Rural Life
FAO: Food insecurity the ‘new normal’ since Covid-19
Food insecurity and malnutrition have become a “new normal” according to the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of...
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Agri-Business
FAO: Covid-19 and war put food security under pressure
Food and agriculture policies need to be “repurposed” to support more “affordable and sustainable diets” according to a new report...
Beef
Meat production returning to pre-Covid-19 levels
The latest market anyalsis by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is showing that the impact of the...
Rural Life
Omagh Show set for return in July after Covid-19 pandemic
The Omagh Show will return this year after the Covid-19 pandemic for its 180th annual event, to be held on...
Rural Life
US inmates sue jail over ivermectin use for Covid-19
Several inmates in a US prison have filed a lawsuit claiming that they were deceived into taking ivermectin as a...
Agri-Business
LAMMA postpones show until May 2022 amid Covid-19 concerns
The LAMMA show has announced today (Monday, December 20) that it will move its dates from January 11-12, 2022 to the new dates of May...
Dairy
Dairy-Tech to implement additional Covid-19 measures for 2022 show
Extra measures are being implemented for Dairy-Tech 2022 held on February 2, to ensure it is Covid-secure. In line with...
Schemes
36% of FBS-surveyed farms applied for Covid-19 support
Around 36% of the farms surveyed as part of the annual Farm Business Survey (FBS) applied for at least one...
Agri-Business
Further postponement of Agritechnica due to Covid-19 restrictions
DLG (German agricultural society) has today (Monday December 13) announced that Agritechnica 2022 will not take place next spring as...
N.Ireland
Royal Ulster Winter Fair to go ahead despite Covid-19 challenges
Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) president Billy Martin has confirmed that the organisation’s Winter Fair will go head as planned...
Dairy
FDA receives multiple reports of people using ivermectin to self-treat Covid-19
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received multiple reports of people requiring medical support and hospitalisation after self-medicating...
Agri-Business
Tyson Foods to require Covid-19 vaccinations for its workforce
Tyson Foods has this week announced a requirement for all its US workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19. The...
N.Ireland
Irish wool sector deserves a Covid-19 support package
Sheep producers in Northern Ireland have until August 12, to apply for the Covid-19 wool sector support measures, confirmed by...
Rural Life
How did Covid-19 affect rural crime trends? - NFU Mutual report
Despite an overall fall in rural theft during lockdown, the downside was that when criminals struck, they struck harder, using...
Agri-Business
NI’s £1.2 million Covid-19 wool support scheme opens
A £1.2 million Covid-19 support scheme has opened for applications from sheep farmers affected by the global slump in wool...
N.Ireland
UK vets report steep increase in intimidation levels during Covid-19
Vets across the UK experienced an alarming increase in levels of intimidation from animal owners over the past year, according...
Agri-Business
RCVS to survey vets and vet nurses on their experiences through Covid-19
Vets and vet nurses have been asked to share their experiences as individuals working through the Covid-19 pandemic by a new...
N.Ireland
DAERA announces date Covid-19 TB testing mitigations will end
Mitigations made to bovine TB testing in Northern Ireland to minimise disruption as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic are...
