Agri-Business
Farmers encouraged to test for Q fever in dairy cattle
Ceva Animal Health is encouraging farmers experiencing fertility issues in their dairy herds to test for Q fever. The animal...
Farmers
Agri Politics
Suffolk County Council agrees to support local farmers in its catering
Suffolk County Council has agreed to pass a Conservative Party motion to support local farmers by ensuring all catering at...
Agri-Business
University of Cumbria to offer short farming courses from September
The University of Cumbria will offer part-time short courses for farmers, land managers and advisors from this September. The six...
Other
New video for farmers promotes sepsis awareness
A new video aimed at raising awareness of sepsis and its symptoms in farming and rural communities has been launched...
Agri-Business
72% of young farmers say it will be 'impossible' to go into farming
72% of young farmers believe that it will be “difficult or impossible” to move into farming due to ongoing issues...
N.Ireland
Reminder: NI Agricultural Census deadline approaching
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has issued a reminder to farmers to complete their 2023...
Agri-Business
Pause in construction of NI farm buildings ‘completely unfair’ – UFU
A pause in the construction of Northern Ireland farm buildings is “completely unfair” on farmers according to the Ulster Farmers’...
Agri-Business
RH&W launches new UK dairy cattle welfare strategy
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) has collaborated with dairy farmers, vets and industry representatives to create the new UK dairy...
Rural Life
High production costs leading to poor mental health - survey
The rising cost of production has contributed to the poor mental health of farmers and food producers, according to a...
Agri-Business
Increases to payment rates for upland farmers in ELMs
The UK government has announced changes to the payment rates for upland farmers in environmental land management schemes (ELMs). These...
Agri-Business
FUW appoints new account executive for insurance services
A new account executive has been appointed for the insurance services branch of the Farmers Union of Wales (FUW). Dafydd...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to be aware of utility work claims they can make
Rural consultancy Davidson & Robertson has urged farmers and landowners to be aware of the claims they can make when...
Government
Second round of Landscape Recovery scheme to include food criteria
The second round of the Landscape Recovery scheme will see the introduction of a food production criterion for the first...
Rural Life
Survey highlights importance of local abattoirs
A recent survey of more than 1,300 UK farming and food businesses found that 88% of respondents consider local abattoirs...
Agri-Business
67% of farmers lack confidence in the future of food production - survey
Over two-thirds (67%) of British farmers are not confident about the future of British food production, according to a new...
Government
Defra's IT systems 'outdated and difficult to use' - PAC report
A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has determined that the IT systems used by the Department for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Tesco drops price of milk for first time since 2020
Tesco has dropped the price of its milk for the first time since May 2020. From today (Thursday, April 13),...
Agri-Business
AgriTech event to highlight importance of reaching food security
The South West AgriTech Showcase will exhibit how critical British farmers are to the UK food supply chain, and how...
