Agri-Business
Report claims cattle in US recieve 8-9 times more antibiotics than in UK
A new report by a group encouraging farmers to reduce their antibiotic use, claims that US livestock received on average...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
NI farm lobby body warns against June start date for farm inspections
A group representing three Northern Ireland farming bodies has warned against recommencing on-farm inspections on June 8. Northern Ireland Farm...
Agri-Business
NI Minister of Agriculture to review pause on routine inspections
Routine departmental farm inspections could soon resume in Northern Ireland, as Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots outlines steps to review...
Agri-Business
NI Minister of Agriculture to review pause on routine inspections
Routine departmental farm inspections could soon resume in Northern Ireland, as the Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots outlines steps to...
Agri-Business
New president appointed for UK flour millers' association
A milling industry stalwart who has worked his way up in the industry since the age of 14 has become...
Agri-Business
RSPCA announces 3-phase plan to relaunch on-farm inspections
The Royal Society for the Protection of Animals (RSPCA) has announced it will begin a three-phased approach to relaunching its...
Dairy
Double celebration for Gold Cup centenary year as July’s event is postponed
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has announced plans to postpone its annual Gold Cup open day, due...
Agri-Business
UK food and drink exports down £700 million in first quarter
British food and drink exports fell by over £700 million over the first quarter of 2020, according to analysis published...
Agri-Business
Plans unveiled for £3.8 million National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise
Plans have been unveiled to establish a new national centre to support enterprise, resilience and innovation among rural firms across...
Dairy
Pembrokeshire farmer to succeed Jim Baird as First Milk farmer director
First Milk has today announced that it has appointed Pembrokeshire farmer Mike Smith will join its board as its new...
Agri-Business
Beeswax Dyson to establish year-round British strawberry supply
Innovative British farming company Beeswax Dyson Farming has joined the UK’s leading berry and cherry co-operative to help deliver fresh...
Arable
Parasitic wasp discovery offers chemical-free pest control for OSR
A species of parasitic wasp discovered by chance could provide farmers with a chemical-free way of controlling a major pest....
Rural Life
Webinar to share tips on making health and safety work for the farm
British dairy farmers are being encouraged to tune into a practical 30-minute health and safety webinar after data reveals their...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch seeks farmers’ views on its work
Northern Ireland agricultural research body AgriSearch is seeking farmers’ views on its work as part of a wide-ranging review of...
Agri-Business
Date set for Farm Quality Assurance inspections to resume in NI
The Northern Ireland Beef and Lamb Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) Industry Board has said it will soon resume inspections....
Rural Life
Consumers encouraged to fire up the barbie for National BBQ Week
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is celebrating National Barbecue Week this week (May 25-31) by encouraging Scots to fire up their...
Agri-Business
David McWilliams on the future of the global economy – and return of the ‘luck penny’
ONE20: The Alltech Ideas Conference took place last week as a ‘virtual experience’ with online interviews and presentations rather than...
Agri-Business
Hands Free Farm completes first major operation despite Covid delays
The Hands Free Farm (HFF) team has successfully drilled a cover crop as the first major operation for the project....
