Latest single payments schedule ‘still too slow’

FARMERS leaders have slammed Minister Jonathan Shaw's announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) must pay 75 per cent of single payments by the end of January 2009 - a target which still leaves farmers in England trailing behind their European counterparts.

NFU members should get advice over rent reviews

WITH the price of milk, cereals and other agricultural commodities rising there is a perception that farm profitability is increasing. This has inevitably led to an increase in the number of rent review notices served by landlords seeking an uplift in rent.

Re-think urged over flawed nitrate report

FARMERS in the south west have called on Hilary Benn to think again after the Efra Select Committee report called the Nitrates Directive flawed' and Defra's proposals impractical.

Pollution incident in West Somerset

Hundreds of trout have died in a pollution incident on the Pill River in West Somerset.

Defra must pay out more to Devon farmer

NFU leaders have welcomed today's High Court judgment in the long-running TB compensation test case.

Court ruling "real lift" for agriculture

Devon farmer David Partridge has won the right to full compensation from the Government in a landmark court case.

Rare breeds should be vaccinated

Keepers of rare and traditional breeds of susceptible animals in the Bluetongue Protection Zone in England and Wales were urged today to contact their vets to arrange urgent vaccination of their animals.

Land Registry visit shows

Farmers can find out how easy it is to secure their land ownership when Land Registry visits two South West shows this month.

Defra orders 13,000,000 doses of bluetongue vaccine

DEFRA is placing an order with Merial to deliver 13,000,000 doses of bluetongue serotype 8 vaccine, eight million for use in England and five million for use in Wales.

Slurry storage will have biggest impact

INCREASED slurry storage will have the biggest financial impact of any element of the new Nitrate Vulnerable Zone Action Plan, according to a poll of farm advisors at Dairy UK's environment conference held during June.

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