William Kellett

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William Kellett is a third year Journalism and New Media student at the University of Limerick. He hails from Co. Meath and comes from a farming background on both sides of his family. Outside of writing he is a former winner of the Irish National Racing Driver of the Year award.

Perthshire teen has the Scotch Farm Factor
Perthshire teen has the Scotch Farm Factor

The search for the Scotch Farm Factor is over and the winner of Quality Meat Scotland’s (QMS) national social media...

MEA launches new training scheme
MEA launches new training scheme

The Milking Equipment Association (MEA) is changing the name of its accreditation scheme for dairy technicians and launching a new...

HCC backs creative young chefs
HCC backs creative young chefs

Red meat body Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has congratulated the winners of this year’s Cogurdd competition,...

Holstein UK European young breeders school team announced
Holstein UK European young breeders school team announced

Holstein UK has announced the names of the six passionate and talented Holstein Young Breeders who have been selected to...

ABP flies 26 students to Belgium for study tour
ABP flies 26 students to Belgium for study tour

26 pupils and their teachers from six Northern Irish schools were in Belgium this week for a farm to fork...

Welsh beef and lamb exports increasing in 2022
Welsh beef and lamb exports increasing in 2022

Trade figures for the first four months of 2022, analysed in the latest monthly market bulletin by Hybu Cig Cymru...

Poots announces £4m in funding for 47 environmental projects
Poots announces £4m in funding for 47 environmental projects

Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, has announced that 28 organisations are set to benefit from...

Spiraling costs are forcing farmers to change food production plans
Spiraling costs are forcing farmers to change food production plans

Spiraling costs are forcing Britain’s farmers to make significant changes to their food production plans, with some facing the prospect...

Aberdeen grain processing facility for sale for over £6.5m
Aberdeen grain processing facility for sale for over £6.5m

One of the latest farms on the market from Savills is New Keig & Kinstair Farms, an extensive holding centred...

Farmers urged to apply for wide vehicle dispensation
Farmers urged to apply for wide vehicle dispensation

The National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland is urging farmers and crofters to apply to Police Scotland now for an agricultural...

Eustice announces funding for  farm-based proteins
Eustice announces funding for farm-based proteins

Environment Secretary George Eustice has announced further funding for research projects that will help boost farmers’ businesses and help improve...

Carlsberg fined £3m following 2016 ammonia gas leak
Carlsberg fined £3m following 2016 ammonia gas leak

Carlsberg has been fined £3 million after a contractor died and another was seriously injured following an ammonia gas leak...

Dale Farm sees turnover increase of £67m in latest accounts
Dale Farm sees turnover increase of £67m in latest accounts

Major Northern Ireland dairy cooperative Dale Farm has reported its highest turnover and profit to date for the financial year...

Wiltshire Farm Foods suffers cyber attack
Wiltshire Farm Foods suffers cyber attack

A food distribution company has been left unable to make thousands of deliveries across Ireland and the UK after its...

CAFRE celebrates graduating food students’ achievements
CAFRE celebrates graduating food students’ achievements

The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) celebrated food-student achievements at a graduation ceremony held at Loughry Campus,...

48% increase in sugar beet price offered for 2023
48% increase in sugar beet price offered for 2023

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Sugar and British Sugar have today (Tuesday, June 28) announced a beet price of £40/t...

British Wool purchases new Scottish grading depot
British Wool purchases new Scottish grading depot

British Wool has announced the purchase of new premises in Selkirk, which will replace its current depot in Galashiels in...

Eustice selects new chair of Environment Agency
Eustice selects new chair of Environment Agency

Environment Secretary George Eustice has selected Alan Lovell DL as the government’s preferred candidate to succeed Emma Howard Boyd as...