28 August 2014Horticulture Statistics Within the UK, vegetable area rose 2% to 131,000 hectares in 2013 and fruit area remained unchanged at 29,000 hectares...
28 August 2014Welsh Moorland Classification The definition of Moorland under the Welsh Basic Payment Scheme is to be altered. The Deputy Minister for Agriculture Rebecca...
27 August 2014Dairy Markets – Aug ’14 Russian Ban The UK exports relatively few milk products directly to Russia. By far the most important category is cheese,...
27 August 2014Meat Export Sucess Figures published for the first half of 2014 show an increase in exports of beef and lamb. In June alone,...
27 August 2014Fungus Hits US Wheat Crop Wheat farmers in the US are facing large grain cleaning bills with some soft red wheat crops having been hit...
27 August 2014YESS Scheme Opens The Young Entrants Support Scheme (YESS) in Wales will open for applications on the 1st September 2014. The deadline for...
26 August 2014Badger Cull Authorised Natural England (NE) has confirmed that all the 'criteria' have been met to allow a second year of badger culling...
22 August 2014Greening Factsheet We have updated our Greening Factsheet - this provides a summary of our current understanding. It provide more clarification on...
22 August 2014Scottish CAP and Capping When the Scottish Government announced its CAP implementation plans back in June, it proposed a 'cap' on BPS payments. This...
22 August 2014DEFRA Crop Areas DEFRA has released its crop area figures for the 2014 harvest. These are based on the June Survey, and at...
20 August 2014Land Prices Rise Land prices continue to increase. This is being driven by a rise in the demand for residential and 'lifestyle' farmland plus continued commercial...
20 August 2014World Grain Supply and Demand With the harvest progressing, the prospects for the 2014 crop year are becoming clearer. The International Grains Council (IGC) has...
14 August 2014More English Greening Detail DEFRA has published further details on the implementation of CAP reform in England. The full guidance document can be found...
13 August 2014Doha Trade Deal Collapses We reported back in December that, after twelve years, there had finally been an agreement in the World Trade Organisation...
7 August 2014Tighter TB Control in Wales The exemption that allows cattle in Wales to be moved within aSole Occupancy Authority (SOA) without a pre-movement TB test...
7 August 2014Food Fraud Research Grants Grants of £1.87m have been awarded to five projects to explore the issues behind food fraud. The grants, provided by the Economic...
7 August 2014Russia Bans Food Imports In response to the sanctions imposed over its actions in Ukraine, Russia has banned food imports from the EU, US,...
5 August 2014More CAP Updates from Scotland Some additional detail on CAP reform in Scotland has emerged. All administrations were required to submit their decisions on Basic...
5 August 2014Co-op Farms sold to Wellcome Trust The Co-operative Group has announced the sale of its farming operations to the Wellcome Trust. The deal, for £249 million, includes...
31 July 2014Vision for British Lamb A 'Vision for British Sheep Production' was launched at the Sheep Event at Malvern. This document, jointly produced by the...
29 July 2014Dairy Update – Jul ’14 Commodity Prices It had seemed that global milk commodity prices might be stabilising, but the last month has seen further...
29 July 2014Welsh TB Consultation Responses A summary of the 70 responses received for the consultation on the introduction of a table valuation system for TB...
29 July 2014Welsh Suckler Numbers Down Welsh suckler cow numbers have fallen by 17,000 (7%) between 2011 and 2013. A report commissioned by Hybu Cig Cymru...
29 July 2014Tesco Boss Leaves Phillip Clarke, the Chief Executive of Tesco is due to leave in October after failing to meet profit targets. Latest...
