N.Ireland
Covid TB test easements to end in NI
Temporary measures to stop herds overdue their TB test because of Covid-19 disruption from being closed up are set to...
Covid-19
Agri-Business
Report: 63% of British people will buy more UK produce as a result of Covid-19 and Brexit
Research released by Barclays has uncovered the impact of the pandemic on consumer grocery shopping habits, as one-quarter of Brits...
Agri Politics
‘Triple Challenge’ of a new world to dominate agenda of HCC Conference
The main annual conference of Wales’ livestock and red meat industry, hosted by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales...
Agri-Business
Poots opens £1.6 million ornamental horticulture support scheme
A financial support scheme to help Northern Ireland ornamental horticulture growers with the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has opened...
Pig/Poultry
Covid-19 outbreak confirmed in Cranswick Country Foods plant
A number of cases of Covid-19 have been confirmed at a meat processing plant in Norfolk. Cranswick Country Foods in...
N.Ireland
CAFRE to host virtual open days as NI ramps up Covid measures
Northern Ireland’s College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has announced plans to run a series of virtual open...
Agri-Business
69% of farmers have made switch to online purchasing due to effects of Covid-19
Covid-19 is having a huge impact on farmers’ purchasing practices, according to new research by leading global consultancy, McKinsey and...
World News
Calls for German meat plants to work longer hours to aid backlog
The German Agricultural Minister Julia Kloeckner has called for meat factories to work longer hours to deal with a backlog of...
Agri Politics
Support to LFA must be fully reinstated to £65 million from 2021 - NFUS
In its latest policy document, NFU Scotland (NFUS) is calling on the Scottish government to recognise the value of active...
Pig/Poultry
Banham Poultry invests in new Covid-19 protection measures after previous outbreak
MYDIS is working with Banham Poultry to ensure its Norfolk-based premises are Covid-19-secure after a coronavirus outbreak prompted the business...
Beef
Over 170 Pilgrim's Pride workers test positive for Covid-19
Over 170 workers at a meat processing plant in Cornwall have tested positive for Covid-19. Most of the cases at...
Agri-Business
Women in Dairy conference: Covid-19 is our chance to create a sustainable supply chain
How often, or when was the last time, you had a conversation about your farm’s emissions with your feed company?...
Agri-Business
LAMMA show postponed for 2021
Organisers of LAMMA, one of the UK’s biggest machinery shows, have made the decision to push their 2021 event back...
Pig/Poultry
18 Bernard Matthews meat workers test positive for Covid-19
18 staff members at a Bernard Matthews turkey plant in Suffolk have tested positive for Covid-19. The members of staff...
World News
China urges frozen food importers to avoid countries with severe Covid-19 outbreaks
China is warning its frozen food importers to avoid countries with high levels of Covid-19 cases after several imported products...
Agri-Business
Payments for NI’s £18 million Covid-19 farm support fund to begin today
Payments for Northern Ireland’s £18 million Covid-19 farm support fund are set to begin today (Monday, September 28). More than 11,000...
Agri Politics
'New Covid-19 restrictions will not change how we work' - BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded following Covid-19 updates issued by governments in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,...
World News
German police investigate illegal workers in meat factories
German police have searched over 40 homes and businesses in an effort to crack down on foreign workers being illegally brought...
