Agri-Business
Barnier in Belfast: People must be aware of Brexit consequences
People must be aware of the negative consequences from Brexit, according to the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier. Barnier...
Agri-Business
Grass
Who were the winners in the UGS Grassland Farmer of the Year awards?
An important feature of the Ulster Grassland Society’s (UGS) annual conference is the presentation of awards in the society’s Grassland...
Agri-Business
Livestock theft rises by nearly 20% as rustlers raid UK farms
Three million pound’s worth of livestock were stolen from UK farms in 2019, according to shocking new figures released today...
Agri-Business
Mash Direct announces £10 million expansion and sustainability plans
Northern Ireland processed vegetable company Mash Direct has announced plans for a £10 million expansion at its on-farm production facility...
Agri-Business
British red meat sales take a hit over key Christmas market
Winter lamb sales in Britain fell by 4%, according to the latest figures by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board...
Arable
Growing ambitions with Netherlands study tour
A study tour in the Netherlands allowed seed potato growers from the United Kingdom (UK) to see first-hand the developments...
Agri-Business
Glastir Entry and Advanced Support Scheme - don’t miss your chance to apply
Farmers in Wales are being urged not to miss the opportunity to apply for the Glastir Entry and Advanced Support...
Agri-Business
Burns Night boost sees Scottish haggis exports grow 136% in a decade
This Burns Night the world will be reaching for a forkful of Scotland’s finest, with haggis now enjoyed in 20...
Agri-Business
UK food waste falls by 7% per person in three years
New data shows almost half a million tonne reduction in total UK food waste in just three years – enough...
Agri-Business
ABP proteins division announces UK by-products acquisition
ABP’s by-product division, Advanced Proteins, has announced the acquisition of the John Pointon and Sons animal by-products and proteins business....
Agri-Business
European Parliament approves Brexit withdrawal agreement
The European Parliament’s Committee on Constitutional Affairs approved the withdrawal agreement this evening, Thursday, January 23, bringing Brexit one step...
Environment
Severn Trent extends farm environmental grant scheme
Severn Trent has opened up its STEPS environmental grant scheme applications to farmers who haven’t yet completed projects from last...
Environment
UK study to develop and adapt technology to monitor methane production in outdoor cattle
Researchers in Scotland are looking into more effective ways to monitor greenhouse gas emissions in grazing cattle. The study, which...
Environment
CCC report: UK environmental bodies commit to joint action
The chairmen of three Government environmental bodies have pledged to work together to deliver nature-based solutions to climate change, helping...
Environment
More than 80,000ac to be transformed by land managers across Scotland
A new network of “landscape leaders” is meeting for the first time to bring about positive environmental change in Scotland...
Agri-Business
NI’s Next Generation forum reopens for applications
Applications are now open for the latest traunch of Northern Ireland’s Next Generation Development Forum. Run by the Ulster Farmers’...
Agri-Business
NI’s Next Generation forum reopens for applications
Applications are now open for the latest traunch of Northern Ireland’s Next Generation Development Forum. Run by the Ulster Farmers’...
Agri-Business
Record levels of English farm payments made by the end of December
Record levels of farm payments have been made in England across the Basic Payment, Countryside Stewardship and Environmental Stewardship schemes....
