29 July 2014 Dairy Update Commodity Prices It had seemed that global milk commodity prices might be stabilising, but the last month has seen further...
29 July 2014 Welsh TB Consultation Responses A summary of the 70 responses received for the consultation on the introduction of a table valuation system for TB...
29 July 2014 Welsh Suckler Numbers Down Welsh suckler cow numbers have fallen by 17,000 (7%) between 2011 and 2013. A report commissioned by Hybu Cig Cymru...
29 July 2014 Tesco Boss Leaves Phillip Clarke, the Chief Executive of Tesco is due to leave in October after failing to meet profit targets. Latest...
28 July 2014 Default Greening for Scotland Scotland will apply the default EU greening rules in 2015, Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead, has announced. In the Implementation...
28 July 2014 Agri-Tech Projects announced It has been announced that 15 projects will receive Agri-tech funding. £12.1 million of government funds will be topped up...
28 July 2014 Beef Most Damaging to Environment A study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has concluded that beef production is nearly ten...
28 July 2014 Currency Movements My father in-law was asking me about harvest progress at the weekend and whether prices were as good as last...
28 July 2014 July Arable Update The harvest has begun in many parts of England. Fine weather with several weeks of sunshine preceding harvest have accelerated...
23 July 2014 Beet Price Drop for 2015 Sugar beet growers face a substantial drop in price for the next growing season. Negotiations between the NFU and British Sugar...
23 July 2014 Cominable Crop Area Rises Not surprisingly, the area of cereals and oilseeds grown in Great Britain for the 2014 harvest is up considerably on the...
21 July 2014 ‘Buy British’ Food Plan The Government has produced a new set of procurement rules designed to boost the proportion of food bought from domestic...
17 July 2014 FFIS Grants Awarded DEFRA has announced that £19m will be distributed under the third round of the Farming and Forestry Improvement Scheme (FFIS). ...
17 July 2014 Scottish Agricultural Wages The Scottish Agricultural Wages Board has proposed that the minimum rate for agricultural workers in Scotland increase by 2.1%. This...
17 July 2014 Wales to get Wages Board The Welsh farming industry looks set to retain an Agricultural Wages Board following a ruling by the Supreme Court. The...
17 July 2014 Welsh BPS Guidance The Welsh Government has published a guidance booklet on how the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) will operate in Wales. It...
15 July 2014 Liz Truss New DEFRA Secretary Liz Truss, the MP for South West Norfolk, has replaced Owen Paterson as Secretary of State at DEFRA. The change...
8 July 2014 Potato Plantings 2014 Potato plantings in Great Britain fell by 2.1% between 2013 and 2014, according to provisional Potato Council figures. The area...
8 July 2014 Welsh Farm Minister Sacked The Minister responsible for agriculture in the Welsh Government, Alun Davies, has been sacked after requesting Civil Servants to private...
8 July 2014 Financial Discipline in 2014 The EU Commission has proposed that a Financial Discipline rateof 1.3% should apply to 2014 Single Payments. Financial Discipline (FD) reduces...
7 July 2014 Farm Saved Seed The British Society of Plant Breeders (BSPB) has published its royalty rates for farm-saved seed applicable for autumn 2014 and...
4 July 2014 Syngenta Withdraws Neonicotinoid Request Syngenta has withdrawn its derogation request for the use of the neonicotinoid seed treatment, Cruiser, on oilseed rape after failing...
4 July 2014 New Pig Pricing System Launched The British Pig Executive (BPEX) has launched their replacement pig pricing system. The GB Standard Pig Price (SPP) uses the...
4 July 2014 Food Labelling Hampers TTIP Talks Discussions over food labelling are holding up talks in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership which aims to develop a...
