Agri-Business
Fly-tipping rise: NFU backs new national waste unit to tackle crime 'nightmare'
The National Farmers’ Union has backed the launch of a new national waste unit, hoping it will help in the...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru conference: Welsh farming can tackle future challenges
In a rallying call to the farmers and industry colleagues attending the NFU Cymru conference, NFU Cymru president John Davies...
Agri-Business
New statistics show 'organised criminal' fly-tipping on the rise
New figures released by Defra show that incidents of fly-tipping on public land in England have increased by 8% across...
Agri-Business
Antibiotics training to become mandatory for assured NI beef and lamb farmers
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality...
Agri-Business
Antibiotics training to become mandatory for assured NI beef and lamb farmers
Antibiotics training is to become mandatory for Northern Ireland beef and lamb farmers under changes to the region’s Farm Quality...
Environment
New 'landscape leadership' programme to help shape Scotland’s rural environments
A new programme has been launched to help shape Scotland’s landscapes for future generations and take action against the biggest...
Agri-Business
Meat Promotion Wales campaigns sweep up 4 major PR awards
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), has scooped four major awards at the 2019 CIPR Cymru Wales PRide...
Agri-Business
Farmers to take centre stage in campaign to promote British meat
Britain’s farmers will be showcasing their quality food in the national press over the next four weeks as the National...
Agri-Business
Nestlé joins GDT Oversight Board
Food giant Nestlé is set to join the Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Oversight Board and become a bidder group member,...
Agri-Business
ADAMA to take over French-Swiss crop protection company
One of the world’s largest crop science companies, ADAMA Ltd, has today announced it will take over French-Swiss crop protection...
Agri-Business
Monitor farm trial results to be showcased in one-off AgriScot seminar
Collaboration, sustainability and resilience will be the key themes at a one-off AgriScot seminar as the four-year Monitor Farm Programme...
Dairy
Farmers' bid to take over Campbeltown Creamery fails
A bid by a group of farmers to take over their local creamery, saving it from closure has failed due...
Agri-Business
Boortmalt becomes world’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt
Axereal, the largest farmer-owned co-operative in France has acquired Cargill Malt on behalf of its subsidiary Boortmalt. This acquisition now...
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK plantings back; wheat price up
As tillage farmers here at home struggle to plant, the same is true across the water in the UK and...
Rural Life
New college partnership to offer students ‘real world’ experience
A new partnership between Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the James Hutton Institute will put practical skills into the hands...
Agri-Business
2019 BPS entitlement rates announced
The 2019 entitlement values and greening rates for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have been set by the Rural Payments...
Rural Life
Almost 1 in 5 UK vets afraid to take sick leave
Nearly two-thirds of vets (63%) worked when they didn’t feel well enough in the last year, according to new figures...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after retired farmworker dies in telescopic handler accident
A Yorkshire farming partnership has been forced to pay more than £28,000 after its former farmworker was knocked down and...
