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British farmer-owned co-operative First Milk has today announced that its September milk price will…
Agricultural research body AgriSearch has secured stage one funding for four Northern Ireland based projects. The funding has been made available under the…
Tyrone farmers whose businesses were devastated by flash flooding three years ago say they feel “let down” by empty promises for remuneration for the…
Three years on from catastrophic flash flooding, farmers in Northern Ireland’s north-west are still pleading for government support. The floods and landslides, which…
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go ahead in October,…
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has refused to accept a decision made by an environmental quango to lower the ammonia threshold…
Farmers and crofters in Scotland have started to receive loan scheme offer letters from the Scottish Government to receive up to 95% of…
The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12 months. In its…
Newly-released figures have shown retail sales of fresh lamb jumped almost 20% during the spring and early summer in Britain. Data compiled by Kantar…
The US-based company Elanco has announced it has closed the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. The transaction, valued at $6.89 billion (€5.84 billion),…
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has plummeted following the conclusion of the latest auction, to mark back-to-back drops. The most recent tender –…
MSD Animal Health has completed its $55 million acquisition of the worldwide rights to Vecoxan (diclazuril), an oral suspension for the prevention and…
The Countryside Alliance has branded an English council’s decision to wipe meat from the menu of its catering services, in time for Christmas 2020…
Recent increases in prices, combined with Covid-19 self-employment support and loans, are ‘artificially’ inflating many farm business cash flows, Omagh-based accountant Seamus McCaffrey…
Welsh NHS staff and keyworkers have come together to pay a moving tribute to their communities for their support during the pandemic. The…
Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for wool-based insulation and carpeting to be made mandatory in publicly-financed building projects. Backed by…
A new £1.7 million stimulus fund to help rural and micro-businesses expand, innovate and sustain rural communities has been launched by Northern Ireland…
A ‘smart farming’ tool developed by a John Innes Centre researcher to help farmers apply fertiliser more efficiently has been recognised in one…
