N.Ireland
Co-Op Food boss to address Northern Ireland food industry
Jo Whitfield, chief executive for Food at the Co-Op will be the keynote speaker at the 23rd Northern Ireland Food...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Looking to ‘refresh’ your career in agriculture?
Every month a number of jobs become available in the Irish agricultural sector, giving people the chance to switch jobs,...
Agri-Business
Daniella Dos Santos elected as new BVA president
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has elected small animal vet Daniella Dos Santos as its new president to lead its...
Agri-Business
Here are the top jobs available in the agri-sector at the moment
A number of interesting and challenging jobs are available in the agriculture sector at the moment, across a range of...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Latest WASDE reports lower wheat supplies
Grain prices went into the green on Friday morning. This follows the publication of the World Agricultural Supply and Demand...
Agri-Business
£120,000 boost for targeted slug treatment research
Researchers will spend the next 18 months studying targeted treatment techniques to protect crops against slugs thanks to a £120,000...
Agri-Business
Rural crime tractor ends tour at Scottish Parliament
The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) tractor tour ends on a high with a reception at Holyrood, the home...
Sheep
Lamb retail sales up 8.1% as production hits peak
Sales of fresh and frozen lamb have grown strongly in the last three months, AHDB has revealed. However, prices continue...
Agri-Business
Yellowhammer: No-deal warning over veterinary medicines and food supplies
Cross-Channel imports to the UK could face “significant disruption lasting up to six months” with the potential to cause shortages...
Agri-Business
11 new badger cull licences granted in England
Natural England has announced approval for 11 new badger cull licences in its latest review of badger culling in England....
Agri-Business
Animal feed additive firm opens new £1 million UK bottling plant
UK natural animal feed additives manufacturer Anpario plc. has announced the opening of its new £1 million, fully automated, bottling plant at...
Dairy
Pioneering service to help farmers cut feed waste launched at UK Dairy Day
Dairy farmers across the UK can now benefit from Alltech Navigate, a new and pioneering advice service aiming to increase...
Agri-Business
Janusz Wojciechowski: Who is the new agriculture commissioner?
With the confirmation today that Ireland’s representative in the European Commission, Phil Hogan, would be given the portfolio of trade...
Agri-Business
NFU demands answers challenging 50 questions for 50-day Brexit countdown
With just 50 days to go until the current Brexit deadline, the National Farmers’ Union has challenged the Government to...
Agri-Business
NFU unveils its plan for British farming to deliver net-zero
The National Farmers’ Union will today unveil its vision of how British farming hopes to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions...
Rural Life
Harper Adams announces 2019 honorary degree recipients
Four prominent individuals from the British and Irish agri-food sector have been selected for honorary degrees from Harper Adams University....
Agri-Business
Prime pig prices 3.5% up on 2018 levels
Despite a significant drop in household spending on pork and cured pig meat products, British prime pig producer prices were...
Agri-Business
The search is on for Scotland’s best Scotch Lamb butchers and chefs
This week’s Love Lamb Week (September 1-7) has marked the return of two hotly contested industry competitions. Butchers will be...
