Agri-Business
Government to trial bovine TB vaccinations on UK farms and 'phase out' badger culls
The UK Government has announced plans to vaccinate cows for bovine TB, improve testing, and phase out badger culling, as...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
FSA to tighten controls on 'raw milk' production and sales
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced plans to tighten controls on the production of ‘raw milk’ in England and...
Sheep
Germany and Middle East lead the way as lamb exports surge
UK sheepmeat exports jumped 7.1% by value and 12.6% by volume compared to the previous year despite a lower than...
Agri-Business
Proposed red diesel changes could cost farmers 50p/L
Plans to ditch the red diesel rebate expected to appear in the Chancellor’s next Budget could cost working farmers as much...
Agri-Business
Scotland's Animal Welfare Commission named
An SRUC professor has been appointed chair of Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Prof Cathy Dwyer is joined by...
Dairy
Scottish dairy farmers needed for Mycoplasma bovis study
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the...
Agri-Business
Union outlines policy vision for Scotland for 2021 to 2024
NFU Scotland has warned change to the current system is a “necessity” for the industry to adapt to the many...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-Food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
Arable
Wheat quality in the spotlight at the AHDB Milling Wheat Conference
The importance of the supply chain working together, particularly during this challenging growing season, was highlighted at this year’s AHDB...
Agri-Business
Community orchard awarded £15,000 grant from Postcode Community Trust
The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) has been awarded a £15,000 grant by the Postcode Community Trust; a grant giving charity,...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards
Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Wheat drifting downwards
Wheat prices drifted downwards this week on LIFFE, MATIF and Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) markets. In fact CBOT wheat...
Agri-Business
Growth in families purchasing lamb as consumer trends shift in 2019
UK lamb consumer trends in 2019 show that the total spend on the commodity at retail has been relatively stable,...
Rural Life
Open Farm Weekend: Reconnecting the public with NI farmers and produce
Open Farm Weekend has announced that Bank of Ireland (BOI) is continuing its title sponsorship of the province-wide agri-food initiative....
Rural Life
Bright young things of ag science battle it out at the 2020 Big Agri-Food Debate
Some of the brightest young brains in Irish agricultural colleges are battling it out to debate some of the industry’s...
