20 February 2015RDPE Approved The Rural Development Programme for England (RDPE) has been approved by the EU. The set of schemes, worth a little...
20 February 2015Dairy Markets – Feb ’15 Global Markets There is some optimism that global milk commodity values may have turned a corner. The latest GDT (Fonterra)...
18 February 2015BPS Online New functionality has been added to the online Rural Payments system. In addition to checking personal and business details and...
13 February 2015Food Enterprise Zones Grants of up to £50,000 will be available to set up Food Enterprise Zones in a new DEFRA initiative. The...
9 February 2015Scotland BPS ‘cap’ It seems that Scotland are to introduce a 'full cap' of the Basic Payment at €600,000. Discussions had previously centred...
4 February 2015Welsh Ag Education Review A review lead by Professor Wynne Jones into how learning is delivered in further education colleges providing Level 3 Agriculture...
30 January 2015Supermarkets Could Be Fined Measures that will give the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) the power to fine supermarkets for breaching the GroceriesCode have been laid...
30 January 2015Farm Incomes in England 2014/15 Over the past 12 months profits have generally remained static or declined across many sectors of English agriculture. These results come...
30 January 2015Rural Payments – New ‘Funcionality’ The RPA's 'Rural Payment' computer system is to get an upgrade. As from the 2nd February (if things go to...
30 January 2015Grain Market Update – Jan ’15 The International Grains Council updated its 2014/15 grain harvest forecast last week. It has been gradually edging up its figures...
29 January 2015Loam Farm Update – Jan ’15 Ahead of the CropTec show at Peterborough on the 19th and 20th November, the figures for Andersons Loam Farm have...
29 January 2015Increase in GM Area Latest figures from the International Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) show that the global area planted to...
29 January 2015Scottish Tenancy Review The Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group published its final report on Tuesday 27th January. The report is described as 'bold...
29 January 2015What Gives Farmers the Edge? A report, 'The Best British Farmers - What Gives them the Edge?' produced by The Andersons Centre was presented at...
29 January 2015Meadow Farm Update – Jan ’15 The figures for Meadow Farm have been updated ahead of Andersons Spring Seminars in February and March. Budgets for next year show...
29 January 2015Dairy Roundup – Jan ’15 It has been a difficult month for all in the dairy industry with some still coming to terms with the...
28 January 2015Scottish Farm Incomes The profitability of Scottish farming is estimated to have dropped 18% in real terms in 2014 compared to 2013. Total Income...
28 January 2015Scottish CAP Update The Scottish Government has made further announcements on the implementation of the BPS. Entitlements - 2013 Limit It had been...
20 January 2015BPS Update – Jan ’15 Online Applications There is increasing industry concern about the online application process in England. Timetables are slipping which is making...
16 January 2015Scottish Greening The Scottish Government has announced a few 'tweaks' to the Greening rules. These are contained in an updated booklet on...
15 January 2015AHDB Rebrand The different divisions of the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) will be rebranded from summer 2015. The aim is...
15 January 2015GMO Green Light As expected, the European Parliament has agreed to allow Member States to decide themselves whether genetically modified crops (which have...
15 January 2015DairyCo Consultancy for Farmers Dairy farmers who are struggling financially due to the current low milk prices will be able to receive some free consultancy. The...
13 January 2015CAPIS Registration Update Many will have already registered onto the new CAP Information Service (CAPIS) but if not, the telephone route is by...
