Agri Politics
An open letter to the Minister of State for Food Security and Rural Affairs, Daniel Zeichner, has called on the...
N.Ireland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has published its response to the independent UK-wide Farm Assurance Review (FAR). AHDB...
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president and farmer, Baroness Minette Batters, has been appointed to lead a review of farm...
Rural Life
The Countryside Alliance (CA) has called for more action to be taken on rural crime after a survey of its...
The Office of Environmental Protection (OEP) has said that urgent action must be taken to better protect and restore Northern...
The Scottish Land Reform Bill, which seeks to change the way land in Scotland is owned and managed, passed its...
Agri-Business
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called for a cross-government biosecurity plan and sufficient investment to counter the increased biosecurity...
Pig/Poultry
The government has announced that free-range poultry meat producers and processors will no longer need to change how free-range poultry...
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has raised concerns over the impact a possible US-UK...
Environment
NFU Cymru has voiced “frustration” over what it calls the missed opportunity of the Welsh government to deliver changes to...
Sheep
Losing just one or two lambs to clostridial or pasteurella infections could offset the cost of vaccination, according to UK-based vets. Their...
The Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced new proposals to ban heather burning on upland peat....
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) will host the first in a series of lectures this week to celebrate the institution’s...
Internal drainage boards (IDBs) will receive £16 million in funding for flood protection, benefiting over 400,000ha of agricultural land across...
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced the establishment of an independent science advisory group. DAERA...
A new report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has warned that the genetic diversity...
The College of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has said that using lightweight expanded clay aggregate (LECA) as a...
The government of Wales has announced £2 million in funding and the establishment of a new expert advisory group to...
