26 February 2014Milk Prices Arla is currently setting the pace in the British milk market. The co-op has announced that its members' price will...
25 February 2014Scottish Tenancy Review The Scottish Agricultural Holdings Legislation Review Group has issued a 'call for evidence'. It is asking the wider industry to...
25 February 2014New Director at Rothamstead Rothamstead Research has announced that Professor Achim Dobermann has been appointed Director. He will take up his post on 1st...
20 February 2014Confidence in the Dairy Industry The 2014 Dairy Farmer Intentions Survey has shown more confidence in the industry than for a number of years. The DairyCo...
20 February 20142014 Milkbench+ Report The annual Milkbench Evidence report has been published. The report surveyed 322 farms across Great Britain with financial year ends...
20 February 2014More Coupling in Scotland The Scottish Government has seemingly received a boost in its plans for implementing CAP reform. If confirmed, this would allow...
20 February 2014SPS Claims 2014 The online applications system for 2014 Single Payments was opened on the 20th February. A 2014 supplement to the 2013 SPS Guidance...
20 February 2014Entitlement Trading in 2014 It will be possible to transfer SPS entitlements after the 2014 claim and before they are rolled into the BPS...
18 February 2014Welsh Rural Development The Welsh Government is asking for views on how almost £1bn of Rural Development funding should be spent over the...
18 February 2014Tesco Lamb Contract Tesco has offered more than 200 British farmers a two year direct contract to help supply the retailer's Finest range...
17 February 2014Biotech Crop Area Increases Last year marked the 18th consecutive year of growth in biotech (Genetically Modified) crops. In 2013, 175.2 million hectares of...
14 February 2014Exchange Rates The Pound has strengthened against the Euro in recent weeks - it has moved below the €1 = 82p mark...
14 February 2014Red Tractor Expands Range The Red Tractor assurance rules are changing so that the mark can appear on more ready meals. At present, the...
14 February 2014Syngenta Announces Costcutting Swiss-based firm Syngenta has announced that it aims be cutting costs by $1bn a year by 2018. The announcement came after...
14 February 2014Scottish Pig Processing Investment A P Jess, a pork processing plant in Brechin, has been awarded a £2.7 million investment by the Scottish Government....
14 February 2014Ireland achieves 50% reduction in TB Ireland has seen almosta 50% reduction in Bovine TB incidents since 2008 and the Irish Government suggests that TB eradication...
13 February 2014Pig Meat Supply The second half of 2013 was much better for pig producers compared to 2012. The rise in pig meat prices...
13 February 2014US Farm Bill Passed After nearly two years of debating, the US Farm Bill has finally been approved. After passing both Houses of Congress it...
13 February 2014Flood Financial Support Offered With large areas of the UK continuing to be affected by storms and flooding, support has been offered to farming...
13 February 2014Europe to Approve GM Crop The EU looks set to approve a major GM crop for cultivation for the first time in over a decade. ...
13 February 2014Feed Firm Consolidation There has been further consolidation in the animal feed sector over the last few months. Firstly, NWF took over the...
11 February 2014Friesian Farm Update The UK dairy industry is currently making reasonable returns. This looks set to continue through the 2014/15 milk year according...
11 February 2014SPS 2014 The SPS Online system will be open to make 2014 claims from the 20th February. Paper forms will be sent...
11 February 2014Glastir Update .We wrote last month about the launch of the consultation on the proposals for Glastir during the next RDP round. ...
