Agri-Business
UK trial farmers use cattle to control invasive species
Farmers are using animals to control the invasive species, bracken, without chemicals while saving costs and restoring habitats, in a...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
Agri-Business
Trump announces next US agriculture secretary
US president-elect Donald Trump has announced his pick to run the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) during his next administration....
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies secures planning for new milk intake bay
Lakeland Dairies has secured planning permission for the installation of an additional milk intake bay at its plant in Killeshandra,...
Agri-Business
The New York Times ranks Kerrygold as the best butter
In an article reviewing the best butters available in the US, The New York Times has ranked Kerrygold as the...
Agri-Business
JCB supports farmers opposed to inheritance tax changes
Employees from JCB’s farming businesses in Staffordshire were today (Tuesday, November 19) given a day off work to join a...
Agri-Business
Warnings in US after E.coli breakout linked to organic carrots
Warnings have been issued across several states in the US after a significant breakout of E.coli linked to organic carrots....
Agri-Business
DAERA seeks directors for departmental and agency boards
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Monday, November 18) launched a competition to recruit non-executive...
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women forms partnership with Tesco
Meat Business Women (MBW) has announced a new two-year strategic partnership with Tesco to advance gender balance and inclusion across...
Agri-Business
Czech co-op plans to merge its two farms to save 15% in costs
By Chris McCullough Running two dairy farms in a cooperative model is proving costly in the Czech Republic in terms...
Agri-Business
Two companies sign European organic fertiliser agreement
Anglo American has announced the signing of a new polyhalite (organic) fertiliser agreement with Cefetra. Cefetra Group is a leading...
Agri-Business
Organic milk producers in Germany record cost shortfall of 19%
Organic milk producers in Germany have received an average price of 55.55c/kg in the accounting year 2023/24, which left producers...
Agri-Business
FAO: Global food imports to cost 2.2% more in 2024
The global food import bill is expected to increase by 2.2% from the previous year to more than $2 trillion...
Agri-Business
£5m nature programme empowers more than 1,600 communities
A new report published yesterday, November 11, has demonstrated the impact of the Nextdoor Nature programme, which enabled The Wildlife...
Agri-Business
99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males – FAO
99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, chief of the Sustainable Animal...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods Ingredient’s acquisition sees approval
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has approved Arla Foods Ingredients’ acquisition of Volac’s Whey Nutrition business, Volactive. The regulator’s...
Agri-Business
Research project aims to genetically reduce methane emissions in beef cattle
Researchers in Canada and Europe are teaming up on a new project that aims to “genetically reduce methane emissions from...
Agri-Business
Cattle methane vaccine project receives $9.4m in funding
Amazon CEO, Jeff Bezos, has provided $9.4 million (€8.7 million) in funding towards a project examining the viability of a...
