Agri-Business
ABP workers in Lurgan to begin strike on Monday
Production staff at ABP’s Lurgan plant have said they will start a 24-hour strike on Monday as a row over...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Nominations open for IFAJ-Alltech agri-journalist award
Nominations are now being accepted for the International Award for Leadership in Agricultural Journalism, which is being jointly run by...
Agri-Business
Farmers For Action calls for Tesco boycott over vegan ad campaign
Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action has backed calls urging shoppers and farming families to boycott Tesco. The retailer’s latest...
Agri-Business
Farmers For Action calls for Tesco boycott over vegan ad campaign
Agricultural lobby group Farmers For Action has backed calls urging shoppers and farming families to boycott Tesco. The retailer’s latest...
Agri-Business
UK veterinary antibiotic sales halved in just 4 years
Sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have reduced by more than half (53%) in just four years between...
Agri-Business
RCVS agrees to make 'time-limited' no-deal plan for UK veterinary certification
The UK’s veterinary standards body has agreed to prepare time-limited guidance on export health certification in case of ‘no-deal’ Brexit....
Agri-Business
EU 27 agree to UK request for Brexit ‘flextension’
The 27 EU member states have agreed to a request from the UK for a further extension to Brexit departure...
Schemes
£22 million awarded to farmers in Productivity Small Grants Scheme
More than 3,600 farmers are set to benefit from £22 million of productivity-boosting equipment from round two of the Government’s...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Struggling to plant on the continent
Tillage farmers here in Ireland aren’t the only ones struggling to plant this autumn. The problem is reflected across the...
Agri-Business
Pig herd to be more efficient after ASF, but consumption down
African swine fever (ASF) was first declared in north east China in August 2018. At present, there is no treatment...
Agri-Business
Check out the latest job vacancies in the agri-sector
A number of interesting job vacancies across a wide range of skill sets are currently available in the agriculture sector....
Agri-Business
What’s going to affect your 2019/2020 grain price?
Pigs, politics, weather…grain prices go up and down all of the time and numerous factors play a role in the...
Rural Life
£1 billion deal set to solve rural mobile signal 'not-spots'
Poor mobile phone coverage could soon be a thing of the past as the Government champions a £1 billion deal...
Agri-Business
Pilgrim’s Pride boss among NI Poultry Conference line-up
Poultry farmers from across Northern Ireland are set to flock together on Tuesday for a major industry conference looking at...
Pig/Poultry
6 UK sites granted approval to ship trotters to China
Six UK sites have been given official approval to export trotters to China in a new agreement announced this week....
Agri-Business
Beef deal paves way for Powys farm expansion
A food distribution company’s decision to champion Welsh beef with the launch of a new range of products has paved...
Agri-Business
16 million apples go unpicked as UK horticulture suffers seasonal worker shortages
The National Farmers’ Union is calling for the Government to immediately expand its Seasonal Workers Pilot scheme, as worker shortages...
Agri-Business
Fonterra increases 2019/2020 forecast Farmgate Milk Price
Fonterra Cooperative has announced its decision to increase its 2019/2020 forecast Farmgate Milk Price range. The Kiwi co-op today, Tuesday,...
