20 November 2014 Welsh Cross Compliance Changes The Welsh Government has announced changes to the Cross Compliance rules which will be introduced from 1st January 2015. The...
20 November 2014 2014 SPS Entitlement Values English Entitlement Values The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2014 year. As most readers know by now,...
19 November 2014 Scottish CAP Update More detail has emerged on the implementation of CAP reform in Scotland over the last month or so. Firstly, a...
18 November 2014 CAPIS Everyone should be aware that it will not be possible to make a paper claim for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...
18 November 2014 Welsh Land Reclassification Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food has announced a deadline extensions for those farmers seeking reclassification of SDA...
17 November 2014 Changes to TB Test Delivery The Animal Plant and Health Agency (APHA) will manage TB testing through delivery partners from April 2015. In England and...
17 November 2014 Climate Change Report According to the 5th assessment report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), governments around the world...
17 November 2014 Early Bird Survey 2014 The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by The Andersons Centre) has been published. It shows a decline in wheat...
17 November 2014 Bird Flu Outbreak DEFRA has confirmed that avian flu has been found on a duck breeding farm near Driffield, Yorkshire. The H5 strain...
13 November 2014 Welsh National Reserve The Welsh Government has provided more detail on how those not automatically eligible for an entitlement grant in 2015 can secure support. ...
13 November 2014 Meat Market Update Beef Market The beef market has been under pressure for the first half of 2014, largely due to the increase...
11 November 2014 Farm Business Income 2013/14 Most sectors of agriculture sawa fall in profits in 2013/14 compared to the previous year. This is according to the...
11 November 2014 Final Cereal Quality Results 2014 The HGCA has released the final results for its 2014 Cereal Quality Survey. These prove to be not much different from...
7 November 2014 Dairy Crest Sells Liquid Division Dairy Crest has agreed to sell its liquid milk division to Muller for £80m. This will see DC shrinking by...
6 November 2014 Greening Factsheet Updated We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It provide more clarification on...
6 November 2014 New Countryside Stewardship Scheme Liz Truss, DEFRA Secretary has launched a new Bee and Pollinator Strategy. The aim is, over the next ten years,...
31 October 2014 UK June Census Results DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK. The key results...
30 October 2014 October Arable Update Within the last month the cereals market has made a big turnaround from the point where wheat was not even...
30 October 2014 Plant Protection Report According to a report published by The Andersons Centre, 40 active substances are highly likely to either be removed from...
30 October 2014 CAP Reform Update DEFRA has published further details on the implementation of CAP reform in England. The full guidance document can be found...
24 October 2014 Tesco Profits Slump Tesco has stunned investors after announcing pre-tax profits of just £112m for the first half of 2014. Like for like...
24 October 2014 Scottish CAP Roadshows Scottish Government representatives will be hosting 34 events aimed at giving farmers and crofters more information on the new CAP...
24 October 2014 Kendall Resigns as WFO President Having only taken up the post in March 2014, Peter Kendall has resigned as President of the World Farmers Organisation...
24 October 2014 AHDB Changes A number of changes have occurred on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). After 4 years in the post...
