4 February 2016 BPS News The RPA has launched a new website page for 2016 BPS claims. This can be found at - https://www.gov.uk/guidance/bps-2016. The...
4 February 2016 GDT Falls Dairy markets are showing no signs of improvement. The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction on the 2nd February saw...
4 February 2016 Syngenta Takeover The Swiss-based seeds and agro-chemical group Syngenta, has agreed to a $43bn takeover by the Chinese company ChemChina. It is...
4 February 2016 CSS Grants Open Capital grants under the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) are now open for applications. The Hedgerows and Boundaries Capital Grant opened on...
4 February 2016 EU Budget Talks are already getting underway on what the EU Budget should look like after the current period ends in 2020. ...
2 February 2016 Hedgerow and Boundaries Grant Opens The Countryside Stewardship Hedgerows and Boundaries grant has opened for applications. Grants of up to £5,000 are available to fund...
2 February 2016 Scottish BPS Hardship Scheme Given its dismal performance in issuing BPS payments (see previous articles), the Scottish Government has announced details of a Hardship...
1 February 2016 Scottish Payments The Scottish Government has fallen well short of its own target to pay the majority of first instalments of the...
1 February 2016 Milk Price Cuts The start of the month has seen announcements of further farmgate milk price cuts. First Milk is to reduce the price...
1 February 2016 BPS Payments and Errors The RPA had paid around 70% of English farmers by the end of January - some way short of what...
28 January 2016 Pigmeat Storage Aid Ends Following a vote by Member States the European Commission has ended Private Storage Aid (PSA) for pigmeat. Storage aid was...
28 January 2016 Farm Business Income Falls Farm profits have fallen significantly in most sectors in the past year. This unsurprising result comes from the latest English Farm Business...
28 January 2016 Woodland Grants Woodland support in England is now, in the main, available through the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS). Funding is available to...
28 January 2016 Payments update The RPA is continuing to issue BPS payments to farmers across England. A payment run on 25th January saw another...
26 January 2016 Welsh Matching Service A new service has been introduced in Wales under the Farming Connect programme. 'Venture' is aiming to match landowners with...
26 January 2016 LFASS Amendments An amendment to the LFASS eligibility rules should mean some farmers taking on extra land are not disadvantaged. Currently, if a...
26 January 2016 Residential Tenancies in Wales The Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 received Royal Assent on 18th January 2016. Its provisions will come into effect in...
26 January 2016 Farm Payments in Scotland Delays and uncertainty surrounding the Scottish Government's IT system to deliver CAP support payments continue. By the end of December...
26 January 2016 BPS 2016 in England It was hoped that the IT problems that dogged 2015 BPS applications would not reappear this year. However, worries are...
22 January 2016 Pound Weakens Since the turn of the year the Pound has been weakening on currency markets. The relationship between the Pound and...
19 January 2016 Abstraction Licenses DEFRA, The Welsh Government, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales are holding a joint consultation on abstraction licenses. The...
19 January 2016 BPS Payment Update – Jan ’16 In England as of 19th January, the RPA had made payments to around 57,700 businesses. This is approximately two thirds...
19 January 2016 Muller Price Cut. Muller has announced a 1ppl price reduction. This will come into effect from 15th February. It is its first reduction...
19 January 2016 First Milk Sells Westbury First Milk has announced that it has sold its share of Westbury Dairies to Arla, for an undisclosed sum. This...
