Agri-Business
Global compound feed output on the rise
Global compound animal feed production increased by 2.1% last year, according to a December 2014 agri-business survey carried out by...
Agri-Business
Global compound animal feed production increased by 2.1% last year, according to a December 2014 agri-business survey carried out by...
N.Ireland
Chinese vets have been invited to visit and inspect Northern Ireland pork plants in an effort to speed up access...
EU
The latest Brussels Briefing on Agriculture from AGRA FACTS journalists Rose O’Donovan and Ed Bray provides an update on the latest...
Agri-Business
New EU food labelling rules, adopted by the European Parliament and the Council in 2011, are set to ensure that consumers...
Dairy
Emissions from agriculture increased by 0.48 million tonnes (2.6%) in 2013, on the back of increasing dairy numbers. The Environmental...
Agri-Business
Belfast-based Devenish Nutrition has announced the acquisition of Yorkshire-based independent animal nutrition business A-One Feed Supplements Ltd. Devenish has production...
N.Ireland
A significant reduction in the number of suckler cows has been identified in the final results of the June 2014...
Agri-Business
Some 70% of supermarket chicken has tested positive for campylobacter, according to a new survey by the UK’s Food Standards...
N.Ireland
A new scheme offering free campylobacter testing kits is being offered to independent poultry farmers in Northern Ireland. The initiative,...
Agri-Business
What is arguably the world’s most successful advertising campaign to get people to drink milk, ‘Got milk?’ was an ad...
Dairy
Too many people see their current account overdraft as a target, not a limit, according to Anne Marie Butler, Agricultural...
Agri-Business
Global demand for food is expected to increase by 70% by 2050, while a steep increase in biomass use will...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry meat production keeps on increasing, in spite of the higher availability of other meats, according to the latest EU research....
N.Ireland
The Ulster Farmers’ Union welcomed major retailers Tesco and Lidl show of support for local pork as both retailers roll...
Beef
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...
Dairy
The start of spring this week in New Zealand marks the start of the peak milk season which will see, at its...
Pig/Poultry
Animal welfare scientists at the Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and Newcastle University are helping Sainsbury’s identify ‘good mums’ for free...
Agri-Business
Irish genetics company Indentigen has announced details of a new DNA testing technology which, it says, will offer it major advantages...