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
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...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Unsettled, but not going to jump anywhere fast
Unsettled might be a word to describe grain markets this week. LIFFE wheat (November and May) climbed all week from...
Agri-Business
Scottish convergence money could 'distort market' Welsh unions warn
Two of Wales’ biggest farmers’ unions have hit out at Government plans to increase Scotland’s share of UK farm funding....
Agri-Business
Looking for a new job on the agricultural scene?
Every month a wide range of roles become available in the Irish agri sector, giving people the opportunity to pick...
Agri-Business
UK Government to increase farm budget to cover €60 million payout for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farmers should be allocated an extra €60 million over the next two years – a hike of 47% –...
Agri-Business
UK Government lays out 'No-Deal' immigration plans
The UK Government has set out what its immigration procedures will look like in the event of a ‘No-Deal’ Brexit....
Arable
AHDB Horticulture opens recruitment for panel representatives
AHDB Horticulture is looking for new voices on its expert panels to help steer work, ensuring it continues to deliver...
Agri-Business
'Red letter day' for Scottish agriculture as Chancellor confirms £160 million boost
A long-running row over a “flawed decision” on agricultural funding has ended as £160 million has been allocated towards Scottish...
