Rural Life
Alliance hit back as local authority plans to ban meat ahead of Christmas 2020
The Countryside Alliance has branded an English council’s decision to wipe meat from the menu of its catering services, in time...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Farm cash flows: ‘Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security’
Recent increases in prices, combined with Covid-19 self-employment support and loans, are ‘artificially’ inflating many farm business cash flows, Omagh-based...
Agri-Business
Farm cash flows: ‘Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security’
Recent increases in prices, combined with Covid-19 self-employment support and loans, are ‘artificially’ inflating many farm business cash flows, Omagh-based...
Agri-Business
Former Wales rugby player joins NHS staff and keyworkers to thank community
Welsh NHS staff and keyworkers have come together to pay a moving tribute to their communities for their support during...
Sheep
Almost 18,000 sign campaign for wool to be mandated in construction
Almost 18,000 people have signed a petition calling for wool-based insulation and carpeting to be made mandatory in publicly-financed building...
Agri-Business
£1.7 million rural business fund launched for Northern Ireland
A new £1.7 million stimulus fund to help rural and micro-businesses expand, innovate and sustain rural communities has been launched...
Arable
Innovative plant health tool honoured in agri-tech awards
A ‘smart farming’ tool developed by a John Innes Centre researcher to help farmers apply fertiliser more efficiently has been...
Agri-Business
Welsh red meat exports up by £13 million in 2019
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has launched the latest edition of its ‘Little Book of Meat Facts’,...
Agri-Business
BVA to host first stand-alone conference in 8 years in 2021
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced plans to launch a major new conference and exhibition for the veterinary profession....
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats to take full control of Dunbia
Dawn Meats will take full control of the Dunbia business that was jointly established in 2017 after a merger of...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...
Arable
'Greening rules clarity means farmers can plan 2021 harvest with confidence'
Farmers in England will no longer be required to comply with complex rules around crop diversification, Ecological Focus Areas and...
Agri-Business
NI council becomes first to pass motion for local food procurement
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging more Northern Ireland councils to support their local food producers and businesses after...
Agri-Business
Global wheat production forecast down, but surplus remains
The International Grains Council (IGC) cut its global wheat production forecast last week. The IGC reduced its forecast by 5.6...
Environment
Government to end 3-crop rule in England from 2021
Farmers in England are set to benefit from a reduced administrative burden next year, as the government plans to end...
Agri-Business
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...
Agri-Business
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...
