Agri-Business
UK agricultural university offers drones to disinfect Covid-19 hotspots
An English agricultural university has offered to deliver drone sprayer training to qualified emergency services drone pilots, to enable them...
coronavirus
Agri-Business
Union launches survey to gauge Scottish farmers' Covid-19 experiences
A survey launched this week aims to help farmers in Scotland communicate the issues they are facing as a result...
N.Ireland
Across the Hedgerow: Rural lockdown companionship service launched in NI
Two rural bodies have joined forces to set up a new project to support older and vulnerable people in Northern...
Agri-Business
New remote assessment tool launched for Scottish quality assurance
Following the suspension of all face-to-face assessments of its quality assurance schemes, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new,...
Agri-Business
Organisers say AgriScot expected to take place 'as normal'
Organisers say this year’s AgriScot is still scheduled to take place on Wednesday, November 18 with expectations the event will...
Agri-Business
NI vets could be drafted into hospitals in Covid-19 continguency plan
Northern Ireland vets could be drafted into hospitals to help with the Covid-19 response, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Agri-Business
DAERA relaxes herd restrictions for herds overdue TB tests
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has relaxed herd restrictions for herds overdue their TB tests. The decision comes...
N.Ireland
Farmers urged to reduce risks as Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance is grounded
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to take extra measures to reduce their risk of an accident while working....
Agri-Business
UK farmers forced to dump milk as Covid-19 knocks processing capacity
Farmers in parts of England say they have been asked to dump their milk as processors struggle to work through...
Agri-Business
NFU Mutual launches £32 million industry support package
A £32 million support package to support agriculture through Covid-19 has been made available by rural insurer NFU Mutual. The...
Dairy
French dairy sector sets up €10 million fund for farmers reducing milk supply
The French dairy sector has urged its farmer suppliers to reduce milk production over the coming weeks to ease the...
Dairy
American farmers dump milk amid Covid-19 crunch
A number of farmers in the US and Canada have been forced to open their bulk tanks and dump milk...
Rural Life
Scottish flock of sheep enlisted in battle against Covid-19
Researchers at the University of Dundee are using sheep in the fight against Covid-19. The flock will be used to...
N.Ireland
DAERA minister calls for halt to prescribed burning
Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has urged farmers and land managers to halt all prescribed burning in the...
Agri-Business
Emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during Covid-19 unveiled
A series of emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak has been announced by Minister for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Food prices likely to rise as Covid-19 takes toll on supply chains
UK food prices are likely to rise according to retailers, as labour shortages, and supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19...
N.Ireland
Opinion: ‘We face a fast-paced, unfamiliar and invisible enemy – but we face it together’
By Edwin Poots – Minister for Agriculture for Northern Ireland As a nation, we are facing the biggest health crisis...
Agri-Business
NI NAP derogation and accounts submission deadlines extended
Key nutrient paperwork deadlines have been extended until April 30 in Northern Ireland, Minister Edwin Poots has confirmed. Farmers will now...
