N.Ireland
British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit...
UK
Machinery
Pics: Big crop of new machinery at Cereals 2017
Cereals 2017 is one of the biggest trade shows in either Ireland or the UK specifically focused on the tillage sector....
N.Ireland
UK agriculture is facing a 10-year transition to a new, post-Brexit support system
The UK will seek to introduce fundamental agricultural policy reforms, post-Brexit, according to Conservative Party Peer Lord Daniel Finkelstein. “But...
Sheep
Study reveals sheep farmers are 'hesitant' to seek the help of vets
A recent study in the UK has revealed that sheep farmers are hesitant to seek the help of vets straight...
Sheep
Schmallenberg outbreaks on the increase in England
English livestock producers are being urged to submit lambs with suspected Schmallenberg virus (SBV) for post-mortem examination as the number...
Agri-Business
UK food and drink exports surged in 2016
Global sales of UK food and drink have hit the £20 billion (€23 billion) mark for the first time, the...
Pig/Poultry
Video: 1,000 abandoned chicks 'put to sleep' in the UK due to bird flu risk
Some 1,000 chicks which were abandoned in the UK recently have been ‘put to sleep’ due to a case of...
Dairy
Fonterra encourages UK to adopt an open trade policy post-Brexit
New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra has encouraged the UK to adopt an open trade policy post-Brexit. Fonterra’s Trade Strategy and...
Pig/Poultry
23,000 birds destroyed in the UK following suspected case of bird flu
A suspected case of bird flu in a poultry flock of approximately 23,000 birds has been announced near Redgrave, in...
Pig/Poultry
Another case of bird flu identified in the UK
Another case of bird flu (H5N8 avian flu) has been identified in the UK, this time in a flock of...
Agri-Business
'Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve waste problems'
Giving surplus supermarket food to charities will not solve hunger or food waste problems, a paper published by the Food...
Pig/Poultry
UK flock of 19,500 turkeys to be culled due to bird flu outbreak
A bird flu outbreak has been detected on a turkey rearing farm in the UK, which has a flock of...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu outbreak detected in a UK flock of 10,000 pheasants
An outbreak of bird flu has been detected in a flock of 10,000 farmed breeding pheasants at a premises in...
Agri-Business
UK Prime Minister wants out of the EU single market
The UK Prime Minister, Theresa May announced that the UK plans to leave the European Union single market as part...
Rural Life
Wanted: Contractor to take over huge 1,250ac farm
An investor who purchased a 1,250ac farm in Cambridgeshire in the UK is now searching for a contractor to take...
Machinery
Irish buyers compete at UK machinery sales as prices climb
Irish buyers continued to compete with continental and domestic buyers at UK agricultural machinery sales as stock levels fall. Plenty...
Dairy
Value of Irish dairy exports to the UK drops 10% in 2016
A decline of over 10% was recorded in the value of Irish dairy exports in 2016 to the UK at...
Agri-Business
'CAP support changes post-Brexit will have major impact on North's farming sectors'
Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) support changes post-Brexit will have a major impact on all the farming sectors in Northern Ireland,...
