18 April 2013 March Dairy Update Dairy Crest Formula Formula milk pricing has moved out of dedicated supermarket supply sector into the ‘mainstream’ with the launch...
18 April 2013 Milk Production UK milk production continues to slide. Figures from the RPA show deliveries in February fell to just 976 million litres,...
18 April 2013 Dairy Closure The Saputo dairy in Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire is to close. The facility which is Canadian-owned produces mozzarella cheese for the...
18 April 2013 Meat Market 2013 Beef As the farmgate beef price continues at record levels, the AHDB/EBLEX has released its 2013 forecasts for the UK...
18 April 2013 Bovine TB Update Following the postponed culls in autumn 2012, Natural England has confirmed that West Gloucestershire and West Somerset have met all...
18 April 2013 Schmallenberg Virus The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has confirmed it is considering an application by MSD for a vaccine against the Schmallenberg...
18 April 2013 Dairy Strategy The NFU has urged the industry to adopt a clear strategy to develop the sector. To this end it has...
18 April 2013 UK Livestock Numbers The results from the December Survey of Agriculture for the UK and each of the devolved regions have now been...
17 April 2013 CAP Reform – Apr ’13 The Budget The next big milestone in the CAP reform negotiations is the Heads of State meeting on the 7th...
17 April 2013 Entitlements Entitlement Transfers A new edition of the RLE1 form and guidance booklet has been produced for 2013. The RLE1form is...
17 April 2013 Naked Acres The RPA is expected to release further guidance on the treatment of ‘naked acres’ (land which is available without entitlements)...
17 April 2013 Insecticide Threat to Bees A report analysed by the European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has found that honey bees face ‘a number of risks’...
17 April 2013 January Dairy Update Production Stays Low Latest figures from the RPA show UK milk deliveries stood at 1,035.9 million litres for December. An...
17 April 2013 Pigmeat Market Latest figures from BPEX reveal that the GB DAPP (EU spec) has eased slightly following the normal seasonal trend. For...
17 April 2013 The Lamb Market Sainsbury’s has announced it is to increase the price it pays for its lamb until the end of February. The...
17 April 2013 Schmallenberg Update Early lambing flocks across England and Wales are experiencing higher than normal still births and deformities due to the Schmallenberg...
17 April 2013 Sow Stall ban The National Pig Association has called for urgent action on countries flouting the sow stall ban, brought in on 1st...
17 April 2013 EU Budget The headline points of the agreement on the ‘Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2014 to 2020 are as follows; Total...
17 April 2013 Modulation post-2013 The ‘new modulation’ at 15% does not have to be match-funded by national Treasuries. In practical terms this is likely...
17 April 2013 LFA Review Under CAP reform proposals the European Commission is proposing to replace Less Favoured Areas (LFAs) with ‘Areas with Natural Constraints’. ...
17 April 2013 New RDPE DEFRA and Natural England have started designing the agri-environment programme for England for the years after 2014. Work is underway...
17 April 2013 Welsh CAP Consultation We have previously reported on the ‘conversations’ that the Welsh Government has initiated on the subject of CAP reform. The...
17 April 2013 SPS 2013 Forms and Guidance The 2013 application season approaches. The SPS online has been unavailable for most of February to allow...
17 April 2013 Farm Incomes – England DEFRA has released its provisional estimates for Farm Business Income (FBI) by type of farm in England for 2012/13. It...
