Agri-Business
Australian fertiliser efficiency use in the spotlight as supplies collapse
The ongoing conflict in the Middle East has revealed a critical weakness in Australia’s agricultural supply chain, with urea fertiliser...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
UK organic livestock products now open to Japanese market
British organic livestock farmers are set to benefit as their produce has officially opened for exports to Japan’s £1.4 billion...
Agri-Business
Grocery inflation up 4.4% year-on-year last month
Take-home sales at the grocers increased by 4.4% in the four weeks to March 22, 2026 compared with the same...
Agri-Business
UK and France reaffirm commitment to food security
UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Emma Reynolds and the French Minister of Agriculture and Food...
Agri-Business
Sainsbury’s commits to £5bn investment in long-term farming agreements
Supermarket goup Sainsbury’s today (Tuesday, March 31) announced that it plans to invest £5 billion into UK and Irish agriculture...
Agri-Business
Major diesel VAT evasion case results in charges against six people
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin, Germany has filed an indictment against six people in connection with its...
Agri-Business
AHDB: Middle East conflict hitting production costs for UK farms
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has reviewed the impact the Middle East conflict is having on farm production...
Agri-Business
Fonterra reports increased profit in half year results
Fonterra has released half year interim results, showing “continued momentum” in its performance. It has reported revenue of NZ$13.9 billion in...
Environment
Proposed planning rules changes to help farmers install small wind turbines
The government has announced proposals to relax planning rules to make it easier for farmers to install small-scale wind turbines....
Agri-Business
Farmers and NGOs call for UK standards to be applied to agri-food imports
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU), World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the RSPCA have called on the UK government...
N.Ireland
Aurivo and Dale Farm announce no merger imminent
Dairy cooperatives Dale Farm and Aurivo have today (Friday, January 20) announced a “strategic partnership”. Following detailed discussions over recent...
Agri-Business
$45m programme in Australia to ‘fast-track feedlot innovation’
A new AUD$45 million programme has been launched in Australia to “fast-track feedlot innovation and adoption”. Meat and Livestock Australia...
Agri-Business
New chief executive of Red Tractor appointed
Paul McLaughlin has been appointed chief executive of Red Tractor, the UK’s largest food and farm assurance scheme. Paul McLaughlin...
Agri-Business
Fonterra CEO Miles Hurrell announces resignation
New Zealand dairy company Fonterra Co-operative Group has today (Monday, March 16) announced that chief executive Miles Hurrell has resigned....
Beef
What really drives in-store meat purchases?
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) new meat shopper journey study, conducted with the market research agency Sparkminds, revealed a...
Agri-Business
Which generation is driving agricultural land market values in UK and Ireland?
People in their twenties and thirties are now key players within the agricultural land market across both the UK and...
N.Ireland
UK farm businesses urged to prepare for EU agri-food deal
Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has today (Monday, March 5) outlined how UK exporters and importers are expected to benefit from the new...
N.Ireland
New UFU chief aiming to provide ‘strong, credible voice’ for farmers
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed Conall Donnelly at its new chief executive, as he officially took up the...