Agri-Business
Muller set increase milk price for May
Qualifying Muller Direct farmers are set to receive an extra 1p/L for May’s milk. It means farmers supplying Muller who...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland
All TB testing will cease in Northern Ireland with immediate effect, the region’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced. In...
Agri-Business
TB testing suspended in Northern Ireland
All TB testing will cease in Northern Ireland with immediate effect, the region’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced. In...
Agri-Business
UK's horticultural sector at risk of lockdown ruin
The UK’s horticultural sector could face being “wiped out” in just weeks by the coronavirus lockdown, an industry body has...
N.Ireland
UK vets temporarily permitted to remotely prescribe medicines
UK vets have been temporarily granted permission to remotely prescribe veterinary medicine in a bid to reduce the risk of...
Agri-Business
APHA to defer rollout of new 6-month TB testing regime
Plans to implement tighter, six-monthly TB tests in Shropshire and Staffordshire will be deferred until after the Covid-19 pandemic is...
Agri-Business
NIFDA launches detailed Covid-19 industry guidance for agri-food firms
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has published guidance for food manufacturers on keeping employees safe while continuing...
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to complete Single Application now
The Minister for Agriculture in Northern Ireland, Edwin Poots has urged all farmers and agents to continue to submit their...
Agri-Business
New AHDB report highlights export opportunities
A new report by AHDB will arm exporters with crucial information on the Vietnamese marketplace as work continues to gain...
Sheep
Dog attacks leave Anglesey farm ‘hanging in the balance’
Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the...
Rural Life
Applications open for UK heats of Worldskills butchery competition
Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK. Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat...
Arable
BASIS relaxes rules on CPD point collection
With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Up and down this week
Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from...
Agri-Business
Muller to take on 300 new employees to meet panic-buy demand
Muller has announced plans to take on an additional 300 key workers to help feed the nation amid unprecedented consumer...
Agri-Business
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...
Agri-Business
Department encourages farmers to phone-in cattle movements
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in...
Agri-Business
GDT platform ‘will continue to remain fully operational’
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) trading platform will “continue to remain fully operational” with auctions to continue as normal, according...
Agri-Business
NI agriculture minister halts all routine farm inspections
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed...
