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
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...
Agri-Business
Invent competition: Search is on for NI entrepreneurs with 'global commercial potential'
Catalyst has recently launched its annual ‘Invent’ competition and is hoping to attract over 100 innovators and entrepreneurs from across...
Agri-Business
Second Reading: Eustice dubs Environment Bill 'most ambitious of any country on earth'
The UK’s green future outside the European Union will move a step closer today (Wednesday, February 26) with the Second...
Agri-Business
AHDB targets Canadian hospitality sector for exports
Quality beef, lamb and pork from the UK will be in the spotlight when AHDB exhibits at the Restaurants Canada...
Environment
UK famers reminded of March 1 hedge-cutting ban
Farmers and crofters across the UK are reminded that the hedge-cutting ban comes into place on March 1 as the bird...
Agri-Business
Irish and UK farmers ‘have common cause’ on standards and competition
It’s clear that Irish and UK farmers have a common cause on high UK food standards and fair competition, according...
Agri-Business
UK levy bodies to join forces to promote red meat
The UK’s meat levy boards have committed to providing an additional £1.5 million in funding to jointly promote the reputation...
Agri-Business
Eustice unveils tiered 'public goods' system for future UK farm subsidies
Environment Secretary George Eustice has today (Tuesday, February 25) called on farmers and land managers to share their views on...
Agri-Business
Firm export demand from China offsets weak domestic pork consumption
Prime pig producer prices in GB have been relatively stable in the early weeks of 2020, contrasting with their traditional...
Agri-Business
NFU Conference: British farm standards must be the benchmark internationally
NFU president Minette Batters will today challenge the Government to show global leadership on international trade and insist that British...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods amba confirms rise for March milk price
Pan-European dairy co-operative Arla Foods has announced plans to increase its on-account price for conventional milk by 1c for March...
Pig/Poultry
UK scientists successfully map African swine fever genome
UK scientists have succeeded in mapping the expression of genes across the entire African Swine Fever virus (ASFV) genome, which has...
Agri-Business
World potato congress coming to Ireland in 2021
The World Potato Congress will be hosted by the Irish Potato Federation next year – from May 31 to June...
