Agri-Business
UK Farming Recovery Fund extended to 4 more counties
Defra’s Farming Recovery Fund has been extended to allow applications from farmers in four more English counties. On March 20,...
Agri-Business
Dairy
RABDF seeks Government support to prevent widespread dairy disruption
Dairy farmers are calling on the Government to help fund a short-term financial support scheme for farmers severely affected by...
Agri-Business
Minister Poots meets with retailers over Polish beef imports
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has met with retailers to voice his concerns over Polish beef imports. Farmers...
Agri-Business
Matchmaking service seeks to pair 'angels' with farmers in need
With potential shortfalls in the agricultural labour force imminent, the Aberdeen Angus Cattle Society has released a call to arms...
Agri-Business
UK farmers forced to dump milk as Covid-19 knocks processing capacity
Farmers in parts of England say they have been asked to dump their milk as processors struggle to work through...
Agri-Business
NFU Mutual launches £32 million industry support package
A £32 million support package to support agriculture through Covid-19 has been made available by rural insurer NFU Mutual. The...
Agri-Business
Volac warns against ‘unnecessary stockpiling’
Volac has warned that “unnecessary stockpiling” of its products by customers during the Covid-19 outbreak could put pressure on its...
Dairy
French dairy sector sets up €10 million fund for farmers reducing milk supply
The French dairy sector has urged its farmer suppliers to reduce milk production over the coming weeks to ease the...
Agri-Business
UK’s first online-only livestock auction to take place next week
The catalogue is already published and plans are well underway for the UK’s first-ever totally virtual livestock sale. The lockdown has...
Agri-Business
Butchery WorldSkills UK competition deadline extended
The deadline for the 2020 heats of a competition to find the UK’s best butcher has been extended. The closing...
Agri-Business
Retailers slammed for importing 400t of Polish meat during Covid-19 boom
Angered producers have accused a major beef processor and two retailers of “underhand tactics” amid revelations the firm has imported...
Agri-Business
Machinery and contractor groups: Interconnected sectors ‘critical’ to food production
European groups representing agricultural machinery manufacturers, distributors, dealers and agri contractors have committed their support to farmers and cooperatives across...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: SEO and setting your agri-business up for online success
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is a practice that will help your website rank higher on search engines; ultimately making it...
Agri-Business
Hotel and restaurant closures add farm-gate price instability
Huge shifts in the retail and foodservice sectors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic are causing significant and unpredictable...
Agri-Business
Emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during Covid-19 unveiled
A series of emergency measures to support Welsh farmers during the Covid-19 outbreak has been announced by Minister for Environment,...
Agri-Business
Food prices likely to rise as Covid-19 takes toll on supply chains
UK food prices are likely to rise according to retailers, as labour shortages, and supply chain disruption caused by Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay
Moy Park workers have locked horns with bosses for the second time in just a week over the firm’s Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Moy Park workers lock horns with bosses over self-isolation pay
Moy Park workers have locked horns with bosses for the second time in just a week over the firm’s Covid-19...
