Agri-Business
UK's gene-editing bill passed into law
The UK government has passed the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act into law which, it has said, will reinforce “food...
Agri Food
Agri-Business
New fund for small-scale producers in Scotland
A new fund in Scotland is set to help small-scale producers become more resilient and enhance their contribution to the...
N.Ireland
Sustainability is the focus of the 2023 Great Agri-Food Debate
Sustainability and its role in the future of the agri-food industry is to be central to the discussions between the...
N.Ireland
US approves lab-grown meat for human consumption
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved lab-grown meat for human consumption for the first time ever, in...
Agri-Business
Welsh food and drink industry continues to thrive
The Welsh food and drink sector continues to succeed as latest figures show the supply chain turnover increased to £23...
Pig/Poultry
AHDB pork campaign aligns with cost-of-living crisis
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has launched its new campaign aimed at encouraging people to purchase economical cuts of...
Agri-Business
Poots salutes McDonald's for investing in customer experience
Leaders from Northern Ireland’s agri-food, sporting and community sectors, including Minister for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs, Edwin Poots, gathered...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats and Dunbia sign agreement to minimise carcase waste
Agri-food tech company Elemental has signed its first licensing agreement with food processors Dawn Meats and Dunbia for its protein...
Agri-Business
What does the future hold for NI agri-food graduates?
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots told students at CAFRE’s annual agri-food careers event that the sector needs to retain...
Agri-Business
Pioneering traceability technology up for top award
Pioneering traceability technology which helps millions of consumers know that their food is genuine from farm to fork has been...
N.Ireland
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
N.Ireland
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods
Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...
N.Ireland
£700,000 cooked vegetable processing site opens in Co. Down
Fresh foods producer Willowbrook Foods has invested £700,000 (€794,000) in developing a state-of-the-art production facility in Newtownards, Co. Down, with...
N.Ireland
'Agri-food: Ignore consumer data at your peril' - industry analyst warns
Just five key points form the basis of consumer food buying decisions, Mintel’s Brian O’Connor told an audience of Northern...
N.Ireland
IFEX to bring world's best butchers to the test in Belfast
IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next...
N.Ireland
'Fifth-quarter' products among pork exports off to China
Two pork processors in Northern Ireland are among a select few in the UK given the green light to ship...
N.Ireland
Artisan food sector given £88,000 research boost
Northern Ireland’s artisan food sector has been given a £88,000 (€99,138) boost from Invest NI funding to help increase the...
N.Ireland
'Automation could solve the agri-food industry’s labour shortage problems'
Robots that pick fruit, weeds, and even go out into the field and feed the cows could become a common...
