Agri-Business
Stormont Agriculture Committee accused of ‘playing politics’ over Brexit legislation
Stormont Agriculture Committee members took a 15-minute closed session on Thursday, October 1 after tensions rose during a heated discussion...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Agri-Business
Rapid diagnostic test for Botrytis launched
Mologic has launched a new rapid test for Botrytis. BotrytisAlert uses lateral flow technology to enable earlier disease intervention and...
Agri-Business
Gain places ‘temporary hold’ on some ruminant feed lines
Gain Animal Nutrition has placed a “temporary hold” on the sale of some bagged ruminant feed product lines as a...
Agri-Business
Race is on for NI firms to secure US customers for beef
Thousands of Northern Irish farmers will soon see their produce represented in the US as two of the region’s major...
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...
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...
