Agri-Business
First 'Sheep Production Show' to go live this weekend
A new virtual event is set to take place this weekend in place of the many cancelled to help sheep...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Tenant farmers must not be locked out of new government schemes
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is warning that farmers in England who rent their land may not be able to...
Agri-Business
QMS to begin 'gradual' return to physical quality assurance inspections
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) has announced plans to launch a “gradual return” to physical inspections for priority members across its...
Agri-Business
Major Welsh food wholesaler Castell Howell issues job loss warning
One of Wales’ biggest food wholesalers, Castell Howell, has warned it is facing the possibility of making major redundancies because...
Agri-Business
Ribena to invest £500,000 in research to develop climate-resilient blackcurrant
The firm behind one of the UK’s most-loved berry drinks – Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) – has invested over half...
Agri-Business
Scots Brexit survey finds '3 main types of farmer'
Around three-quarters of Scottish farmers have a sceptical or pessimistic view of the industry post-Brexit, according to new analysis of a...
Sheep
NSA announces new series webinars to keep sheep farmers informed
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has added a new series of webinars to its diary of virtual events. Topics for...
Arable
Virtual meeting offers online tours of innovative canola plots
An online meeting will give an update of an innovative project exploring the possibility of growing organic oilseed rape (canola)...
Agri-Business
UK launches ‘bounce back plan' for food and farming industries
A spate of trade measures for the agriculture, food and drink industry has been announced today as part of a “bounce...
Pig/Poultry
QMS announces changes to pig assurance scheme standards
Quality Meat Scotland has announced a series of changes to its pig quality assurance scheme, including changes to how often...
Agri-Business
High-street butchers saw 50% sales increase during Covid-19 crisis
New retail figures have shown that consumers in their thousands have turned to high street butchers during the Covid-19 lockdown....
Agri-Business
Will this robot be part of the future of organics?
Farmdroid is one of the latest robots to hit the farming world and it’s an impressive machine. Powered by solar...
Agri-Business
Will this robot be part of the future of organics?
Farmdroid is one of the latest robots to hit the farming world and it’s an impressive machine. Powered by solar...
Agri-Business
Devon sausage-maker launches 'first' fully-compostable packaging
A West Country sausage-maker has claimed to be the first meat producer to use packaging that is so environmentally-friendly, it...
Arable
AHDB launches Recommended Lists app
AHDB has launched a new mobile phone app to provide a powerful and pint-sized way to deliver some of the...
Agri-Business
130 stolen farm vehicles recovered in first 4 months of 2020
Increased use of tracking security devices on tractors and quad bikes has helped Police Scotland recover stolen farm machinery worth...
Agri-Business
Flood-hit farmers can now apply to £6 million fund
A £6 million fund to support farmers seriously affected by February’s floods has opened for applications. The latest application round...
Agri-Business
UK and EU farmers united in call for free trade agreement
Farming organisations from across the EU have joined the NFU in its call for an urgent breakthrough in trade talks...
