Rural Life
Countryside Alliance reveals new chairman
The Rt. Hon. Nick Herbert MP has joined the Countryside Alliance as its new chairman. Herbert, who has a CBE...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
End to beef processing at Llanidloes 'another blow for the industry'
The closure of beef processing lines at Llanidloes has been described as “another blow for the industry” by the Farmers’...
Agri-Business
UK exporters declare ‘business as usual’ at Anuga despite Brexit chaos
Brexit doesn’t need to stand in the way of new and existing trade according to UK meat firms at Anuga...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru seeks exemption for NVZ closed periods
NFU Cymru has written to Welsh Government to seek an exemption that will allow farmers operating within Nitrate Vulnerable Zones...
Agri-Business
Animal medicines improvement notices issued to 2 firms
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued animal medicines improvement notices to two veterinary medicine suppliers in Northern Ireland, the...
Agri-Business
Animal medicines improvement notices issued to 2 firms
The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) has issued animal medicines improvement notices to two veterinary medicine suppliers in Northern Ireland, the...
Agri-Business
Brexit talks: Varadkar and Johnson ‘could see pathway to possible deal’
The Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson have issued a joint statement outlining that they “could see...
Agri-Business
‘Farmers in NI cannot produce food to a different set of rules to farmers in the south’
If Ireland has full alignment – in relation to Brexit – then the country will also have to have a...
Agri-Business
UK study claims badger cull survivors roam over greater areas
Culling can drive badgers to roam 61% further afield, potentially increasing risk of transmission, according to a study by the...
Agri-Business
NI milk processor boss appointed to NIFDA Board
The Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) has appointed the general manager of foodservice operations for Lakeland Dairies, Tim...
Agri-Business
Dodds: Dairy industry should pressure EU to strike a deal
Northern Ireland MEP Diane Dodds has encouraged the dairy industry to “press Dublin and Brussels to work for a sensible...
Agri-Business
Dodds: Dairy industry should pressure EU to strike a deal
Northern Ireland MEP Diane Dodds has encouraged the dairy industry to “press Dublin and Brussels to work for a sensible...
Agri-Business
DIT representatives meet to identify new UK agri-food export opportunities
New export opportunities for the UK post-Brexit were explored when a team of delegates from the Department for International Trade...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods appoints 2 external advisors to board
Arla Foods has announced the appointment of two external advisors to its board of directors. The appointees are expected to...
Agri-Business
Government tariff review puts several sectors in jeopardy post-Brexit
The UK Government has “severely undermined the British farming industry” by confirming it will remove the tariff safeguards for a...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers launch bid to save creamery from closure
A group of 29 Scottish dairy farmers have launched a crowd-funding campaign to buy the Mull of Kintyre brand and...
Dairy
New Zealand Ayrshire breeder to judge AgriScot dairy classes
The dairy cattle judge for this years’ AgriScot has been announced as New Zealand farmer and pedigree breeder, Selwyn Donald....
Agri-Business
Pig producers urged to enter 2020 EU PiG Grand Prix
Pig farmers from across Europe are invited to enter their most innovative ideas and examples of on-farm best practice for a...
