Agri-Business
Health-enhancing poultry products in the pipeline
Agri-tech company, Devenish and Canadian biotech company, Mara Renewables Corporation (Mara) have secured funding to develop algae-derived poultry feed that...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
National Craft Butchers reveal key findings from first British Butchers Survey
National Craft Butchers (NCB), the trade body representing quality independent retail butchers, launched their first ever survey of British Butchers...
Agri-Business
Hydrogen results in a further award for JCB
Hydrogen is rapidly gaining recognition as being a serious contender for the replacement of carbon-based fuels. The latest boost has...
Agri-Business
Vast majority of shoppers now buy local brands
Research has revealed that 93% of consumers now actively choose to buy local food and drink brands with 27% "always"...
Agri-Business
COP26: UK joins new sustainability standards board
The government, along with 36 international partners from six continents, has welcomed and joined a newly established International Sustainability Standards...
Agri-Business
COP26: 10 leading ag companies commit to 'shared efforts' on climate change
Ten leading agricultural commodity companies have come together to issue a joint statement recognising their mutual responsibility in addressing climate...
N.Ireland
Omagh Academy wins ABP Angus Youth Challenge
The 2020 ABP Angus Youth Challenge - a unique agri-skills development scheme - has been won by a team from...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods unveils new 5-year strategy in ‘defining moment for dairy’
European dairy cooperative Arla Foods has unveiled its new five-year strategy to "cement its commitment to create sustainable dairy production...
Agri-Business
Pottinger launches plough for 500hp tractors
Last month Amazone proudly announced the launch of a plough suitable for tractors of 'around 400hp.' Within a couple of...
Agri-Business
Danone appoints new president for UK and Ireland
Danone UK and Ireland has today (Tuesday, November 2) announced the appointment of James Mayer as the president of its...
Environment
ABP research farm shows that improving genetics reduces carbon emissions
By Olivia Cooper Improving genetics is the key to reducing farmers’ carbon footprints and maximising efficiencies, a beef research farm...
Agri-Business
UK-NZ trade deal ‘presents serious concerns’ for NI agriculture
The trade deal agreed between the UK and New Zealand presents "serious concerns" for Northern Ireland's agriculture, Agriculture Minister Edwin...
Agri-Business
Take steps towards net zero at Midlands Machinery Show
The environment is an ever-increasing consideration for farmers aiming towards net zero, with payments favouring practices to benefit wildlife, water...
Agri-Business
Breedr smashes £1 million crowdfunding target
Breedr has smashed its crowdfunding target just 24 hours into the campaign. Initially opening to existing farmer members and investors,...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Clearing a maize crop grown ‘plastic free’
It was the desire to get away from planting under plastic that led Pat Kinsella to take a long hard...
Agri-Business
National Geographic Traveller to showcase Welsh food and drink
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has teamed up with Food & Drink Wales to launch a new multi-stage initiative designed to...
Agri-Business
Hilton Foods acquires Fairfax Meadow meat supply operation
Hilton Foods Ltd. has acquired 100% of the share capital of Fairfax Meadow Europe Ltd., a leading meat supplier to...
Agri-Business
India comes calling with Farmtrac tractors
India makes a lot of tractors - nearly 900,000 in the latest accounting year - and there is a lot...
