18 November 2014Welsh Land Reclassification Rebecca Evans, Deputy Minister for Farming and Food has announced a deadline extensions for those farmers seeking reclassification of SDA...
17 November 2014Changes 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 2014Climate Change Report According to the 5th assessment report published by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), governments around the world...
17 November 2014Early 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 2014Bird Flu Outbreak DEFRA has confirmed that avian flu has been found on a duck breeding farm near Driffield, Yorkshire. The H5 strain...
13 November 2014Welsh 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 2014Meat Market Update Beef Market The beef market has been under pressure for the first half of 2014, largely due to the increase...
11 November 2014Farm 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 2014Final 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 2014Dairy 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 2014Greening Factsheet Updated We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It provide more clarification on...
6 November 2014New 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 2014UK 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 2014October Arable Update Within the last month the cereals market has made a big turnaround from the point where wheat was not even...
30 October 2014Plant Protection Report According to a report published by The Andersons Centre, 40 active substances are highly likely to either be removed from...
30 October 2014CAP Reform Update DEFRA has published further details on the implementation of CAP reform in England. The full guidance document can be found...
24 October 2014Tesco 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 2014Scottish CAP Roadshows Scottish Government representatives will be hosting 34 events aimed at giving farmers and crofters more information on the new CAP...
24 October 2014Kendall 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 2014AHDB Changes A number of changes have occurred on the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). After 4 years in the post...
24 October 2014Pest Hits WOSR Crop An HGCA Assessment of the oilseed rape area has found that damage from the Cabbage Stem Flea Beetle (CSFB) has...
23 October 2014CAP Money Cut The European Commission has amended its 2015 budget (not unusual), this includes moving €448.5 million from the €44.93bn CAP budget....
23 October 2014EU Milk Quotas A total of eight countries have exceeded their 2013/14 milk quota and are now facing a superlevy bill. As per...
23 October 2014Welsh TB Consultation U-Turn Following a public consultation (and considerable lobbying) earlier this year, the Welsh Government has scrapped plans to introduce a table...
