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
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...
Dairy
New milking method launched aimed at cutting milking time
DeLaval has announced the launch of two new products as part of its new Flow-Responsive milking system, which it claims...
Agri-Business
Fonterra milk price increase could see $13b flow into regional NZ
Fonterra has increased and narrowed its forecast farmgate milk price range to NZD $7.90 - $8.90/kgMS, from NZD $7.25 -...
Agri-Business
£185 million boost to the Welsh food and drink industry from Project HELIX
A Welsh government and EU-funded project has delivered a significant boost to the food and drink industry in Wales, helping...
Agri-Business
EU agri-food exports to UK down €411m this year
The biggest decline in agri-food exports from January to July of this year was seen in those to the UK,...
Agri-Business
Over 200 new food products on display at BlasCymru
From the UK’s first carbon-neutral potatoes to plant-based desserts and alcohol free botanic drinks, Welsh Rural Affairs Minister Lesley Griffiths...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Building a road to hydrogen power
JCB is no lightweight in the off-road machinery sector, so when the company nails its colours firmly to the hydrogen...
