23 January 2014Regional Farm Statistics DEFRA has just published statistics showing data for the agricultural sector in each of the English regions. These are available at...
23 January 2014EU Bans Slug Pellets Methiocarb slug pellets will be phased out following the withdrawl of approval from the EU. The active ingredient is found in...
21 January 2014Welsh Farm Incomes Farm profitability in Wales fell 32% in 2012-13. The latest Farm Business Income figures released by the Welsh Governemnt show that the...
17 January 2014Sugar Crop 2013 British Sugar has announced that it expects the 2013 beet crop to deliver 11% more sugar than 2012. Both sugar...
17 January 2014CSF Grants Available Natural England has opened applications for the Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) capital grants scheme for 2014/15. A budget of £7.5m is available...
17 January 2014Stewardship – Transfers and Amendments Environmental Stewardship (ES) is now all but closed to new entrants. However, ELS and HLS agreements still have a number...
16 January 2014Reduction in 2014 Welsh Payments Farmers in Wales will be notified of their 2014 entitlement values in February. As a result of the reduction in...
16 January 2014Greece Takes Over EU Presidency Greece took over the Presidency of the European Council from Lithuania on 1st January, meaning it will be in charge...
16 January 2014Medium Term Agricultural Prospects The EU Commission has released its latest report on the medium-term outlook for the major EU agricultural commodity markets and...
15 January 2014Welsh CAP Decisions Wales will have three regions under the new Basic Payments Scheme (BPS). This is one of the major decisions announced...
13 January 2014Milk Production and Prices The latest DEFRA publication shows the average farm gate milk price for November was 34.5ppl, an increase of 15% on...
13 January 2014Northern Ireland Modulation Rate Overturned The CAP Pillar Transfer (modulation) rate in Northwern Ireland will be set at 0% after the planned 7% was successfully...
10 January 2014Livestock Movement Rules to Change The livestock movement rules in England are to change, following an announcement from DEFRA Secretary Owen Paterson at the Oxford Farming Conference. ...
6 January 2014More EFA Details Emerge More details are starting to emerge on how farmers might satisfy the new Ecological Focus Area (EFA) requirement under greening. ...
20 December 2013Modulation Rates Announced The English, Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish Governments have all announced their 'inter-pillar' transfer rates for 2014 to 2019: England...
20 December 2013Consultation response on Implementation of CAP in England Announced DEFRA has published a summary of the responses and its response to the consultation on the implementation of the CAP...
20 December 2013December Arable Update A lack of farmer selling is currently characterising the marketplace. This is clearly bullish for local market prices, but, by...
20 December 2013English Woodland Funding There will be limited grant availability for English woodlands during 2014 as a result of the transition to the new...
19 December 2013CAP Reform Officially Adopted The entire CAP Reform package was finally rubber stamped in December by the EU Agricultural and Fisheries Council of Ministers...
19 December 2013Final Farming Statistics for 2013 The final results from the 2013 June Survey have been released. The provisonal results for the 2013 UK Harvest and...
19 December 2013Elliott 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 2013Scottish 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 2013Dairy Industry Strategy The NFU, Dairy UK and AHDB DairyCo have presented a draft dairy industry strategy to the Government. "Leading The Way"...
18 December 2013Scottish Cereal Harvest 2013 Final estimates from the 2013 Scottish harvest have been released. Compared with the 2012 harvest: Spring barley production increased by...
