Agri-Business
McDonald's called on to ensure US suppliers move to crate-free pork production
A shareholder in McDonald's in the US has called on the company to ensure that all its US suppliers move...
Agri-Business
A shareholder in McDonald's in the US has called on the company to ensure that all its US suppliers move...
N.Ireland
Silvopasture is a more-than feasible grazing option for sheep, according to Jim McAdam, an honorary professor at Queen’s University Belfast....
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots said that he welcomes the rise in farm incomes for 2021 but the continuing...
Agri-Business
The total gross output for agriculture in Northern Ireland increased by 9% within one year reaching £2.43 billion in 2021,...
Agri-Business
The gauge for world food prices went up in January, largely catalysed by supply-side constraints for vegetable oils, the Food...
Agri-Business
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) recently launched its Foodservice 2021: Recovery, Challenges and Opportunities report including figures on...
Rural Life
Farmer and television presenter Jimmy Doherty has accepted an exciting new role as the Chancellor of Writtle University College in...
N.Ireland
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has welcomed the publication of the Independent Strategic Review of the Northern...
Sheep
Sheep farmer Clement Lynch’s 525-ewe farm has been selected as the newest College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE)...
Agri-Business
Belfast-based animal nutrition company, Devenish, has announced today (January 12) that it has opened a new production facility in Mexico....
N.Ireland
The last year has seen major changes made to the political, economic and legislative landscape within which beef and lamb...
Agri-Business
A coalition of leading food and farming businesses is calling the government ahead of the NFU Food Security Summit taking...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland (NI) Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has met with Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, George...
Other
Somerset farm business Alvis Brothers Ltd of Lye Cross Farm, a cheese supplier to major supermarkets, has been ordered to...
World News
The National Famers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has written to the UK government calling for immediate action to stop imports of...
Grass
Two new, Agri-Food and Biosciences’ Institute (AFBI) grass varieties - Ballyvoy and Dundrod – are about to be released on to the...
Machinery
The idea of farms being independent of the established energy distribution infrastructure is hardly new. It was only with the...
Rural Life
Prof. Jim Scudamore has been awarded the David Black Award 2021 in recognition of his invaluable contribution to the pig...