Arable
Hop growers left questioning their viability after drop in demand due to Covid-19
British hop growers have been left with serious questions about the viability of their businesses after the government rejected industry...
Covid-19
Pig/Poultry
Banham Poultry reopens after Covid-19 outbreak forced closure
A chicken factory in Norfolk has reopened its doors after more than 100 workers at the factory tested positive for...
Machinery
John Deere pulls out of all international shows in 2021
John Deere has announced that it will not attend any international agricultural and turf trade shows in Europe during the...
Rural Life
Farmers failing to wear masks at marts could have 'horrendous ramifications'
Farmers have been warned that they risk losing access to their local livestock marts if they continue to ignore Covid-19...
Agri-Business
4,000 eligible farmers still to apply for NI’s Covid-19 support fund
Almost 4,000 farmers have still not responded to claim their share of Northern Ireland’s agricultural Covid-19 support money. Agriculture Minister...
World News
Small fines 'incentivise' meat companies to continue endangering employees
The world’s largest meat producer JBS Foods has been fined for failing to provide protection for staff in its Colorado...
World News
'It's not even a slap on the wrist' - Smithfield Foods fined for failing to protect workers
The US Labour Department has cited Smithfield Foods for failing to provide protection for its employees during the Covid-19 pandemic....
Rural Life
Royal Bath & West Society cancels Dairy Show for 2020
Organisers have been forced to cancel one of England’s last hopes of an agricultural show before the end of 2020...
Agri-Business
Cranswick’s Co. Antrim plant to reopen following 2-week closure
Cranswick Country Foods factory in Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, has reopened two weeks after authorities ordered it to close following an...
Agri-Business
Speyside meat plant voluntarily suspends factory processing
A meat plant in Scotland’s north-east has has opted to temporally close its production site for the next 14 days due...
Agri-Business
Changes to be made to NI farming Covid-19 support payments
Letters detailing offers of Covid-19 support money for Northern Ireland farmers are expected to arrive over the next few days....
Agri-Business
New Covid-19 veterinary survey in September to gauge business impact
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will issue the fourth iteration of its coronavirus impact survey next week to...
Agri-Business
75 workers test positive for Covid-19 at Banham Poultry
A total of 75 workers at a poultry plant in Norfolk have now tested positive for Covid-19 as part of...
Agri-Business
Meat plant outbreak blamed as NI infection rate surpasses UK and Ireland
A cluster at a meat plant in Co. Antrim and an increase in testing have been blamed for making Northern...
N.Ireland
Rural youth organisations to appoint new ‘Covid officers’ in every club
There will be no passing a mandarin from mouth to mouth at new members’ nights this year as the island’s...
Agri-Business
Research: Covid-19 can potentially spread over 8m in meat processing facilities
Research based on the outbreak of Covid-19 at the Tonnies meat processing facility in Germany has suggested that Covid-19 can...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim meat plant forced to close as ‘significant’ Covid-19 cluster forms
A Co. Antrim pork processing plant has been forced to close amid report of a ‘cluster’ of Covid-19 cases. Northern...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 mart rules: 'The industry cannot afford to get this wrong'
NSA Scottish Region is calling on buyers, sellers and hauliers using livestock marts to ensure strict compliance to Covid-19 guidelines...
