Agri-Business
Planning still underway for August Balmoral Show
Organisers have confirmed planning will continue for the postponed 2020 Balmoral Show in August, despite a ban on large public...
Agri-Business
Beef
Welsh union and retailers working to 'find solutions' to beef sector concerns
NFU Cymru has said it is in talks with retailers and industry stakeholders to promote Welsh beef as the sector...
Agri-Business
Market analysis: European butter quotes drop to lowest level since 2016
European dairy markets are continuing to reel from the economic impact of Covid-19 internationally, with European butter quotation dropping to...
Agri-Business
Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has welcomed confirmation by Minister for the Economy Dianne Dodds that farmers are eligible to apply...
Agri-Business
Dodds confirms NI farmers’ eligibility for self-employed scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed confirmation by Minister for the Economy Dianne Dodds that farmers are eligible to...
Agri-Business
Millions of dollars’ worth of crops being destroyed in California
Crops are being destroyed in California as farmers lose markets amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. California produces the most fruit and...
Rural Life
Rural organisations call for lockdown travel guidelines to be reviewed
Rural bodies are asking the Justice Secretary to urgently review the police’s interpretation of the coronavirus lockdown enforcement measures. It...
Dairy
UK dairy farmers asked to submit daily accounts of losses
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) is urging producers affected by the Covid-19 milk crisis to submit an...
Dairy
Dairy industry calls for national production reduction scheme to 'save sector'
Appeals for urgent government action to save the dairy industry have been backed by the entire supply chain, including UK...
Rural Life
SRUC makes major donation to food bank charity
Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) has donated a whopping 1.4t donation of chicken to food banks, school breakfast clubs and homeless shelters...
Dairy
UK relaxes competition law to help struggling dairy industry
Elements of UK competition law will be temporarily relaxed to support the dairy industry through the coronavirus outbreak. The intention...
Agri-Business
Seasonal worker shortage sees eastern Europeans flown into UK
Several large UK farms are taking drastic steps to cope with the seasonal labour shortage chartering flights for eastern European...
Agri-Business
Public urged to holiday local to help under-threat rural businesses
The millions of people who have had to cancel their Easter holiday plans because of coronavirus have been used to...
Arable
Can drones now be used to spot disease earlier in crops?
Developers have launched a new mobile phone app designed to use drone imagery to pinpoint diseases such as yellow rust...
Beef
Consumers encouraged to learn with leading chefs during lockdown
As people are spending more time at home than ever before, Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is encouraging consumers to use...
Rural Life
Scottish skills matching service to help rural businesses
A new service has been launched to match Scottish rural businesses with potential employees and volunteers during the Covid-19 lockdown....
Agri-Business
UK agricultural university offers drones to disinfect Covid-19 hotspots
An English agricultural university has offered to deliver drone sprayer training to qualified emergency services drone pilots, to enable them...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat falls, corn supplies ample
Wheat price declined this week in LIFFE and MATIF markets for nearby and future markets. On Thursday evening, Chicago Board...
