4 July 2014 EU Russia Dispute Over Pork Ban The EU has taken Russia to the dispute settlement body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO); for the 5th time in...
3 July 2014 Beef Summit The beef industry may get a voluntary Code of Practice like that already existing for he dairy sector. This was one...
3 July 2014 Dairy News Milk Price Cuts Two of the main players in the British milk market have announced further price cuts. Following Arla's...
3 July 2014 Welsh CAP Reform Implementation The Welsh Government has announced further details on how the Basic Payment Scheme will operate from 2015 onwards. This has...
30 June 2014 SPS Online The final figures for the 2014 SPS shows a 27% increase in online applications compared to the 2013 SPS. In...
30 June 2014 New IBERS Director Professor Mike Goodling will be the new Director at the Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (IBERS) at Aberystwyth University....
30 June 2014 New Commission President It seems highly likely that Jean-Claude Junker will be appointed the next President of the EU Commission, replacing Jose Barroso...
30 June 2014 June Grains Update Old Crop The end of June marks the end of the nationally recorded grain marketing campaign. There is some old...
30 June 2014 Cereals Event Some 24,950 people attended the Cereals Event in Cambridgeshire on the 11th and 12th June according to organisers Haymarket Events. ...
30 June 2014 More Greening Thoughts In our article of the 13th June ('Further Greening Points') we gave some thought to the detailed rules for Greening. It...
29 June 2014 The Future of Glastir The Welsh Government has announced its future plans for Glastir. The proposals outline the programmes available under the environmental scheme...
27 June 2014 N. Ireland CAP Plans Farmers in Northern Ireland will have seven years to adjust to a regional payment system, and there will only be...
27 June 2014 BPS Applications 2015 Now most of the CAP reform rules are known in England, attention is moving towards the mechanics of actually making...
27 June 2014 Dairy Roundup UK Milk Prices Arla has announced that the price paid to its members will fall by 1.23ppl as from 7th July. This...
26 June 2014 Neonicotinoid Derogation Requested DEFRA have received a derogation request from Syngenta to enable farmers to use neonicotinoid seed treatment on their oilseed rape this...
26 June 2014 Scottish Agricultural Holdings Review The Scottish Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review group has delivered its interim report. It really is a provisional document as it...
24 June 2014 Scottish Agricultural Statistics The Scottish Government has recently published the Economic Report on Scottish Agriculture 2014. The report, compiled by the Rural and...
24 June 2014 Beef Crisis Summit The NFU is calling for a beef crisis summit meeting. The Union has already held its own discussions with meat...
24 June 2014 Bovine TB Consulation DEFRA has launched a consultation proposing measures to further strengthen bovine TB controls. Views are being sought on; Removing the...
19 June 2014 Dairy Profitability Ahead of the Livestock Event on the 2nd and 3rd of July, Andersons have updated their Friesian Farm model. This forecasts...
17 June 2014 Proposals to Cap Crop-Based Biofuels EU Energy Ministers have backed a proposal to limit the amount of crop-based biofuels, such as biodiesel from rapeseed, that...
13 June 2014 Further Greening Points Following DEFRA's announcement on the implementation of CAP reform (see June 10th article), more information has started to trickle-out in...
12 June 2014 Scotland CAP Implementation Plan Scotland's Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead has announced how the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will be implemented from 2015. Central to...
10 June 2014 Cross-compliance Changes There will be some changes to the English cross-compliance rules when the new BPS starts in 2015. Among these will...
