Agri-Business
UK signs free trade deal with New Zealand
Following an agreement in principle last October, the UK has today (Monday, February 28) signed a post-Brexit free trade deal...
New Zealand
Agri-Business
LMC gives evidence to Westminster’s NI Affairs Select Committee
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson, recently gave evidence to Westminster's Northern Ireland Affairs Select Committee. He...
N.Ireland
Westminster is being disingenuous to UK farmers – LMC chief executive
There is now a total disconnect between the UK's trade, climate-change and food-standards policies, according to Livestock and Meat Commission...
Agri Politics
UK-NZ free trade deal: How it affects the agricultural community
Following 16 months of negotiations, the Prime Ministers of the UK and New Zealand – Boris Johnson and Jacinda Ardern...
N.Ireland
Shortage of lamb imports forecast for the UK Christmas period
Lamb imports for the Christmas period look likely to be tight, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)....
Agri Politics
UK nears trade deal with New Zealand
A trade deal between the UK and New Zealand could see both countries ditch tariffs as high as 10% on...
N.Ireland
Pics: Trapped cow hoisted free from Kiwi rotary parlour
A crane had to be brought in to rescue a trapped cow from the centre of a rotary milking parlour...
Sheep
‘Quarantine drench critical in light of ever-growing drench resistance’
"There are so many resistant worms out there that farmers are now much more likely to import them onto their...
Dairy
Global dairy markets: ‘Steady as she goes’ according to AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming that global dairy markets will remain strong in the short-term, which...
Agri-Business
New Zealand government to phase out live exports by sea
The New Zealand government has announced that the export of livestock by sea will cease following a transition period of...
Dairy
New Zealand milk output to fall by 10%
New Zealand milk output will fall by 10% by 2030 as the country’s dairy industry confronts the combined challenge of...
Arable
New Zealand commits to 7-year IPM programme for tillage sector
New Zealand’s tillage, horticulture and vegetable sectors have embarked on a seven-year programme, which should lead to the widespread implementation...
Agri-Business
Fonterra posts ‘most encouraging progress to date’ in latest sustainability report
Fonterra has reported its “most encouraging sustainability results since starting its annual reporting four years ago”, according to the Kiwi...
Agri-Business
Fonterra chairman announces plans to step down
Fonterra Cooperative’s chairman John Monaghan has confirmed that he will retire as a director of the Kiwi co-op when his...
Rural Life
Emergency services called ‘as precaution’ following Fonterra factory fire
Emergency services including fire and ambulance vehicles were called to a factory owned by Fonterra as a precautionary measure following...
Beef
Brexit ‘no-deal' will have a 'withering impact' on the UK’s livestock sectors
Stakeholder groups within Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb sectors have issued a withering perspective on the threat of a ‘no-deal’...
Agri-Business
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...
Dairy
New Zealand looks to change its export focus
With a limited home market of only 4.7 million people, roughly the same as the Republic of Ireland, about 95%...
