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The Welsh Government has announced the proposed payment rates for organic producers under the new Glastir Organic Scheme.  Unlike the...

Following the UK voting on May 22nd results for the European Parliament were announced on the 25th.  UKIP made the...

Dairy Crest has announced that it will be cutting its milk price by 1.25ppl from the 1st July.  This reduction...

The average cost of transporting grain is £8.43 per tonne according to the AHDB / HGCA's UK Grain Haulage Survey 2014. The...

DEFRA has published the latest edition of 'Agriculture in the UK'.  This booklet contains an extensive range of dataon all...

Milk processor, Arla, have officially opened the world's biggest fresh milk plant at Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire.  The £150 million plant...

The cost of nitrogen fertiliser is starting the 2014/15 season around £20 lower than a year ago.  Price lists have...

English farmers will not be able to use all of the 'landscape features' in the optional list to count towards their Ecological...

The Welsh Government have launched a consultation looking at Cross Compliance changes for 2014-2020.  The document suggests that much of...

The Soil Framework Directive has been withdrawn by the European Commission after years of opposition from some Member States. The...

Toward the End of Old Crop There is precious little old crop grain remaining unsold in the barns around the...

The Pound is currently stronger against the Euro than is has been since the end of 2012.  It has also...

In preparation for the Cereals Event the Andersons' Loam Farm Model has been updated.  Loam Farm is a notional business,...

A review into Land Reform in Scotland has issued a list of recommendations that suggests a radical shake-up of the...

A new fund hasbeen established to try and improve access to pesticides for 'minor uses'.  This covers plants grown on...

EU Farm Commissioner Dacian Ciolos has hinted he would like to serve a second term in office.  But before this...

Figures released from the Forestry Commission shows the UK produced 10.9 million green tonnes of softwood in 2013, an 8%...

Prime beef prices continue to fall as a result of the current supply/demand imbalance.  Eblex's GB all steer deadweight average...

According to the latest Survey 'Farm Managers in 2014' from the Institute of Agricultural Management (IAgrM) farm managers are earning...

Provisional figures from the RPA for April show no let-up in milk production.  Total deliveries for the first month of...

BPEX launched its new five year strategy at the Pig and Poultry Fair held in May.  The body acknowledges that...

The results from a pilot project which has been running in parts of Wales aimed at helping farmers through a...

A £2.8m research initiative into Black-Grass management will be officially launched at Cereals in June.  The 'Black-Grass Project' will be...

It seems that beet growers may have to wait longer than usual to find out the price for next season.  The...