Agri-Business
Achieving a 70% reduction in ammonia emissions with a circular shed system
A new shed system for separating mineral flows and converting emissions into value has been unveiled in the form of...
Agri-Business
EU
'Food standards are a deal-breaker for consumers' - Which?
British consumers have sent a clear message about upholding food standards to MPs ahead of a crunch vote that could...
Agri-Business
£25 million grant fund launched for machinery improvements for farmers
£25 million has been made available in grants for productivity-boosting farming equipment in the third and final round of the...
Arable
Root and yield-boosting seed treatment gains UK approval for spring wheat
UK spring wheat growers have a new seed treatment option for this season’s plantings, with news that the SDHI-based fungicide...
Agri-Business
GDT index lifts in latest auction for back-to-back increases
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has lifted in its latest auction to record back-to-back increases. The most recent auction...
Agri-Business
Pics: First ‘fully autonomous’ zero-grazing machine unveiled
The first concept for the fully autonomous harvesting and feeding of fresh grass has been launched by dairy robotics firm...
Agri-Business
NIRIG rebrands to RenewableNI to ‘reflect group’s growing ambitions’
The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has a new name and a new look as it relaunches as RenewableNI....
N.Ireland
NIRIG rebrands to RenewableNI to 'reflect group's growing ambitions'
The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has a new name and a new look as it relaunches as RenewableNI....
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Agri-Business
Asda commits to 100% British beef following similar moves in the sector
Asda has committed to sourcing 100% British beef, as well as increasing the proportion of UK-based suppliers and UK food...
Pig/Poultry
Banham Poultry invests in new Covid-19 protection measures after previous outbreak
MYDIS is working with Banham Poultry to ensure its Norfolk-based premises are Covid-19-secure after a coronavirus outbreak prompted the business...
Schemes
SAGCS application window closes on October 11
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland is reminding its membership that the Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS) application window...
Agri-Business
Fonterra sells its dairy farms in China in $555 million deal
Fonterra has agreed to sell its China farms for a total of $555 million (€313.74 million), the New Zealand dairy...
Agri-Business
3 more cases of African swine fever in German wild boars
Three more cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been detected in wild boars in Germany. According to Reuters, the...
N.Ireland
Dodds congratulates food and drink sector for awards success
Economy Minister Diane Dodds has congratulated Northern Ireland’s food and drink sector following significant successes at this year’s Blas na...
Agri-Business
'Even plant-based foods result in the death or the destruction of life'
Following this week’s media coverage of supermarket giants Tesco and Asda’s intentions to substantially grow their ranges of plant-based foods,...
Agri-Business
Peelham Farm wins Innovation in Farming Award
Peelham Farm in Berwickshire has been crowned winner of the Innovation in Farming Award at the national Helping it Happen...
