Agri-Business
Ulster Wool seeks non-executive board member nominations
Farmer-owned wool marketing collective Ulster Wool is seeking nominations for its next non-executive board member. Current member Brendan Kelly (pictured...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
RUAS announces new date for the 2021 Balmoral Show
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) has announced that the 2021 Balmoral Show will move from its usual May date...
Machinery
Kubota UK strengthens agri-sales team with new appointment
Kubota UK Ltd has strengthened its agricultural and ground care sales team, which is now headed up by sales manager...
Agri-Business
Royal Highland Show launches tickets for 2021 event
The Royal Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), organisers of Scotland’s biggest outdoor event, the Royal Highland Show, has...
Agri-Business
Winter Fair People’s Champion of the Decade announced
A Co. Down Jersey has been crowned Winter Fair People’s Champion of the Decade, in an online competition run in...
Agri-Business
Dairy analysis: Mixed market with contrasting fortunes for butter and powders
It’s been a mixed few weeks for European dairy commodity markets with butter and SMP seeing contrasting fortunes, according to...
Agri-Business
300% increase in milk offered for Dale Farm fixed-price contract
Northern Ireland dairy co-operative Dale Farm has said it has seen “an almost 300%” increase in the volume of milk...
N.Ireland
3,800 apply for Northern Ireland’s FBIS Tier 1
Three times as many farmers have applied for the latest round of the Farm Business Improvement Scheme (FBIS) than there are...
Agri-Business
Lack of mentorship biggest hurdle for women in agriculture
Lack of female role models within the agricultural industry is one of the biggest stumbling blocks for women working within...
Agri-Business
Rebuilding agriculture’s reputation: Now’s time to get back on the front foot
There’s never been a better time to push for reform in agriculture’s public image – at least according to international...
Agri-Business
Avara Foods launches Love Your Turkey Leftovers campaign
Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest turkey producers, has launched the Love Your Turkey Leftovers campaign. This has been...
Agri-Business
NI Water inspections to be carried out on farms
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is informing members that Northern Ireland Water is in the process of completing water regulation...
Agri-Business
Barbara Bray: Supply chain surpluses are ‘low-hanging fruit’ in food inequality challenge
Stresses on ‘just-in-time’ food supply chains caused by Covid-19 could spur change in how modern retailers factor in unsold produce...
Agri-Business
UK and EU agree ‘in principle’ on rules regarding Northern Ireland following Brexit
The EU and UK have today (Tuesday December 8) agreed ‘in principle’ the rules surrounding the implementation of the Protocol...
Agri-Business
UK and EU agree ‘in principle’ on rules regarding Northern Ireland following Brexit
The EU and UK have today (Tuesday, December 8) agreed ‘in principle’ the rules surrounding the implementation of the Protocol...
Agri-Business
Walkers crisps to convert waste potato peel into low-carbon fertiliser for growers
UK crisp firm Walkers has joined forces with a clean-tech firm to create low-carbon fertiliser from its waste potato peelings...
Agri-Business
New ‘Beacon Farm Network’ to include 50 NI farms
Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch has warned farmers they must develop ways to prove and communicate their sustainability credentials...
Dairy
New Müller scheme to incentivise collaboration, herd health and environment goals
Dairy giant Müller has launched a new programme to help UK farmers improve supply chain collaboration, herd health and their...
