17 November 2015 Bovine TB Study The results of a study into Bovine TB suggests that larger herds, growing maize, feeding silage and fewer hedgerows on...
17 November 2015 Global Dairy Production and Prices AHDB Dairy has reported milk production in the five main exporting regions, EU, US, NZ, Australia and Argentina, is finally...
11 November 2015 Farm Profits Fall Most sectors of agriculture saw profits fall in 2014/15 compared to the previous year. This is according to the latest...
11 November 2015 English Entitlement Values The Rural Payments Agency has announced Basic Payment Scheme entitlement values for 2015. The estimated payment in the Lowland region...
6 November 2015 Glastir Advanced Opens Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the Glastir Advanced will open between 9th November and 4th December. This round will be...
6 November 2015 GDT Falls Again The volatility in global dairy markets continues. The index of GDT auction prices fell 7.4% at the 3rd November event. This...
5 November 2015 National Parks Extended Extensions to the Yorkshire Dales and Lake District National Parks have been approved. The Dales area will grow by 24% to the north and...
5 November 2015 Game Fair to Continue Following the withdrawal of the CLA, new backers have been found for the Game Fair. The, as yet un-named organisation,...
5 November 2015 Tesco CoP Pricing Retained The UK's largest retailer, Tesco, will continue to purchase much of its milk under a cost-of-production pricing formula. This comes...
5 November 2015 Agrimetrics Centre Opens A new Agrimetrics Centre has opened at the Rothamsted Research site in Hertfordshire. Its aim is to use 'big data'...
5 November 2015 First Milk Results First Milk's financial results will make unpleasant reading for its farmer suppliers. In the year to 31st March 2015 the...
5 November 2015 BPS Payment Update 'The RPA has once again made assurances that BPS payments will begin in December with the 'majority' being paid before...
3 November 2015 October Arable Update UK wheat production of over 16 million tonnes, imports of 1.2 million tonnes (as usual), carry-over stocks about a million...
3 November 2015 Meat Market Update Cattle The beef market made a strong recovery throughout June and July as the supply and demand balance swung back...
30 October 2015 CAP Simplification Plans EU Farm Commissionee, Phil Hogan, has stated that he is open to assessing more than just the EFA Greening measures...
30 October 2015 MEPs Rejects GM Import Ban A large majority of MEPs have voted against the EU Commission's plans to allow Member States to impose national bans...
29 October 2015 Speculators Commodity Positions The World Bank pointed out this month that there is every reason for hedge and other investment funds to exit...
27 October 2015 RPA Update Leaflet The RPA is sending out a leaflet updating BPS claimants on their progress and what happens next. During October the...
27 October 2015 End of Grandfather Rights It should be remembered that 'Grandfather Rights' for pesticides will end on the 25th November. The current rules allow people born...
27 October 2015 GDT Falters The run of price increases on the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction has come to an end. At the latest...
27 October 2015 DC Deal Done The deal for Muller Wiseman to take over Dairy Crest's liquid milk operation has been approved. The Competitions and Markets...
27 October 2015 Loam Farm Update With harvest 2015 receding into the distance, the figures for Loam Farm have been updated to reflect final yields and...
26 October 2015 Revised BPS Calculator – Wales The Welsh Government has published a revised version of the BPS example calculator, following the previous version's swift removal. The...
22 October 2015 Welsh Farmer Evidence Rural Payments Wales is sending a letter out to a number of BPS claimants requesting evidence that the claimant is...
