16 May 2013 Beef Market – May ’13 Beef prices continue to set new record levels. The prime cattle deadweight price is in the region of 50p per...
16 May 2013 Fallen Sheep Fund Last month we wrote about the financial assistance for farmers to reimburse them for removing fallen sheep due to the...
16 May 2013 Solar Feed-in-Tariffs Solar Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs) for small-scale installations are to be cut from 1st July. Although the number of installations is (once...
9 May 2013 FAO 2013 Harvest Forecast The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is forecasting a record coarse grains harvest in 2013. The organisation...
3 May 2013 Scottish Aid Package The Scottish Goverment has announced that it will provide an aid package worth £6m to help thefarming industry recover from...
3 May 2013 Good Practice Guide for Rent Reviews The Tenant Farming Forum (TFF) has published a brief 'best practice' guide for the conduct of rent reviews in Scotland. This...
3 May 2013 Scottish Rural Development Consultation The Scottish Government is asking the industry to comment on what the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP) for 2014-2020 should...
1 May 2013 Yound Entrants Suport Scheme Since its launch in 2010 the Young Entrant Support Scheme (YESS) has helped 366 young and new entrants access £5.1...
1 May 2013 Slurry Management and Storage A joint project between DEFRA and the farming industry has been launched to consider issues relating to the storage and...
1 May 2013 Single Payment Scotland The Scottish Rural Affairs Minister Richard Lochhead, has stated that he supports the capping of Single Payments in Scotland. Although...
1 May 2013 Scottish NVZ Action Programme Following last year’s consultation, the Scottish NVZ Action Programme has been changed. Most of the new rules, which have not...
1 May 2013 April Arable Update – May ’13 UK Plantings This time last year we commented on the ‘excellent spring drilling conditions through to mid April coupled with...
1 May 2013 Global Crop Areas The International Grains Council (IGC) has published its first forecasts of the global supply and demand for the 2013 harvest. ...
1 May 2013 Neonicotinoid Ban A European Commission proposal for a partial ban on neonicotinoid insecticides on certain crops attractive to bees did not gain...
1 May 2013 Ensus Closure Early in April the Ensus bioethanol plant in Teesside announced closure for the third time. The company announced that the...
1 May 2013 April Dairy Update Production Stays Low UK milk production fails to show any sign of recovery. Figures from the RPA report deliveries in...
1 May 2013 DairyCo Reports DairyCo MilkBench+ Report Controlling costs and ensuring you are on the correct production system for your milk contract are the...
1 May 2013 Snow Effects This March was the coldest in the UK since 1962 according to weather historians. The severe weather has been devastating...
1 May 2013 Scottish Beef Scheme Scottish cattle farmers should be receiving their payments under the Scottish Beef Scheme 2012. These are the first set of...
1 May 2013 GM Poultry Feed Tesco’s, Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and the Co-op have all announced they are to start permitting GM feed in poultry...
1 May 2013 Tesco’s British Pledge Following on from Tesco’s pledge to British farmers back in February, Kevin Grace, Tesco’s commercial and supply chain manager, has...
1 May 2013 Pig Margins BPEX has reported that pig margins have improved over the last quarter, but they remain negative for the average producer. ...
1 May 2013 We will be adding general information and website links that may be useful to subscribers below: For the latest DEFRA Statistics: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications?departments%5B%5D=department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs&publication_filter_option=statistics