Rural Life
The Campaign for Local Abattoirs has welcomed the comments by Michael Gove on the future of small abattoirs. The Secretary...
Agri Politics
The ‘UK Farming Roundtable’, made up of representatives from 13 separate agricultural lobby groups, has written a letter to MPs...
Pig/Poultry
Moving pigs from Scotland to England for finishing is “a lost opportunity for the Scottish industry”, according to the National...
The House of Commons will vote on a new motion on the Brexit withdrawal agreement tomorrow (Friday, March 29), the...
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has paid tribute to its former president Sir David Naish, who has died at the...
A representative body for independent retailers in Northern Ireland has warned that rural towns and villages cannot be left behind...
EU
The Brexit drama took another twist yesterday (Wednesday, March 27), when Theresa May said she would resign as prime minister...
Environment
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has secured an approval from the EU for the renewal...
The staff of the National Farmers’ Union for Wales (NFU Cymru) were recently given new insights into the issue of...
Dairy
Surrey-based creamery Dairy Crest has announced its price for milk supplies this May, after holding its price for the last...
Agri-Business
The average farm income in Scotland rose by almost 20% in 2018 compared to 2017, according to figures released by...
The National Farmers’ Union for Wales (NFU Cymru) has warned that the extension to Article 50, announced last week by...
Dairy co-operative Dale Farm has announced its price for February milk supplies, following on from its 0.5p/L increase for January...
Arla Foods has announced that its milk price for April will be negatively impacted by an adjustment in currency smoothing...
Farmer and television host Adam Henson has a new project: saving the rare native Albion cattle from extinction. There are...
Farming families around Scotland are being invited to put their names forward to be selected as Scotland’s next monitor farm...
Traceability, technology and adding value to produce were the main topics for discussion at two forums organised by Hybu Cig...
Sheep
Despite a slight dip in prime sheep prices since the start of 2019, values remain 5% higher than a year...
