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...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
'Evolution, not revolution' - Wales’ farming unions call for ‘Welsh way forward’
Wales’ two farming unions have launched a joint principles paper aimed at placing Welsh food, farming, livelihoods, communities and the...
Agri-Business
UK veterinary antibiotics sales fall to lowest in 25 years
Total sales of antibiotics for use in animals in the UK have fallen to their lowest level since 1993, according...
Agri-Business
Live exports 'integral' to Northern Ireland farming, UFU warns
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned the live export of cattle, sheep, pigs and poultry is an “integral” part of...
Agri-Business
NFU calls for Chancellor to implement 8 measures to Brexit-proof farms
With less than a week until the Budget, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has written to the Chancellor to call...
Agri-Business
NI farmer banned from keeping animals for life after mistreating pigs
A Co. Antrim farmer was today banned from keeping animals and sentenced to 18 months in prison suspended for four years...
Beef
Importers rewarded for championing the Scottish Red meat industry
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has recognised two importers for their longstanding loyalty and commitment to the Scottish red meat industry....
Dairy
Round 2 of McDonald’s £500,000 British dairy grants now open
UK Arla farmers have just a few days remaining to apply for up to £10,000 in the second round of...
Agri-Business
Dunn: Hammond must provide better fiscal framework for farm tenancies
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is urging the Chancellor of the Exchequer to consider including tax reforms which would help...
Agri-Business
Welsh warn no trade deal would have 'stark implications' for red meat sector
The challenges of Brexit for Wales’s iconic red meat industry were laid out in clear terms as Hybu Cig Cymru...
Pig/Poultry
Vaccine shows promise against costly poultry disease
A new vaccine strategy could offer protection to millions of chickens threatened by a serious respiratory disease, research shows. Infectious...
Agri-Business
Co. Down farmer fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway
By Michael Kenwood A Co. Down farmer has been fined £4,000 after polluting 2km of waterway with slurry at almost...
Agri-Business
Defra urged to act now over Brexit challenges for NI farming
A Westminster report examining the prospects of Northern Ireland farming post-Brexit warns Defra has not done enough given the lack...
Agri-Business
Defra urged to act now over Brexit challenges for NI farming
A Westminster report examining the prospects of Northern Ireland farming post-Brexit warns Defra has not done enough given the lack...
Agri-Business
SIAL: 'Strong demand' from importers for Scotch meat
The opening days of SIAL in Paris, one of the world’s largest food trade fairs, have seen a very encouraging...
Agri-Business
South Korean government officials learn from Wiltshire's rural development
A delegation of 23 officials from South Korea’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs visited Wiltshire agri-business support projects...
Agri-Business
Could the ration of the future see your cows chow down...on insects?
We’ve all heard claims insects could be on the menu in the future – but could crawlies could make it...
Agri-Business
Fram Farmers’ cooperative appoints strategic partnerships manager
Fram Farmers, an innovative leader in the farmer-owned cooperative sector, has appointed Gordon Cummings as strategic partnerships manager. With over...
