Agri-Business
New agricultural bank aims to put farmers first
Following the announcement of its launch last month, Oxbury, the new specialist agricultural bank, has now fully launched its savings...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Border staff pulled from Larne and Belfast ports over safety threats
Border staff have been pulled from checkpoints in Larne and Belfast following “serious concerns” for safety. Mid and East Antrim...
Agri-Business
New BASIS Trainee Membership scheme launched
BASIS is pleased to announce the launch of a new Trainee Membership scheme for those in the first stages of...
Agri-Business
New centre of excellence aims to improve global food security
A new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global...
Agri-Business
UK applies to join trans-Pacific free trade partnership
The UK has announced intentions to formally apply to join one of the world’s largest free trade areas, deepening trade...
Agri-Business
Lough Neagh farmers benefit from £4 million support for agri-environmental projects
More than 140 farmers on the shore of Lough Neagh have benefited from over £4 million in the first three years...
Agri-Business
Bill to allow 100 times more water to be abstracted without licence in ROI than in NI
A bill currently going through the Oireachtas could allow 100 times more water to be abstracted without a licence in...
Agri-Business
‘Resilience payment’ to be central to new NI farm support proposals
Civil servants in Northern Ireland have given the first official outline of how new farm support payments could look in...
Agri-Business
Shoppers back British farmers according to new AHDB report
During a challenging year and against a backdrop of major change for industry, consumer attitudes towards UK farmers has grown...
Agri-Business
Brexit is impacting on grain imports into Northern Ireland
The Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA) is claiming that the new Brexit trade deal (Trade and Co-operation Agreement) will...
Agri-Business
Straw importers advised of new rules for moving bales from GB to NI
Straw and hay importers will have to meet new rules when moving bales from Great Britain to Northern Ireland, the...
Agri-Business
Criminal investigation launched into north-west landslide
A criminal investigation has been launched into a devastating landslide which transformed a natural beauty spot in the north-west into a...
Agri-Business
World feed production up 1% in 2020
The 10th annual Alltech Global Feed Survey estimates world feed production increased by 1% to 1,187.7 million metric tonnes. The...
Agri-Business
FBIS Tier 1 funding doubled to £15 million
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has doubled funding for the latest tranche of Tier 1 of the Farm Business...
Agri-Business
Grassland UK set to return to Somerset in 2021
Grassland UK – the triennial event covering every aspect of grass production – returns to Somerset on May 6, boasting...
Agri-Business
Dairy-Tech Online increases online capacity to meet demand
Registrations for Dairy-Tech Online have rocketed reaching almost 2,500, with one week still left to sign-up for the free fortnight-long...
Agri-Business
Poots outlines future for NI agriculture to YFCU conference
The first of four webinars, making up the 2021 Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Agri-Food Conference, saw Agriculture Minister...
Pig/Poultry
QPP processing plant to temporarily close after Covid-19 outbreak
A pork processing plant in Angus has been forced to close for two weeks after it was discovered that a...
