Members Only 27 March 2018 Potato Planting Delays With trade for the 2017 potato crop remaining lacklustre, weather conditions have been significantly hampering 2018 plantings. According to the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2018 Muller / Lidl Deal The discount retailer, Lidl, has switched the majority of its fresh milk supply to Muller Dairies. This is at the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2018 Wage Increases Agricultural employers are reminded that minimum wage rates increase as from 1st April. In England the Agricultural Wages Board was To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2018 CAP Reform The process of agreeing the next reform of the Common Agricultural Policy continues within the EU. Although no longer directly To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2018 Bayer – Monsanto Approval Bayer has made a significant step closer towards finalising its acquisition of Monsanto after gaining EU approval. The $66 billion To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 March 2018 EU Agrees Brexit Guidlines EU leaders agreed the negotiating guidelines for the next stage of talks in a matter of seconds at their summit To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 March 2018 Basic Payment Scheme 2017 BPS Payment Update Bridging Payments are due to start being made on 4th April and will arrive in bank To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 March 2018 Welsh Future Farm Policy Lesley Griffiths, Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs has announced five ‘core principles’ to underpin future agricultural policy To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 26 March 2018 Farm Management Practices Farmers are gradually adopting a more professional attitude to running their businesses. This is the finding of a set of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 March 2018 GDT Auction & Farmgate Prices Fall The GDT average index price fell by 1.2% at the auction held on 20th March to $3,632. This follows a To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 22 March 2018 Livestock Populations DEFRA has released its latest statistics on Livestock Populations as at 1st December 2017 for the UK. The total number of cattle To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 20 March 2018 Domestic Agricultural Policy in 2020? The UK could be operating its own Domestic Agricultural Policy as early as the 2020 year. This is one of To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 14 March 2018 Scottish BPS 2018 Applications The 2018 Single Application Form (SAF) window opens on 15th March in Scotland. All guidance can be found on Rural To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 March 2018 2018 BPS Application Window The 2018 BPS application window in England is now open. Guidance All the scheme guidance, forms and continuation booklets can To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 March 2018 Farm Profits Rise Profitability across almost all farm types in England rose in the past year. DEFRA has released its provisional forecasts for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 March 2018 LEADER Funding U-Turn After being assured by DEFRA that additional funding would be available, LEADER Local Action Groups (LAGs) have now been told To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 8 March 2018 Irish Milk Deliveries Soar Milk production in Ireland is expected to rise again this year. Industry sources are estimating a further 5% increase to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 Bovine TB There has been a number of announcements from Government regarding Bovine TB over the month: Bovine TB Strategy Review A To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 GB Milk Production The AHDB has said that GB milk production has the ‘underlying potential’ to reach a record high this spring; however, To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 GDT Results The average index price for the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction held at the beginning of February increased by 5.9%; To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 Arla Cuts Milk Price Arla Foods has announced it will be cutting its milk price for its manufacturing litre by 2.16ppl from the 1st To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 February Brexit Roundup Transition Period Positions Both sides have used the past moth to set out their positions on what a transition period To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 Grain Commentary In the midst of the Beast from the East, the chilling weather has already been cited as probably damaging crops To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 February 2018 Gove Speech and Inspection Review Michael Gove made a keynote speech at the NFU Conference on the 20th February. Being the consummate politician, Mr Gove To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
