Beef
Future of EU-UK trade deal remains unclear
The future of trade deal negotiations between the UK and the EU remains unclear, with the UK’s chief negotiator writing...
Brexit
Pig/Poultry
Egg industry gives 'cautious welcome' to Government hen welfare pledge
UK egg industry and welfare bodies have welcomed the latest Government pledge to uphold high environmental, food safety and animal welfare...
Rural Life
Brexit negotiator Barnier tests positive for Covid-19
Chief Brexit negotiator for the European Commission Michel Barnier has confirmed that he has tested positive for the Covid-19 coronavirus....
N.Ireland
English farmers’ BPS payments to reduce by between 5% and 25% in 2021
English farmers are set to see their Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) payments cut by between 5% and 25% as of...
Agri-Business
Irish and UK farmers ‘have common cause’ on standards and competition
It’s clear that Irish and UK farmers have a common cause on high UK food standards and fair competition, according...
N.Ireland
‘I’m really worried about where Brexit is going’ – Coveney
Despite not wanting to be “a prophet of doom”, the Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Simon Coveney,...
Agri-Business
Reluctance for agricultural investment disappearing as 'Brexit Day' arrives
Farmers’ confidence has plummeted in recent years amid Brexit uncertainty, but investment plans are now starting to evolve, according to...
Agri-Business
European Parliament ratifies UK withdrawal agreement
The European Parliament has ratified the withdrawal agreement between the EU and the UK, thereby paving the way for the...
Agri-Business
Final EU Parliament vote on Brexit agreement before UK MEPs depart
The European Parliament will vote on an agreement on the withdrawal of the UK from the EU at 6:00pm this...
Agri-Business
Barnier in Belfast: People must be aware of Brexit consequences
People must be aware of the negative consequences from Brexit, according to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Barnier...
Agri-Business
European Parliament approves Brexit withdrawal agreement
The European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs approved the withdrawal agreement this evening, Thursday, January 23, bringing Brexit one step...
Agri Politics
Brexit back in focus in House of Commons
It is now less than four weeks to the Brexit deadline date of January 31, when the UK is set...
Rural Life
Savills: Non-domestic players set to boost UK volumes but ‘Brelief Bounce’ unlikely
Some non-domestic institutional investors are likely to now re-enter the UK market cautiously now that the General Election has passed,...
Rural Life
Savills farmland forecast 2020 – local factors to dominate
Following the weight of the election result on Thursday, December 12, Savills farmland forecast is delivered with greater confidence, although...
Agri-Business
MPs back withdrawal agreement bill in House of Commons
MPs have approved the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill in the House of Commons in the UK this afternoon, Friday,...
Johnson takes landslide victory as Conservatives secure majority
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party has secured a comfortable majority in the House of Commons following a landslide...
Agri-Business
UK election exit polls: Boris Johnson on course for victory
Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party appear to be on course for a majority win in the 2019 UK General...
Beef
‘Brexit is not going to happen’ – Marshall’s theory
As the hours count down to the 2019 UK general election – set to take place tomorrow, Thursday, December 12...
