Agri-Business
Workshop foreman fined after running over farm worker in a tractor
A workshop foreman has been fined £1,200 after he struck a farm worker whilst driving a tractor. Peterborough Magistrates’ Court...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Support scheme launched for NI agri-food businesses
A new scheme has opened up for groups of individuals or small businesses who would benefit from integration with other...
Agri-Business
Thames Water fined £2 million for 'foreseeable and avoidable' pollution
Thames Water has been fined £2 million after raw sewage polluted two Oxfordshire streams, killing almost 150 fish. The sewage...
Agri-Business
Gove: Gene-editing and lab-grown food will be part of the ag revolution
Environment Secretary Michael Gove used his speech at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference to reiterate his support for controversial food production...
Agri-Business
NFFN calls on Gove to set minimum environmental standards for farming
The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) is calling for the Government’s Agriculture Bill to set ambitious minimum standards in protecting...
Agri-Business
Defra appoints first ever food waste champion
A new food surplus and waste champion has been appointed to help drive forward the Government’s plans to cut the...
Agri-Business
2019 Oxford Farming Conference gets underway...here's the events not to miss
Hundreds of farming enthusiasts from across the UK have converged on the classrooms and examination halls of Oxford University to...
Agri-Business
NFU outlines its top 3 priorities for 2019 in New Year's message
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has said she is ready to make 2019 the start of a national...
Agri-Business
NSA: Government migration plans will cripple UK abattoirs
The National Sheep Association has raised concerns about the Government’s white paper on migration and its lack of recognition of the...
Rural Life
Government must postpone digital tax plans - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has called on the Government to hold-off on its plans to introduce a digital system...
Beef
Treated imports could change shoppers minds on meat
Allowing imports of products like chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef in a post-Brexit trade deal could have a negative impact...
Agri-Business
Scotch red meat producers plan promotion to appeal to New Year dieters
Almost four in five (77%) of Scots plan to kick off the new year by going on a diet, according...
Agri-Business
Agricultural drone involved in near-miss with RAF jet over Suffolk
An agricultural drone had a near-miss with an RAF Tornado jet over Suffolk, according to an Airprox Board report published this...
Agri-Business
Hundreds of thousands turn out for Boxing Day meets
Hundreds of thousands of people were out in force on Wednesday, December 26, supporting the Boxing Day meets of more...
Agri-Business
Contractor fined £20,000 after land spreading leads to water pollution
An agricultural waste contracting company has been fined £20,000 following an Environment Agency investigation after polluting a stream while land...
Agri-Business
‘Field’ test: Agri robots to be put through their paces on farm trial
A three-year trial to test farmbots – farm robots – has been announced between the John Lewis Partnership and the...
Agri-Business
Green light for world leading agri-tech hub
A world leading agri-tech research and innovation hub is to be built in Newport – after permission was granted by...
Agri-Business
RAU to seize Brexit opportunity
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) plans to meet the needs of the UK’s land management and agri-food sectors, post-Brexit, through...
