Charles O'Donnell

GDT index sees slight fall after latest auction
GDT index sees slight fall after latest auction

The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index has fallen slightly in its latest auction, which was held yesterday, Tuesday, August...

Bayer to sell off animal health division for $7.6 billion
Bayer to sell off animal health division for $7.6 billion

German pharmaceutical company Bayer will sell off its animal health business to a US company for $7.6 billion (£6.3 billion)....

Closing date approaching for ’emerging leaders’ at OFC
Closing date approaching for ’emerging leaders’ at OFC

The closing date is approaching for applications to the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) Emerging Leaders Programme. Hopefuls have just 10...

NFU pens letters to ministers to call for biofuel introduction
NFU pens letters to ministers to call for biofuel introduction

Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have penned a series of letters to Government ministers to call for the...

Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal – research
Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal – research

UK farming will lose £850 million in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research from a...

Graduates recruited to oversee ‘ambitious work’ in HCC programme
Graduates recruited to oversee ‘ambitious work’ in HCC programme

Two agriculture graduates have been recruited by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) to help deliver the “ambitious...

Cross-border trade to ‘virtually stop’ after ‘no-deal’
Cross-border trade to ‘virtually stop’ after ‘no-deal’

An official UK government document, seen by some of the UK’s cabinet, warns that cross-border agri-food trade between Northern Ireland...

AgriLand reporter scoops international journalism award
AgriLand reporter scoops international journalism award

An AgriLand journalist has won a major international award, which recognises world-class reporting on the agri-technology sector. Rachel Martin picked up...

‘A tsunami’ about to hit UK farmers – Mr. Brexit
‘A tsunami’ about to hit UK farmers – Mr. Brexit

The lawyer who coined the term ‘Brexit’, and who was interviewed by AgriLand earlier this year, has issued a stark warning...

Bayer launches new injection for coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets
Bayer launches new injection for coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets

Pharmacuetical company Bayer has just launched a new patented injection for piglets in the UK, which is designed to prevent...

What are the three factors for best practice at weaning time?
What are the three factors for best practice at weaning time?

Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has outlined what it says are the three factors for best practice...

Hunt statement on ‘relief programme’ is a ‘recognition of devastation’
Hunt statement on ‘relief programme’ is a ‘recognition of devastation’

The comments from Jeremy Hunt – where he vowed to introduce a “relief programme” for agriculture in the case of...

Farmers urged to vaccinate against enzootic abortions in ewes
Farmers urged to vaccinate against enzootic abortions in ewes

The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging farmers to be wary of enzootic abortions of ewes (EAE) highlighting that over...

Survey: Brexit uncertainty ‘eroding confidence’ in Scottish farming
Survey: Brexit uncertainty ‘eroding confidence’ in Scottish farming

A new survey carried out by the National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFU Scotland) shows that the Brexit process is...

NFU looks to showcase value of arable farmers to MPs
NFU looks to showcase value of arable farmers to MPs

Farmers can drive a productive and competitive cereals industry after Brexit by inviting politicians out on their farms during the...

New PhD course launched on oilseed rape pest
New PhD course launched on oilseed rape pest

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and crops and arable specialist Certis Europe have partnered to launch a new...

Nuffield farming scholars included in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Nuffield farming scholars included in Queen’s Birthday Honours List

Two Nuffield Farming Scholars have received awards as part of the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2019. Barbara Bray, a...

‘Record-breaking’ turnout for charity stockjudging event in Scotland
‘Record-breaking’ turnout for charity stockjudging event in Scotland

A “record-breaking” turnout of 430 people came out for the Annual Joe Watson Stockjudging event in Keith, Scotland, which saw...