23 October 2014Tractor Weight and Speed Limit Increases From Spring 2015 farmers will be able to carry more produce with each journey. The maximum tractor and trailer combination...
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...
23 October 2014Solar Farms – BPS Ineligible DEFRA Secretary, Liz Truss, has announced that land used for generating solar energy will not be eligible for the Basic...
16 October 2014Entitlement Trading – Don’t Panic Those who wish to transfer entitlements before next year's BPS claim do not need to panic about doing it before...
14 October 2014Scottish Greening Some additional details on Greening in Scotland have been announced by the Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead. The main points...
13 October 2014Animal and Plant Health Agency A new agency, the Animal and Plant Health Agency, has been launched. The agency is formed by a merger of...
7 October 2014Double Funding Clarification Following the release of the 'Double Funding and Environmental Stewardship Agreements' Q & A from DEFRA we had stated that...
30 September 2014SPS Conversion Rate Falls The rate for converting the 2014 Single Payment will be €1 = £0.7773. This is 7% less than last year’s figure...
29 September 2014Cereal Quality The latest set of results have been released from the AHDB/ HGCA's Cereal Quality Survey. The survey has found that...
29 September 2014Neonic Sprays Approved There have been widespread reports of oilseed rape crops damaged by cabbage stem flea beetle this autumn. Of course, it...
29 September 2014Farm Commissioner Aims to Simplify The EU Farm Commissioner-designate, Phil Hogan, has pledged to simplify the CAP if approved in the post. This would include...
29 September 2014Organic Sales Growing Latest figures from retail experts Neilsen show a 3.2% increase in organic sales during the 4 weeks up to 16th...
29 September 2014Farming Connect Review The Welsh Government's advice service, Farming Connect, is to be reviewed by independent advisor Gareth Williams. The review will look at...
29 September 2014UK 2013/14 Cereal Supply and Demand Final UK cereals supply and demand figures for the 2013/14 (July-June) season have been published. This includes official trade and...
29 September 2014September Arable Update – 2 The grain market is heavy and bearish. All eyes are on the considerable maize harvest that, very early results (the...
26 September 2014Glastir Organic Opens The first application round for Glastir Organic will open on the 1st October. Support will be available to existing organic...
26 September 2014Further Greening Announcements in Scotland The Scottish Government has published an updated Greening FAQ which includes more details on the management rules for Ecological Focus...
26 September 2014Dairy Update – Sept ’14 Prices This month has seen another round of farmgate price cuts. Among the more notable are; the Tesco direct price...
25 September 2014BPS Update – Sept ’14 DEFRA intends to send out its next CAP information leaflet towards the end of October, but in the meantime a few...
25 September 2014Forestry Statistics 2014 The Forestry Commission has published their latest set of figures. The report shows that 13,000 Ha of new woodland have...
25 September 2014BPS and Organic Farms As is widely known, land registered as organic (including in conversion) is deemed to automatically meet the Greening requirement. Full...
19 September 2014Beet Contract Cuts Sugar beet growers will see their Contact Tonnage Entitlement (CTE) cut by 9% for the 2015 crop. As we reported...
