4 December 2013 Renewables Roundup FiT Review for Small AD The Government has announced that it will launch a review into Feed In Tariffs (FiTs)...
4 December 2013 Singapore Beef Deal Singapore has recently lifted its ban on UK beef. The ban, which has been in place since March 1996, was...
4 December 2013 Record Breaking Year for RPA It has been a record breaking year for the Rural Payments Agency (RPA). The Agency has announced that 95,600 farmers...
4 December 2013 Northern Ireland June Survey Results The results from the June survey for Northern Ireland have been published by the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development...
4 December 2013 June Survey Results – Wales The results from the June survey for Wales have been published. The table below shows the main categories. Agricultural June...
28 November 2013 Global Milk Prices Global dairy markets have remained firm over the last couple of months, although price moves have been limited. The benchmark...
27 November 2013 2013 Scottish Survey of Farm Structure and Methods The 2013 EU Farm Structure and Methods Survey recorded details of farming practices across the EU. A similar survey was conducted...
27 November 2013 Welsh Moorland Amendment As part of its ongoing work on implementing CAP reform, the Welsh Government is looking to amend the 'moorland' region. ...
27 November 2013 Scottish Independance Paper The Scottish Government has launched a White Paper on an independent Scotland that promises that the country's farmers would be better-off...
27 November 2013 Scottish CAP Consultation The Scottish Government's consultation on implementation of CAP reform is due to be published in the first week of December. ...
27 November 2013 Potato Production The AHDB (Potato Council) has published its provisional estimate of total GB potato production for 2013. This is put at 5.46...
27 November 2013 Cereal Quality Survey The HGCA has released the final results for its 2013 Cereal Quality Survey. These prove to be not much different from...
27 November 2013 Earlybird Survey 2013 The HGCA’s Earlybird crop area survey (undertaken by the Andersons Centre) has been published. It shows a big recovery in...
27 November 2013 November Arable Update Little has been happening of note this month in terms of price movements on the UK grain market. Any changes are being...
26 November 2013 HS2 Bill Introduced The hybrid Bill to permit the construction of the High Speed 2 railway between London and Birmingham received its first...
26 November 2013 SPS Housekeeping A couple of administration reminders as we approach the end of the year. The Soil Protection Review (SPR) needs reviewing...
26 November 2013 Morrisons Online Shopping After two years in the making, Morrisons has unveiled plans for its online grocery shopping service with aim of winning...
25 November 2013 ‘MOTs’ for Slurry Stores The livestock industry has avoided the need to upgrade older slurry stores, but in future there may be an 'MOT-style'...
21 November 2013 New Lamb Tagging Rules in England Following a consultation this summer, DEFRA has announced that all lambs under 12 months will need to be electronically tagged...
21 November 2013 UK Pig Production Costs Higher than Europe Pig producers' costs of production in GB continue to be higher than most other major pork producing countries, according to...
21 November 2013 Tesco Launch Future Farmer Foundation The retailer Tesco has launched its Future Farmer Foundation to support the next generation of British farmers. The Foundation is...
21 November 2013 Arla Members opt for Co-op About 1,300 Arla Foods Milk Partnership (AFMP) farmers had signed up to become co-owners of the Arla Foods Amba by...
21 November 2013 TB Compensation Changes in Wales The Welsh Government has announced it will be consulting on its bovine TB compensation payments in the New Year. The...
20 November 2013 2013 Entitlement Values and Payments The RPA has revalued entitlements in England for the 2013 year. The calculation of entitlement values is undertaken from scratch...
