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
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...
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...
Agri-Business
Final North Ayrshire Monitor Farm meeting set to showcase many improvements
The final North Ayrshire Monitor Farm meeting is to be held at Girtridge Farm, Dundonald on Friday, February 28. The...
Agri-Business
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...
Agri-Business
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...
Agri-Business
2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports
Red meat exports from the UK rocketed to more than £1.5 billion last year – making 2019 one of the...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: How writing for digital differs to press
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Having content that can be repurposed and utilised across a number of different marketing...
Beef
New beef sector climate group to examine Scottish suckler emissions
A new farmer-led group will examine how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Scottish suckler herd. Co-chaired by former...
Agri-Business
New immigration rules leave a 'big question mark for vets'
New immigration rules are a “mixed bag” for the veterinary profession and leave a “big question mark” over how the...
Agri-Business
NFU raises 'serious concerns' over new UK immigration policy
NFU president Minette Batters has accused the Government of failing to recognise British food and farming’s needs within its proposed...
Agri-Business
Seasonal Workers Pilot expanded for the 2020 harvest
The Government will quadruple the number of workers farms can recruit on a temporary basis from outside the EU this...
Agri-Business
Arla plans €619 million of major projects to make 2020 a 'record investment year'
International dairy co-op Arla Foods has announced plans to make 2020 a “record year” for investment, with plans to spend €619...
Agri-Business
North-east cheese manufacturer trebles capacity with rural business grant
A northern cheese manufacturer has trebled its production capacity and created five new jobs thanks to a programme designed to...
Rural Life
Operation Stock: Charged pair change pleas to guilty
Two men have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to steal in relation to the slaughter and illegal butchery of sheep and...
