Dairy
Arla to provide foodbanks with fridges full of dairy products
Arla has announced the launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at supplying fresh dairy produce to food charities across Britain....
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
TikTok drives demand for protein-rich dairy in Tesco
Social media sites like TikTok have been accredited with generating the recent upsurge in demand for protein rich dairy produce,...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s sues meat processors over alleged price-fixing
Fast food giant McDonald’s is taking a law suit in the United States where it is suing four major meat...
Agri-Business
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit
A Welsh farmer was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for several counts of animal welfare charges, including the disposal of...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity...
Agri-Business
Lakeland: New agreement on veterinary medicines is ‘critical’
A new sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) agreement for veterinary medicines needs to be agreed between the UK and the European Union as...
Agri-Business
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
Beef
AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024
British beef exports enjoyed a strong performance from both EU and non EU markets in the first half of 2024,...
Agri-Business
Fonterra releases new strategy to ‘grow value for farmers’
New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has released a new “revised” business strategy which it says will involve a greater focus...
Rural Life
Health and welfare of animals central to vets - new BVA president
The new president of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has said that the veterinary profession puts “the health and welfare...
Agri-Business
Lidl announces €1b injection into UK free-range eggs
Lidl has today (September 24) announced a prospective injection of one billion euro into the British egg industry over the...
Agri-Business
Morrisons' farm bus to take customers to meet food producers
Morrisons is trialing a ‘British farm bus tour’ which will offer customers an opportunity to visit and meet with the...
Dairy
Food security compromised by farming challenges - Arla
Food security and affordability are being undermined across the UK due to labour shortages in the agriculture industry, according to...
Agri-Business
Former Saputo plant acquired by entrepreneur for kefir production
Entrepreneur and founder of Lucy’s Organics, Edward Smolyansky has entered into an agreement to acquire the assets, including the plant...
Agri-Business
Port of Liverpool welcomes UK’s largest maize shipment
The Port of Liverpool has welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize, reinforcing its critical role in supporting the...
Dairy
UK Dairy Day 2024 drew huge crowds for 10th anniversary
UK Dairy Day 2024 attracted huge crowds for its 10th anniversary event this year. There were over 280 trade stands...
