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
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...
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
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...
