Agri-Business
Closure of Port of Dover and Channel Tunnel a 'disaster' for UK exports and haulage sector
New rules introduced by the French government which has suspended all traffic and exports entering from the UK, has thrown...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Agri-food research fund now open for applications
An all-island agri-food research programme has opened for applications from public research institutions in Northern Ireland. The programme will support...
Agri-Business
New development officer appointed at the LAA
At one of the most exciting and crucial periods for the UK livestock industry, the Livestock Auctioneers’ Association (LAA) has...
Agri-Business
Christine Tacon appointed new chair of Red Tractor
Christine Tacon CBE has been appointed chair of Assured Food Standards who operate the Red Tractor Assurance scheme. The former...
Agri-Business
‘Agriculture must produce more food’ – former NFU president
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and World Farming Organisation (WFO) president Peter Kendall believes that agriculture’s direct response to the...
Agri-Business
NFU holds virtual banking forum centered around the transition to net zero
Lending appetite from the UK’s biggest banks hasn’t changed despite Covid-19 fears, with the financial institutions now also helping to...
Agri-Business
Joint agri-food research funding programme between DAFM and DAERA launched
A joint Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) research...
Agri-Business
DAERA to launch pilot payment scheme for protein crops
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced plans to launch a pilot payment scheme for local growers to produce protein...
Agri-Business
£292.7 million issued in Direct Payments in NI
More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots...
Machinery
Claas announces 3.7% increase in sales for 2020
Claas, one of the leading international manufacturers of agricultural machinery, increased its sales in the 2020 financial year by 3.7%...
Agri-Business
Latest round of EFS agreements issued
Approximately 160 Higher and 370 Wider offers will be issued as part of the fourth tranche of the Environmental Farming...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Calls for NI meat plant workers to be prioritised in vaccine roll-out
A key Stormont committee has urged Northern Ireland’s Health Minister to ensure meat-processing sector workers are prioritised in plans to...
Agri-Business
£21 million awarded to farmers to boost productivity under the CPSG scheme
More than 3,800 farmers are set to benefit from £21 million in productivity-boosting equipment from the third and final round...
Agri-Business
Central England Co-op to trial 'Zero Waste' refill station concept
Central England Co-operative is trialling a new concept that allows customers to fill their own containers with food. The retailer...
Agri-Business
New board member appointed to the Livestock and Meat Commission
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has announced the appointment of a new board member to the Livestock and...
Agri-Business
Three Counties Agricultural Society announces new bursaries
The Three Counties Agricultural Society has announced new bursaries to assist students from the society’s constituent counties, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire and...
Pig/Poultry
NFU urges families to buy the same size British turkey this Christmas
Families staying at home this Christmas are being encouraged to buy the same size British turkey as normal and maximise...
Agri-Business
NIFDA concludes the Atlantic Food Export Project
Despite the impact of Covid-19 on international trade, a three-year food export programme has succeeded in its goal of helping...
