Agri-Business
Poots warns British companies are ‘talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland’
Businesses in England, Scotland and Wales are already “talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland” as a result of Brexit-related...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Poots to call for bigger budget for NI’s Farm Business Investment Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said he will make the case to increase the budget for the Farm...
Agri-Business
Poots announces £1.5 million boost for North Coast rural tourism
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has cut the first sod on a project that will form part of a...
Agri-Business
50 cases of Covid-19 recorded at a Moy Park processing facility
50 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded at a Moy Park processing facility located in Anwick, Lincolnshire. A spokesperson for...
Agri-Business
Webinar to focus on connecting the public to local food
Connecting the public to local food could be the key to building more efficient and robust food supply chains and...
Agri-Business
Women in Food and Agriculture announces December Digital Festival
Women in Food and Agriculture (WFA) has announced its Digital Festival will take place on December 8 and 9, 2020....
Agri-Business
UK labelling changes: Food from NI can be labelled ‘Origin EU’ post Brexit
Food labelling changes which will come into effect from January 1, 2021, have been revealed by the UK government. In...
Rural Life
Historic land buyout deal raises the funding needed to go ahead
The South of Scotland’s largest community buyout is set to go ahead following one of the most ambitious community fundraising...
Agri-Business
Time running out to grant special status for cross-border dairy companies
With just eight weeks to go until the end of the Brexit transition period and no ‘Plan B’ in place, time...
Agri-Business
Denmark to cull all mink due to coronavirus mutation
The world’s largest producer of mink fur will cull all its mink after scientists discovered a mutation of coronavirus that...
Agri-Business
Increases in grocery sales of dairy and potatoes offset losses from Covid-19 - AHDB
Red meat, dairy and potatoes have all fared well throughout Covid-19, with grocery spend offsetting losses from food service closures...
Agri-Business
Government launches consultation on reducing ammonia emissions
The government has launched a consultation today (Tuesday, November 3) seeking views on reducing ammonia emissions from solid urea fertilisers...
Agri-Business
GDT index drops in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has dropped for the first time in four auctions, following three consecutive increases. The...
Agri-Business
Fonterra posts ‘most encouraging progress to date’ in latest sustainability report
Fonterra has reported its “most encouraging sustainability results since starting its annual reporting four years ago”, according to the Kiwi...
Agri-Business
75% of vets concerned about burnout and stress due to Covid-19 - BVA survey results
Three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result of Covid-19, according to a...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Keep an eye on the weather
Nearby grain prices dropped back this week, but are still relatively steady. Matif wheat for December was at €206/t on...
Agri-Business
Market analysis: European dairy prices flatten out with butter unchanged
European dairy commodity prices flattened out over the last couple of weeks with the European butter quotation unchanged since mid-October,...
Agri-Business
International survey launched on Women in Food and Agriculture
A major international survey to assess the impact of Covid-19 on women in food and agriculture as well as where...
