Rural Life
College lecturer shares practical agricultural lessons online
A college lecturer in the Scottish borders has taken even his practical lessons online to stop his students from missing...
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Agri-Business
Mike Sheldon reappointed AHDB pork chairman
UK Ministers have reappointed Mike Sheldon as chairman of AHDB’s pork sector board for a second consecutive term. As part...
N.Ireland
Tributes paid to long-standing NI politican and farmer Charlie Poots
Tributes have been paid tribute to long-standing Northern Ireland politician and farmer Charlie Poots who passed away this morning (April...
Agri-Business
CAFRE to become Northern Ireland’s first VetSkill centre
Plans have been approved for the College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) to become the first VetSkill Centre...
Agri-Business
New remote assessment tool launched for Scottish quality assurance
Following the suspension of all face-to-face assessments of its quality assurance schemes, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has launched a new,...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: Online venues for discussion groups and farm demos
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing With many open days, farm demos, discussion group events and other such gatherings unlikely...
Rural Life
Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals
The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
Agri-Business
UK farm assurance inspections suspended
Three of the UK’s main farm assurance bodies have announced all inspections will be suspended as part of measures to...
Beef
Quality Meat Scotland responds to coronavirus threat
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has outlined a planned approach to inspections of its six quality assurance schemes to limit the...
Agri-Business
Profits and turnover up at Anpario despite difficult year for agricultural markets
UK-headquartered feed firm Anpario has announced a 3% increase to sales (to £29 million) and a 7% increase in gross...
Rural Life
£100,000 of stolen machinery recovered in North Warwickshire
Stolen farming and construction machinery valued in excess of £100,000 has been recovered in Bedworth, North Warwickshire. The machines seized include:...
Agri-Business
ForFarmers announces 70% fall in 2019 UK net profit
The UK arm of international agricultural feed firm ForFarmers UK has announced profits fell by more than two-thirds in 2019....
Agri-Business
NI agri-businesswomen learn about the challenges facing Ugandan females in farming
Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), two senior managers from Belfast agri-tech firm Devenish have been reflecting on their...
Agri-Business
Firm export demand from China offsets weak domestic pork consumption
Prime pig producer prices in GB have been relatively stable in the early weeks of 2020, contrasting with their traditional...
Pig/Poultry
UK scientists successfully map African swine fever genome
UK scientists have succeeded in mapping the expression of genes across the entire African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) genome, which has...
N.Ireland
Video: A 70ac farm, outbuildings and 17th century house…for sale in Co. Antrim
Hunter Campbell – The Rental Partnership has on the market Tildarg House, which includes a 70ac farm, alongside a 17th...
Agri-Business
2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports
Red meat exports from the UK rocketed to more than £1.5 billion last year – making 2019 one of the...
