Environment
UK government sets out legally-binding targets to 'build back greener'
The UK government has set out how it will use ambitious, legally-binding targets under its landmark Environment Bill. The government...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to avail of UK self-employment scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has encouraged members whose businesses have been affected by Covid-19 to apply for the second...
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to avail of UK self-employment scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has encouraged members whose businesses have been affected by Covid-19 to apply for the second...
Agri-Business
Agri-tech 'hackathon' seeks solutions to Covid-19’s impact on farming
Registration is now open for an agri-tech ‘hackathon’ aimed at developing technological solutions to problems posed by Covid-19. Winners will...
Agri-Business
New European Roundtable for Beef Sustainability chairman announced
Europe’s largest multi-stakeholder group for beef sustainability has appointed OSI Europe’s operations director and head of sustainability, Claire Donoghue as...
Arable
AHDB Petitioners claim ballot provides 'mandate for change'
A ‘grower’s ballot’ of almost 2,000 horticulture and potato levy-payers shows the majority of growers view the Agricultural & Horticultural Development...
Agri-Business
Search is on to find Scots ‘Make it’ ambassadors
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chairman Kate Rowell, is encouraging farmers, butchers, auctioneers, hauliers, processors, chefs and red meat industry professionals...
Agri-Business
New guide to identify opportunities to improve grass utilisation
A new guide hopes to help livestock farmers seeking to improve their profitability through better grazing management, by explaining the...
Agri-Business
Scots project gets funding to develop digital dairy tracing
A digital dairy project led by Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has been awarded £50,000 in seed-corn funding by UK Research...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru calls for Housing Minister to encourage use of wool in construction
NFU Cymru has written to the Welsh Government calling for the introduction of new measures to increase the use of...
Agri-Business
UK takeaway market back in growth after coronavirus lockdown
Brits are buying more takeaways than they did before lockdown, with latest figures showing a 2% rise in orders compared...
Rural Life
English and Royal Welsh winter fairs cancelled
Organisers have been forced to cancel this year’s English Winter Fair and Royal Welsh Winter Fair as part of the...
Agri-Business
Lakeland Dairies increases milk price for July
Lakeland Dairies has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for July, revealing an increase to the base...
Agri-Business
Dairy market analysis: Some price weakness in SMP but butter holds stable
The last couple of weeks have seen some price weakness creep into skim milk powder (SMP) markets while butter prices...
Agri-Business
EFS grants: Farmers urged to be aware of what they are agreeing to
Northern Ireland farmers considering signing up to the latest round of the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) are urged to be mindful...
Dairy
Just 55 farms receive support from Government’s Dairy Response Fund
Just 55 dairy farms in England have received Covid-19 support money from the Government’s Dairy Response Fund so far, according to the...
Agri-Business
NI Agriculture Minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
Agri-Business
NI agriculture minister and agri committee chairman visit Antrim farms and bogland
Northern Ireland’s agriculture minister and agriculture committee chairman made good on promises to meet with farmers to discuss solutions to...
