Beef
Red meat sector worth £2.8bn to Scottish economy
The red meat sector is now worth £2.8 billion to the Scottish economy, up 16% from £2.4 billion from the...
Pig/Poultry
Pig/Poultry
New AHDB 'British' campaign is 'fantastic news for British agriculture' - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said the change of rules allowing the term ‘British’ to be included in the We...
Agri-Business
NPA urges awareness of PRRSV risk when importing pigs
The National Pig Association (NPA) is urging those importing live pigs or semen to only source from herds negative for...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry sector preparing for 'similar outbreak' of bird flu this autumn
The UK poultry sector will be preparing to face a “similar outbreak” of avian influenza (bird flu) this autumn, following...
Pig/Poultry
3 new cases of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
Three new cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (bird flu) have been confirmed in Scotland. The disease was confirmed...
Agri-Business
AHDB highlights new red meat and dairy export opportunities
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has highlighted red meat and dairy export opportunities in Central/South America and Sub-Saharan...
Agri-Business
Cargill UK appoints 3 new poultry specialists
Agricultural products and services provider Cargill UK has appointed three new technical and formulation poultry specialists. The company said the...
Agri-Business
NPA appoints new senior policy advisor
The National Pig Association (NPA) has announced that Katie Jarvis will be taking on the role of senior policy advisor...
Agri-Business
Isotope testing 'effective' in verifying origin of pork
Isotope testing carried out by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has been described as highly effective in verifying...
Agri-Business
Tesco invests further £10 million into UK egg sector
Tesco has today (Tuesday, August 1) announced further investment of £10 million for the UK egg sector, with £6 million...
N.Ireland
North’s poultry sector on full biosecurity alert
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) chief executive, Wesley Aston, is advising all poultry farmers in Northern Ireland to maintain the highest...
Pig/Poultry
Government loosens controls on meat imports from Brazil
The government has loosed controls on meat imports coming from Brazil to Great Britain, following an audit of the South...
Machinery
Farmers urged to consider fire safety following 10ac blaze
Firefighters have urged farmers to think about fire safety following a call out to a field fire in Essex last...
Beef
Farm Safety Week: Farmers urged to review safety measures
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine is encouraging farmers to review safety measures on their farm and work out...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: 2 poultry workers test positive for virus
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed today (Friday, July 14) that an additional two people, who had direct exposure...
N.Ireland
World farmers take a stand against lab-grown food
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), representing over 1.2 billion farmers worldwide, hastaken a stand against adopting lab-grown food as an...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Over 500 birds removed from Aberdeenshire coast
430 birds have been removed from Stonehaven Beach on the east coast of Scotland. Aberdeenshire Council has also confirmed that...
Arable
21 killed in agri-sector work-related incidents last year
21 people were killed in work-related incidents in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry in Great Britain last year, according...
