N.Ireland
Defra report: Decrease in ‘food secure’ households in UK
There is a notable decrease in food secure households in the UK according to a report from the Department for...
UK
N.Ireland
Farm groups link up for tractor protest in London
Farm organisations along with those involved in tomorrow’s (Wednesday December 11) tractor protest at Westminster have come together under the...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
N.Ireland
AHDB: UK’s wheat area set to increase in 2025
There are strong indications that the UK’s wheat area, overall, for 2025 will increase relative to the year previous. But...
N.Ireland
AHDB seeks new chair to support levy payers
A successor is being sought to replace the current chair of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), with Nicholas...
Machinery
Irish Rovers vintage night to celebrate UK trip
Back in May a small group of vintage enthusiasts set off on a trip from John O’Groats to Lands End,...
Agri-Business
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm announces milk price for August supplies
The board of Dale Farm has set its base milk price at 41.30p/L for August supplies at 3.95% butterfat and...
N.Ireland
Muir clarifies bluetongue regulations and impact on live imports
Northern Ireland agriculture minister, Andrew Muir, has clarified the current bluetongue regulations and their impact on imports of live animals...
Agri-Business
Restricted zone expanded as bluetongue spreads further in UK
Bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3) has been confirmed on further premises in the UK, as the disease continues to spread,...
N.Ireland
Bluetongue cases in GB ‘extremely worrying’ for NI – MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart has said the rise in bluetongue...
N.Ireland
UK cereals harvest update amid sliding grain prices
According to the Andersons Centre, the UK cereals harvest continues apace against the backdrop of sliding grain prices. The value...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue cases in UK rise with 41 animals infected
Bluetongue continues to spread in the UK with the disease now confirmed in 41 animals at 13 infected premises, according...
Agri-Business
Number of UK premises infected with bluetongue rises to 10
The number of premises infected with bluetongue in the UK has risen to 10, with the disease now confirmed in...
N.Ireland
First UK bluetongue case detected in 2024/25 season
The first case of bluetongue virus BTV3 in the 2024/25 vector season has been detected in England, the Department for...
N.Ireland
UK survey seeks farmers’ views on regenerative agriculture
Farmers from across the UK are being asked for their thoughts on regenerative agriculture and and what exactly the term...
N.Ireland
Survey: UK farmers slow to introduce GHG mitigation measures
Some livestock farmers in the UK have expressed an unwillingness to adopt greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation measures. This is according...
