Machinery
New Holland looks to future after hitting major milestone
Amid “extraordinary circumstances” as Covid-19 continues to make its impact felt, agricultural machinery giant New Holland Agriculture has hit a...
coronavirus
Rural Life
Over 1,000 employees in German meat plant test positive for Covid-19
Germany’s Covid-19 transmission rate has risen sharply following outbreaks in meat processing plants among other areas, according to health authorities...
N.Ireland
Moy Park makes £4 million investment in Covid-19 staff protection
Poultry giant Moy Park has invested more than £4 million in safety and supportive measures to protect its staff during...
Agri-Business
NI’s £25 million Covid-19 support will ‘go to those who need it most’
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots has said Northern Ireland’s £25 million Covid-19 support fund will be “targeted...
Rural Life
Cows ‘could be the newest weapon against Covid-19’
Genetically modified cows are currently being used by an American biotech firm to produce human antibodies that subdue SARS-CoV-2, the...
Dairy
Dairy co-op trained farmers to collect milk in Covid-19 back-up plan
One of the UK’s biggest dairy co-operatives, Arla Foods, has revealed the significant lengths it went to to ensure the continuity...
Agri-Business
David McWilliams on the future of the global economy – and return of the ‘luck penny’
ONE20: The Alltech Ideas Conference took place last week as a ‘virtual experience’ with online interviews and presentations rather than...
Machinery
JCB workers to vote on new arrangements to avoid job losses
JCB has reached agreement with the GMB Union on a new working pattern that is designed to safeguard up to...
Rural Life
Herts County Show to go digital this Bank Holiday Weekend
Covid-19 has cancelled many family events around Hertfordshire, but not the county show. The show will go on as organisers...
Agri-Business
NI allocates £25 million of its Covid emergency fund to agri-food
Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance has made £25 million emergency Covid-19 funding available to the region’s agri-food sector. The money...
Machinery
Covid-19 impact puts nearly 1,000 staff jobs at risk in JCB
Urgent talks are underway between a workers’ union and JCB over almost 1,000 staff jobs which have been deemed at-risk...
Agri-Business
Nearly half of UK veterinary practices report Covid-19 linked fall in turnover
Almost half of UK vets have seen between a quarter and half of their turnover slashed due to Covid-19 restrictions,...
Forestry
Forestry and timber markets face new challenges over the coming years – report
Global supply chains face unprecedented levels of uncertainty from the fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. This is according to a...
Agri-Business
NI public urged to buy takeaways to support struggling hospitality sector
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture has urged the public to indulge in takeaways as the hospitality sector adapts to try...
Agri-Business
Morrisons launches seasonal food box to support British farmers
Supermarket giant Morrisons has unveiled a new 10kg box of British seasonal produce to encourage shoppers to buy local. Retailing...
Machinery
JCB stands down ventilator housing production
JCB has stood down production lines “which had been poised to produce thousands of special housings for a new type...
Agri-Business
‘Lifeline’ for plant and flower growers as garden centres set to reopen
The reopening of garden centres across England has been praised as a “lifeline” for British ornamental horticultural growers. The rules...
Rural Life
Agricultural college bedsheets transformed into gowns for NHS frontline
A Scottish agricultural college has found a novel way to help the frontline in the Covid-19 pandemic. Bedsheets from Strathfillan...
