Agriland Team

Oxford Farming Conference on the hunt for new directors
Oxford Farming Conference on the hunt for new directors

One of the UK’s best-known industry conferences for farming and agri-business, the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC), is seeking new directors...

FUW: Urgent changes must be made to Withdrawal Act to respect democracy
FUW: Urgent changes must be made to Withdrawal Act to respect democracy

The 2018 EU Withdrawal Act must be amended to allow the revocation of Article 50 to reflect Parliament’s rejection of...

Fane Valley acquires Silver Hill Foods
Fane Valley acquires Silver Hill Foods

Fane Valley Group has acquired Silver Hill Foods, the Monaghan-based Irish duck producer and exporter. Northern Ireland based Fane Valley...

Fane Valley acquires Silver Hill Foods
Fane Valley acquires Silver Hill Foods

Fane Valley Group has acquired Silver Hill Foods, the Monaghan-based Irish duck producer and exporter. Northern Ireland based Fane Valley...

No-deal import tariffs ‘mixed picture’ for Scottish red meat industry
No-deal import tariffs ‘mixed picture’ for Scottish red meat industry

The Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red...

No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’
No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’

The UK government has been urged to “see the sheer foolishness” of its newly-proposed tariff regime in the event of...

No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’
No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’

The UK government has been urged to “see the sheer foolishness” of its newly-proposed tariff regime in the event of...

Fox breaks into chicken coop…and gets pecked to death
Fox breaks into chicken coop…and gets pecked to death

Chickens on a farm in Brittany, France, appear to have ganged up on and killed an intruder fox that broke...

New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim
New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim

Dervock-based Riada Tractors and Agri Sales (Riada) has been appointed as an agent for Redrock Machinery. The company will serve...

New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim
New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim

Dervock-based Riada Tractors and Agri Sales (Riada) has been appointed as an agent for Redrock Machinery. The company will serve...

RAU gains Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship status
RAU gains Centre of Excellence for Entrepreneurship status

The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has become just the sixth university to be made a Centre of Excellence by the...

Horticulture on cusp of technological revolution
Horticulture on cusp of technological revolution

Fresh produce and ornamental production will look radically different in the future, but technological transformation will only happen if the...

Legally-binding changes agreed on Brexit backstop
Legally-binding changes agreed on Brexit backstop

The European Commission and the UK have agreed new measures on the Irish backstop following last-minute talks between President of...

Scottish communicator to lead new international agricultural ‘Vision 2025’
Scottish communicator to lead new international agricultural ‘Vision 2025’

A Scottish agricultural communicator has been selected to head up an international committee setting out goals for the future of...

‘Tariff barriers could cause UK food shortage’ – NFU
‘Tariff barriers could cause UK food shortage’ – NFU

As the uncertainty around Brexit continues and the imposition of potential tariffs of €1.7 billion on Irish agri-food exports looms,...

AHDB’s latest recruit to provide support to key potato growing region
AHDB’s latest recruit to provide support to key potato growing region

AHDB has welcomed a new recruit to work with potato growers in the East of England. David Wilson has taken...

UK egg sales up £36 million in 2018
UK egg sales up £36 million in 2018

UK retail egg sales remained positive in 2018, supported by consumer desire for healthier options and flexitarianism. A change in...

Top Harper students awarded scholarships
Top Harper students awarded scholarships

Poultry processor Moy Park has awarded top-performing Harper Adams students with scholarships as part of the British Poultry Council (BPC) Scholarship...