The Andersons Centre

The registration roll out to Agents of the new CAPIS claims system has now begun in earnest.  Some readers will...

DEFRA has published its new guidance on Cross Compliance.  This can be found online at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-compliance-guidance-for-2015 and claimants will also...

The Scottish Government is consulting on the future of Land Reform in Scotland.  This follows the recommendations from the Land...

Countrywide Farmers is to sell its animal feed andarable businesses, to concentrate on running its retail operation.  The livestock feed...

As 2014 draws to a close it seems a good time to look forward to some of the policy issues...

There doesn't seem to be any Christmas cheer for UK dairy producers as farmgate prices continue to fall.  DEFRA's latest...

The Scottish Government has posted three short videos on its website to guide farmers, crofters and agents through the introduction...

DEFRA has released some surprising farm income figures for the 2013 year.  The first estimate of Total Income from Farming (TIFF)...

DEFRA has published new Cross-compliance Guidance for the 2015 BPS Scheme Year.  This can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cross-compliance-guidance-for-2015.  Also available...

The Chancellor's Autumn Statement on the 3rd December contained little to excite the farming industry, or indeed the wider population.  With...

After several weeks of testing the system with a small number of agents and customers, the RPA is now starting...

The AHDB (Potato Council) has published its provisional estimate of total GB potato production for 2014.  This is put at 5.71...

It is worth our while reminding ourselves just why grain prices have fallen so far since the high points in...

Our article last month reported on the new information contained in the October CAP Update from DEFRA.  Now the dust...

EBLEX has released its latest benchmarking figures for English beef and sheep enterprises in the 2014 Stocktake Report.  These relate...

The Welsh Government has published a CAP Reform Q&A, this can be found at http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/farmingandcountryside/farming/schemes/basic-payment-scheme/q-and-a-for-farmers-landowners-on-cap-reform-from-2015/?lang=en. Whilst much was already known,...

The Welsh Assembly has released its estimates for the June 2014 Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture.  Headline figures include a...

The latest Wales Farm Income Booklet has been published this week by Aberystwyth University.  The booklet contains the results from...

Provisional figures from the RPA show production continues to out perform year-earlier levels.  Milk deliveries for October stood at 1,155.4 million litres,...

DEFRA has released more information on its new agri-environmental scheme - the Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS).  The 'Introducing Countryside Stewardship' document...

The Welsh Government has announced changes to the Cross Compliance rules which will be introduced from 1st January 2015.  The...

English Entitlement Values The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2014 year.  As most readers know by now,...

More detail has emerged on the implementation of CAP reform in Scotland over the last month or so.  Firstly, a...

Everyone should be aware that it will not be possible to make a paper claim for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS)...