017 Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2015/16 year although, the rate of increase has slowed down. The latest DEFRA To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 4 April 2017 Muller Holds Milk Price Muller is to keep its standard milk price unchanged until at least the 1st June. There had been fears that To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 March 2017 Arla Announces Price Cut In a blow to the dairy industry, Arla has announced it will be making a price cut as from 1st To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
Subscribers Only 30 March 2017 Article 50 Triggered So the letter has been delivered, the wheels are in motion and the divorce process began on 29th March. Theresa To access this post, you must subscribe to our bulletin (90-day free trial available) Professional Update Bulletin
