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29 October 2013

Meat Market Update

Beef GB beef prices remain comprehensively above year-earlier levels, with tight supplies being the main price driver.  Both domestic production...
28 October 2013

New Research Collaboration

A new centre for Agriculture, Food and Environmental Management has been launched.  The collaborationcomprises of the University of Hertfordshire, the...
25 October 2013

Badger Cull Extended

Natural England has granted a three week extension to the Somerset badger cull.  The extended licenses were issued after the...
25 October 2013

Poultry Update

The latest figures released by DEFRA show that UK broiler slaughterings were 2.2% higher this month compared to September 2012,...
25 October 2013

Balance of Powers

DEFRA is asking whether the balance of powers between the EU and the UK in terms of agricultural policy is...
With harvest completed and (most) crops planted many cereals farmers will now be taking stock of their financial position.  Our...
The argument about Scotland's receipts under the CAP has flared again this month.  The Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary, Richard Lochhead has...
25 October 2013

Dairy Farm Profitability

With rising milk prices and falling feed and fertiliser costs, the outlook for the dairy sector is look far more...
DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK.  The key results...
24 October 2013

Aylesbury Dairy Set to Open

Arla's giant new dairy unit near Aylesbury is due to start production in the last week of October.  As long...
24 October 2013

Milk Production & Prices

The latest figures from the RPA reveal UK milk production for September remains ahead of year earlier levels.  Monthly output has...
First Milk has announced that it has lost its 20,000 tonne cheese contract to Arla Milk Link as from spring 2014. ...
22 October 2013

UK June Survey Results

DEFRA has published its provisional results from the June Survey of Agriculture and Horticulture for the UK.  The key results...
15 October 2013

US Biofuels

US imports of Brazilian sugar cane ethanol could be cut be more than 50% if a draft proposal to reduce...
15 October 2013

Peter Kendall To Step Down

After eight years as the President of the National Farmers Union, Peter Kendall has confirmed his intentions to step down...
11 October 2013

New Farm AD Fund

A new grant scheme has opened to support farm-scale anaerobic digestion (AD).  The 'On-Farm AD Fund' will have £3m of...
11 October 2013

Agri-tech Fund Opens

The Government's £70m 'Agri-tech Catalyst Fund' has opened for bids.  This was part of the Agri-Tech Strategy we reported on...
Andersons ran a series of Seminars on CAP reform in late September and early October.  For those of our subscribers...
The application window for the NVZ grassland derogation is now open for the 2014 year.  The usual 'manure loading limit'...
10 October 2013

Financial Discipline 2013

The rate of financial discipline looks set to be lower than the initial 4.98% proposed.  Back in April we reported...
10 October 2013

Scottish Dairy Review

The Scottish Government has released a bold dairy strategy with the aim of increasing milk production by 50% over the next...