9 June 2014 Greening Guidance DEFRA has published a new Factsheet giving details of the Greening rules. However, this is not the long-awaited Ministerial announcement...
5 June 2014 Sole Occupancy Authorities The NFU is to lobby DEFRA to permit new Sole Occupancy Authorities (SOAs) to be set-up and is asking for...
5 June 2014 UK Organic Decline The decline in the area of organic land in the UK continued in 2013. According to the latest statistics from...
3 June 2014 Greening Factsheet We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It is likely to be...
3 June 2014 Glastir Organic The Welsh Government has announced the proposed payment rates for organic producers under the new Glastir Organic Scheme. Unlike the...
30 May 2014 European Parliament Elections Following the UK voting on May 22nd results for the European Parliament were announced on the 25th. UKIP made the...
30 May 2014 MIlk Price Cuts Dairy Crest has announced that it will be cutting its milk price by 1.25ppl from the 1st July. This reduction...
29 May 2014 Haulage Costs 2014 The average cost of transporting grain is £8.43 per tonne according to the AHDB / HGCA's UK Grain Haulage Survey 2014. The...
29 May 2014 Agriculture in the UK DEFRA has published the latest edition of 'Agriculture in the UK'. This booklet contains an extensive range of dataon all...
29 May 2014 Worlds Biggest Milk Plant Opens Milk processor, Arla, have officially opened the world's biggest fresh milk plant at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire. The £150 million plant...
29 May 2014 Fertiliser Pricing The cost of nitrogen fertiliser is starting the 2014/15 season around £20 lower than a year ago. Price lists have...
28 May 2014 Limited Landscape Features for EFA English farmers will not be able to use all of the 'landscape features' in the optional list to count towards their Ecological...
28 May 2014 Welsh Cross Compliance Consultation The Welsh Government have launched a consultation looking at Cross Compliance changes for 2014-2020. The document suggests that much of...
28 May 2014 Soil Framework Directive Withdrawn The Soil Framework Directive has been withdrawn by the European Commission after years of opposition from some Member States. The...
28 May 2014 May Arable Update Toward the End of Old Crop There is precious little old crop grain remaining unsold in the barns around the...
28 May 2014 The Strengthening Sterling The Pound is currently stronger against the Euro than is has been since the end of 2012. It has also...
28 May 2014 Loam Farm 2014 Update In preparation for the Cereals Event the Andersons' Loam Farm Model has been updated. Loam Farm is a notional business,...
23 May 2014 Scottish Land Reform A review into Land Reform in Scotland has issued a list of recommendations that suggests a radical shake-up of the...
22 May 2014 ‘Minor Uses’ Pesticide Fund A new fund hasbeen established to try and improve access to pesticides for 'minor uses'. This covers plants grown on...
22 May 2014 Farm Commissioner EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has hinted he would like to serve a second term in office. But before this...
21 May 2014 UK Wood Production Figures released from the Forestry Commission shows the UK produced 10.9 million green tonnes of softwood in 2013, an 8%...
20 May 2014 Troubled Beef Market Prime beef prices continue to fall as a result of the current supply/demand imbalance. Eblex's GB all steer deadweight average...
20 May 2014 Farm Management Survey According to the latest Survey 'Farm Managers in 2014' from the Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) farm managers are earning...
20 May 2014 Milk Production Soars Provisional figures from the RPA for April show no let-up in milk production. Total deliveries for the first month of...
