Members Only 27 April 2017 April Arable Outlook Old Crop Farmers’ grain stores are nearly empty. Consumers are happy to wait if possible to purchase for new crop To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2017 Milk Market The latest results from the GDT auction held on 18th April showed the average index rose by 3.1% to $3,139. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 24 April 2017 Small Dairy Farmers Scheme The Small Dairy Farm Scheme opened for applications on 24th April and will close on 31st May 2017. The scheme To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 18 April 2017 Snap General Election The Prime Minister has announced a snap general election to take place on Thursday 8th June. Whilst the announcement may To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 April 2017 Avian Flu Update DEFRA has announced as from 13th April all poultry in England are allowed outside. From this date the requirement to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 April 2017 Farm Business Grant Wales The Welsh Government has announced the first window for Expressions of Interest (EoI) for the new Farm Business Grant Scheme To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 April 2017 Scottish Payments Update The IT system in Scotland is continuing to cause problems in the delivery of support payments to farmers and crofters. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 10 April 2017 Farm Rents Farm rents showed further increases in the 2015/16 year although, the rate of increase has slowed down. The latest DEFRA To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 4 April 2017 Muller Holds Milk Price Muller is to keep its standard milk price unchanged until at least the 1st June. There had been fears that To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 No Increase in EFA The percentage of arable land that needs to be allocated as Ecological Focus Areas (EFAs) will not be increased from 5% to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Dow & DuPont Merger The EU Commission has given the go-ahead for the merger between Dow and DuPont, setting a precedent for the other To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Brazilian Meat Scandal A two-year investigation by the Brazilian federal police has found fraud and corruption in some of the country’s meat processing To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 GDT Results After two consecutive decreases, the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index saw an increase of 1.7% at the latest event. To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Arla Announces Price Cut In a blow to the dairy industry, Arla has announced it will be making a price cut as from 1st To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Article 50 Triggered So the letter has been delivered, the wheels are in motion and the divorce process began on 29th March. Theresa To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 30 March 2017 Arable Markets Normally at this time of year the markets become rather tetchy; old crop is mostly sold now, at least priced To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 28 March 2017 LFASS Update Under EU rules, 2017 will be the last year that the current Less Favoured Area Support Scheme (LFASS) will be To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Neonicotinoids Ban Draft regulations have been circulating in the EU Commission which, if approved, will see the introduction of a complete ban To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Glyphosate Not Carcinogenic The widely-used herbicide, glyphosate is not carcinogenic. This finding comes from the EU’s Chemical Agency (ECHA) which has given its To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 Intervention SMP Member States have once again rejected all the bids for SMP intervention. The 7th tender process saw just two bids for To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 27 March 2017 BPS Bridging Payments The RPA will be writing to all those eligible claimants who have not yet received their 2016 BPS, during the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 16 March 2017 Agri-brexit Coalition Eight organisations and trade associations have come together to form The Agri-Brexit Coalition. The Agricultural Engineers Association (AEA), Agricultural Industries To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 13 March 2017 Land Values Cooling The latest results from the RICS/RAU Land Market Survey for the second half of 2016 shows land values continue to To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
Members Only 12 March 2017 CSS Applications 2017 The Countryside Stewardship Scheme (CSS) in England is now open for applications. This for agreements that will commence on the To access this post, you must purchase Professional Update Bulletin.
