19 December 2013 Elliott Review – Integrity of Food Network Professor Chris Elliott has released his interim review in to the 'Integrity and Assurance of Supply Networks'. The report was...
19 December 2013 Scottish Consultation on Direct Payments Published The Scottish Government has published its consultation on the CAP Reform deal; it is the last of the 4 UK...
19 December 2013 Dairy Industry Strategy The NFU, Dairy UK and AHDB DairyCo have presented a draft dairy industry strategy to the Government. "Leading The Way"...
18 December 2013 9.5% Modulation for Scotland Scotland’s Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead confirmed this month (18th December) that the transfer of funds from direct payments to...
18 December 2013 Scottish Cereal Harvest 2013 Final estimates from the 2013 Scottish harvest have been released. Compared with the 2012 harvest: Spring barley production increased by...
18 December 2013 Wales Sheep EID System Alun Davies, Minister for Natural Resources and Food, has announced that an electronic reporting system for sheep will be introduced...
17 December 2013 New TB Control Measures DEFRA has announced from 1st January 2014 any farm which has an overdue cattle TB test will receive a penalty...
17 December 2013 HS2 Consultation Launched The House of Commons Transport Committee has reported that HS2 should go ahead. In the mean time the Secretary of...
17 December 2013 Production & Prices The latest provisional figures for November show UK milk production is once again nearly 10% more than year earlier levels. ...
16 December 2013 Chinese dairy sector Reports suggest that as many as 2 million cows have been lost from the Chinese dairy herd causing Chinese milk...
16 December 2013 Pesticide Regulations Over the next 3 years grassland and arable farmers will have to adhere to new pesticide rules under the EU's...
16 December 2013 More join NFU election list Thomas Binns has become the latest person to join the NFU election race. The former NFU livestock Chairman is standing...
16 December 2013 New Water Bill Government policy outlined in the forthcoming Water Bill would allow farmers and landowners who own storage to sell their surplus...
13 December 2013 Cross compliance Update for 2014 The RPA has published updated cross-compliance guidance for the 2014 SPS year. The full updated guide will only be available electronically...
13 December 2013 Scottish Red Tape Report Seventy-two recommendations have been made in a report looking at ways of reducing the bureaucratic burden on Scottish agriculture. The...
12 December 2013 PAYE Real Time Information The introduction real-time reporting of PAYE for micro-enterprises is being delayed. Existing employers with nine or fewer members of staff will be...
12 December 2013 Beef & Sheep Markets Subdued is the best word to describe the current beef and sheep markets. At a time of year when prices...
11 December 2013 Scottish Rural Development Consultation The Scottish Government isnot planning anything too radical in its next Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP). As set out in...
11 December 2013 2014/15 HGCA Recommended Lists New cereal and oilseed rape varieties have been added to the 2014/15 HGCA Recommended lists. Overall 23 seed types have been removed...
9 December 2013 Doha Trade Deal Concluded There has been a deal in the 'Doha' round of talks in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). This is a...
5 December 2013 Total Income From Farming The drop in farm profits in 2012 was not as bad as initially reported. DEFRA's latest revision of the Total Income...
5 December 2013 Tesco Beef Contract Tesco is set to launch direct supply contracts for beef producers. It will offer farmers two-year agreements with a set...
5 December 2013 Autumn Statement The UK economy is picking up, but there will be no let-up in austerity. People will be expected to work...
5 December 2013 Scotland Proposes 9.5% Modulation The Scottish Government is proposing to levy 9.5% modulation on direct payments from 2014. This plan is contained in a...
