Opinion
What does the term ‘voluntary levy’ actually mean?
January is fast approaching: so here’s a suggestion that might help those farmers who traditionally have problems coming up with...
Opinion
January is fast approaching: so here’s a suggestion that might help those farmers who traditionally have problems coming up with...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, has announced a £4m package of support for local livestock farmers, which is provided...
Agri-Business
Cranswick, a leading UK food producer, has announced that it has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of...
Agri-Business
An increased budget of €133m has been allocated for 2017 to promote EU agricultural products outside and inside the EU...
Pig/Poultry
Global pork prices will be under pressure due to an abundant supply and looming slaughter capacity constraints in the US,...
Beef
Ireland’s meat processors have come out in support of the trade deal between the EU and Canada, CETA, and believe...
EU
EU beef gross production is expected to further increase by 3.3% this year, according to the European Commission’s short term outlook...
Arable
Record global wheat production forecast for this year’s harvest are helping keep inventories ample and prices low, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
Russia has appealed against the World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) ruling that its ban on EU pork imports was against WTO rules,...
National Ploughing Championships
After yesterday’s heavy afternoon rain, the sun beamed down on the final day of the 2016 National Ploughing Championships. With over...
EU
EU farmers may well be asked to, at least, part fund future market support measures, according to a European Commission...
EU
The European Dairy Association has written to the EU ombudsman over draft origin labelling plans for dairy products announced by...
World News
There has been more than 4,000 severe breaches of animal welfare regulations in British abattoirs over the past two years, data...
N.Ireland
Total cattle numbers in Northern Ireland were 3% higher in June 2016 than they were in June 2015, the preliminary...
EU
The value of EU agri-food exports for the 12-month period from July 2015 to June 2016 amounted to just over...
N.Ireland
Excess copper intake can cause chronic copper poisoning in sheep, with the number of cases peaking during the summer of 2015, according...
Beef
The European Food Safety Authority has proposed modifications to the maximum levels of copper in feed for some animal groups....
Rural Life
How many farming ads for scour treatments for cattle and or doses for sheep can you remember from your childhood?...