Agri-Business
New team members appointed at Nidderdale AONB
A new team has been appointed to administer applications for the Farming in Protected Landscapes grant scheme. The new members...
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Agri-Business
FAO: Global food commodity prices experience ‘rapid rebound’
Following two consecutive months of decline in June and July, global food commodity prices experienced a 'rapid rebound' in August,...
Agri-Business
UK animal charity wound up amid allegations of ‘serious mismanagement’
A Lincolnshire animal charity which raised more than £10 million in just over a decade has been wound up after...
Agri-Business
Mexican market access worth up to £50 million to British pork producers
Access to the Mexican market could be worth up to £50 million to British pork producers in the first five...
Arable
Year one of protein crop trial heavily subscribed in Northern Ireland
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) has confirmed that 80 farmers successfully applied for the first year...
N.Ireland
Livestock judges announced for 2021 Balmoral Show
Judges have been announced for livestock classes at this year's Balmoral Show. The 152nd Balmoral Show, run in partnership with...
Agri-Business
Farmers now able to access free TB advice
All English farmers can now access free TB advice regardless of their risk status, following the awarding of a new...
Agri-Business
UK pork exports down £4 million for year so far
British government figures show the total value of UK pork exports has fallen by more than £4 million so far...
Agri Politics
Banning live exports is a 'major blow' - NFU Cymru
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru says it is a ‘major blow’ that the Welsh government has decided to ban the...
Agri-Business
Climate Bill: ‘We’ve been accused of scaremongering but the facts speak for themselves’
Agricultural leaders have stood by their stark warnings about Northern Ireland's Climate Change Bill after an independent report has found...
Agri-Business
Climate Bill to cost NI farming £11 billion
Aiming for net-zero by 2045 could result in the loss of 13,000 farming jobs in Northern Ireland at a cost...
Agri Politics
Government introduces new welfare standards for transporting animals
Higher welfare standards for farm animals being transported, including shorter journey times, more headroom and stricter rules on being moved...
Agri-Business
Global food commodity prices fall in July
Global food commodity prices fell in July for a second consecutive month. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Food Price...
N.Ireland
Farmer convicted for failing to notify movement of animals
A Co. Down farmer has been convicted of 24 charges of failure to notify the movement of animals onto his...
Pig/Poultry
France to ban the crushing and gassing of male chicks from 2022
The French Agriculture Minister, Julien Denormandie, has announced that the killing of male chicks by methods of crushing or gassing...
Agri-Business
Public-private partnership required to help control African swine fever
A public-private partnership approach to help control the spread of African swine fever (ASF) has commenced, coinciding with a recent...
N.Ireland
What’s planned for 2021 Virtual Farm Weekend?
The countdown is on for this year’s Bank of Ireland Virtual Farm Weekend in Northern Ireland. The event will take...
N.Ireland
Changes to NI General Licences under review
Changes proposed for Northern Ireland's General Licences include the removal of six species of wild birds. General licences are used...
