Dairy
UK milk processor introduces milk 'price floor' at 23p/L
UK milk processor Dairy Crest has taken action to stabilise prices for farmers. Dairy Crest has announced that following a...
UK
Sheep
Fall in dependence on UK and France for sheepmeat exports
Ireland’s dependence on the British and French markets for sheepmeat exports has fallen by 21% since 2009, according to Bord...
Beef
US officials to visit Scottish beef plants
Scotland could be the next EU country to gain access to the US beef market following Ireland’s lead last month....
Dairy
Aldi and Lidl gaining ground in British cheese market
The hard discounters (Aldi and Lidl) continue to make ground in the British retail cheese market, mirroring their growth across...
Dairy
UK farmer anger as co-op delays January milk cheques
Some UK dairy farmers will see their milk cheques delayed by two weeks this month amid cash flow concerns at...
Dairy
UK dairy farmers milk production set to break 20-year high
UK dairy farmers are on course to produce the most milk collectively in 20 years, according to DairyCo. It says...
Beef
UK beef farmers warned of strong Irish competition in 2015
UK beef farmers have been warned of strong competition from lower-priced Irish beef imports in 2015 according to a report...
Machinery
Over 100 JCB machines at risk aboard stricken cargo ship
A total of 105 50t and 33t JCB excavators, along with backhoe loaders, telescopic handlers, loading shovels and forklifts are said...
Beef
Latest UK cattle herd statistics confirm tighter supplies in 2015
Latest revisions to the final livestock population statistics in the UK for June confirm that supplies of beef cattle are likely to...
Agri-Business
Kerry's pork pie sale gives competitor too big a slice of the market
The sale this year by Kerry Foods of its UK pork pie operations is causing ructions in the UK, with...
Beef
Mince the only beef product not to rise in price in the UK in 2014
Mince was the only beef product in the UK not to record an increase in price this year, according to...
Beef
ABP tells British beef farmers to get used to volatility
Managing volatility is something beef farmers must get used to, according to ABP Manager in the UK Stuart Roberts. Group...
Rural Life
Confronting the IT and succession challenges that face young farmers
It will be more and more important for farmers to be IT and technology savvy, according to the UK’s Parliamentary...
Agri-Business
Premier Foods calls on suppliers to 'pay and stay'
An investigation by BBC’s Newsnight has reported that Premier Foods, one of the biggest manufacturers in the UK has been...
Arable
UK farmers have another bumper oat crop
Although down 14% from last year, the 2014 UK oat crop is still 20% above the average for 2008-2012, according...
Dairy
UK processors announce January milk cut
Two UK processors have announced their intention to reduce milk prices for January. First Milk has announced that from January...
Agri-Business
70% of UK supermarket chicken positive for campylobacter
Some 70% of supermarket chicken has tested positive for campylobacter, according to a new survey by the UK’s Food Standards...
Opinion
UK beef industry relationships preferable to Irish
There are important differences between farm-level responses to disappointing prime beef cattle prices in the UK and Republic of Ireland...
