Agri-Business
Shareholder vote on ‘likely’ LacPatrick/Lakeland merger expected this autumn
LacPatrick Dairies intends to hold a vote with shareholders on its potential merger with Lakeland Dairies this coming September. Last...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
British farmers could play 'key role' in promoting better public health and nutrition
Delivering the Nuffield Farming Lecture Report 2018, rural policy expert Prof. Michael Winter OBE, from the University of Exeter, said...
Agri-Business
Director banned after failing to pay minimum wage to farm labourers
A director of a company that supplied farm labourers has been banned for seven years after he repeatedly failed to...
Agri-Business
Countryside Alliance supports agriculture GCSE at education conference
The Countryside Alliance has publicly backed calls for a new GCSE qualification in agriculture. On Monday (July 2), the Royal...
Agri-Business
Benchmarking farm businesses 'key' to sector's Brexit preparations
With Brexit uncertainties on the horizon, it’s never been more important for farmers to understand their business costs. Lincolnshire farmer...
Agri-Business
Banks and NFU highlight the need for future investment in farming
British banks have joined forces with the NFU to call on the government to enable investment on farms and to...
Agri-Business
Antibiotic Guardian: Farming's big winners in the fight against AMR
British farming bodies have been hailed for their work to reduce antibiotic usage in the industry at the Antibiotic Guardian awards...
Agri-Business
Scottish farm vehicle theft bill halves in just 3 years
Tractor and quad theft costs in Scotland have fallen by almost half in the three years since key stakeholders joined...
Agri Politics
EU report to tackle unfair trading practices in the food chain
Copa and Cogeca is supporting the European Parliament’s draft report on the EU Commission’s plan to fight unfair trading practices...
Agri-Business
Ammonia becoming sticking point in planning again
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says ammonia is fast becoming a “major stumbling block” for the future development of agriculture...
Arable
Farmers advised to make long-term water plans as temperatures continue to soar
AHDB is reminding farmers and growers to review their water usage and take steps to build resilience into their long-term...
Agri-Business
Derogation granted for Scottish pig plant closed by CO2 shortage
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has granted a temporary derogation allowing pigs from the Brechin plant to be processed at a...
Agri-Business
British animal nutrition firm Volac announces major investment in Ireland
British firm Volac has announced it will spend £3 million on a new purpose-built finishing and packing facility in Ireland....
Arable
Millennials could 'hold the answer' for horticulture's labour woes
Work needs to start now to inspire young people to take up careers in horticulture and reduce agriculture’s reliance on...
Agri-Business
More than 1,600 EU vets so far respond to second RCVS Brexit survey
Over 1,600 EU-qualified veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses have already responded to a second survey by the Royal College of...
Agri-Business
CO2 shortage: Union calls for pig and poultry sectors to be prioritised
NFU Scotland (NFUS) president Andrew McCornick has written to Secretary of State Greg Clark asking that the pig and poultry processors...
Agri-Business
‘Smart’ farms to transform how we produce food
The University of Leeds has launched a new ‘smart farming’ initiative aiming to give farms and business a competitive advantage...
Dairy
All talk and no action characterises UK wholesale dairy markets
AHDB Dairy is reporting a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude, where UK wholesale dairy markets are concerned for the month of June. Trade...
