Pig/Poultry
Confidential helpline set up to support pig industry
A confidential, 24-hour helpline has been set up by the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI) to support workers affected by...
Pig/Poultry
Arable
Farming sectors performing well in Northern Ireland
Danske Bank’s head of agri-business, Rodney Brown, is confirming that most of Northern Ireland’s farming sectors are performing well at...
Agri Politics
Government launches support measures for the pig industry
The government has announced a package of measures to support the pig industry which has faced a number of challenges...
Pig/Poultry
Insurers now investigating Oxfordshire pig-farm fire
Insurers are now investigating the cause of a fire that killed a number of pigs in Oxfordshire last week, as...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry keepers urged to prepare for avian flu
The UK’s chief veterinary offices are encouraging poultry keepers to take action now in order to reduce the risk of...
N.Ireland
16,000 birds killed in Fermanagh farm fire
Firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze which killed 16,000 birds on a poultry farm in Co. Fermanagh today...
Pig/Poultry
Pig industry protest Conservatives in Manchester
‘What do we want? Butchers; When do we want them? Now.’ This is one of chants echoed by members of...
Agri-Business
UFU urges DAERA to act over NI’s pig sector pressures
Shoppers could see fewer of their favourite pork products on supermarket shelves this Christmas, while farmers struggle to cope with...
Agri-Business
Eustice rules out nationalisation of UK CO2 production
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Secretary George Eustice has ruled out any prospect of the government nationalising...
Agri-Business
CO2 shortage: Supermarkets say NI poultry farms were ‘days from crisis’
Northern Ireland's agri-food chain was just days away from crisis, had the government not intervened to reinstate carbon dioxide (CO2)...
Agri-Business
Pork crisis: NI’s pig backlog to reach 24,000 by mid-October
The backlog of pigs to be slaughtered could reach as many as 24,000 in just a month, according to representatives...
Rural Life
Yorkshire man jailed for 6 breaches of animal protection order
A man who has been found in breach of an animal protection court order six times has been jailed, North...
Beef
Part 2: Five more myth-busting facts about antibiotics and animals
Agriland recently shared part one in a two-part myth-busting series about antibiotics and animals from the European Platform for the...
Agri-Business
Mexican market access worth up to £50 million to British pork producers
Access to the Mexican market could be worth up to £50 million to British pork producers in the first five...
Agri-Business
70,000 pigs backing up on UK farms amid worker shortage
Healthy pigs will end up being destroyed and wasted - with an estimated 70,000 pigs backing up on farms -...
Agri-Business
Applications now open for Scottish Pig Producer Hardship Support Scheme
A £715,000 hardship fund has been set up to offer financial support to pig producers affected by the temporary closure...
Dairy
Global leaders call for reduction in antimicrobials used in food systems
Global leaders and experts have called for a significant and urgent reduction in the amounts of antimicrobials - including antibiotics...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB’s Pig Health scheme set to return in the autumn
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) Pig Health scheme will return this autumn with an enhanced benchmarking feature, following...
