Agri-Business
140 jobs to go at Arla as part of 3-year 'Calcium' plans
Around 140 jobs are set to go as Arla Foods announces the next steps of its €400 million savings programme...
Agri-Business
Arable
Scottish Arable Farm of the Year finalists revealed
The three finalists of the AgriScot Scottish Arable Farm of the Year were revealed by award sponsors SoilEssentials and AHDB....
Agri-Business
'Proposals do not match Welsh farmers’ ambitions for growth'
Welsh farmers are concerned that their Government’s ‘Brexit and Our Land’ consultation proposals do not match their ambition for growth,...
Agri-Business
Carlisle farm partnership fined £100,000 after worker's death
An English farm partnership has been fined £100,000 after an employee was struck by a tractor, sustaining fatal head injuries....
Dairy
Call for voluntary dairy codes to be made statutory
NFU Cymru has said it is time producers and processors worked together to create a set of statutory dairy codes...
Agri-Business
AHDB meat subisdiary sale to complete in the 'next few months'
The sale of AHDB’s commercial subsidiary Meat and Livestock Commercial Services Limited (MLCSL) to Hallmark Veterinary Compliance Services is hoped...
Agri-Business
Farming and environmental groups unite on farm funding message
Farmers, landowners and environmental groups are bringing a united message to Parliament today (October 30) calling for the Government to...
Agri-Business
Budget: Some carrots for the countryside but no clarity for farmers
In his last Budget before Brexit, Chancellor Philip Hammond offered some financial carrots for the countryside – but offered no...
Agri-Business
Potential in wheat…due to warm water in the Pacific
Wheat price has the potential to rise. Short supplies and big weather events will drive that rise. That’s according to...
Agri-Business
Vets urged to tackle extreme conformation across all species
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has unveiled a new set of guiding principles to tackle the health impacts of extreme...
Beef
Next round of ‘Meat the Market’ events announced
Sheep and beef farmers around Scotland are invited to attend a series of three meetings to help them boost their...
Agri-Business
BASF increases sales but sees earnings drop 14% on same quarter in 2017
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) dived by 14% at BASF year-on-year last quarter despite an 8% rise in revenue....
Arable
Could underground farms be the polytunnels of the future
University of Nottingham academics are exploring a new concept for underground farms as an alternative approach to large-scale crop production,...
Agri-Business
Arla joins UK and European farmers' call to avoid 'no-deal' Brexit
Arla Foods has joined farmer organisations from across the UK and several other EU countries to call for politicians to...
Dairy
Arla to hold milk price but warns of reducing commodity prices
Arla Foods’ conventional milk price will be unchanged for November 2018, with the UK manufacturing price remaining at 32.47p/L. However,...
Arable
Batters: Workforce uncertainty is crippling horticultural businesses
NFU president Minette Batters has reiterated the importance of access to a competent and flexible workforce for the horticultural sector,...
Agri-Business
Lords raise 'serious concerns' over Defra’s no-deal preparations
The EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee has written to Secretary of State Rt Hon Michael Gove with serious concerns about...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm announces new 3-year fixed price contract
Northern Ireland dairy cooperative Dale Farm is offering its 1,300 farmers the opportunity to enter a three-year fixed milk price...
