Environment
'What are the benefits from a US trade deal we don't have already?'
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the Government to explain what the opportunities are from...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Bayer to sell off animal health division for $7.6 billion
German pharmaceutical company Bayer will sell off its animal health business to a US company for $7.6 billion (£6.3 billion)....
Agri-Business
Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal - research
UK farming will lose £850 million in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research from a...
Agri-Business
Graduates recruited to oversee 'ambitious work' in HCC programme
Two agriculture graduates have been recruited by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) to help deliver the “ambitious...
Agri-Business
NSA launches a UK-wide survey on sea eagle release
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has opened a farmer-facing survey to gather views on the introduction of sea eagles in...
Agri-Business
Cardigan mart closure 'another blow' for industry
The announcement by J.J. Morris Auctioneers that Cardigan Animal Market will close next month, has been described as another blow...
Agri-Business
Red meat exports up 13% in first half of 2019
Exports of red meat and offal from the UK have enjoyed a strong start to the year with shipments surpassing...
Agri-Business
Businesses urged to buy British amid Dioxin egg recalls in Belgium
UK food businesses have been urged to put trust in British Lion assured eggs after several Belgian supermarkets were forced...
Agri-Business
Grain price: WASDE report doesn’t help prices
This week, many farmers were paid money on account for grain which has been delivered. The injection will provide cash-flow...
Agri-Business
AHDB campaign makes strides in reversing falling dairy consumption
11% more young parents will buy dairy products according to research carried out after the second year of AHDB and...
Agri-Business
New NI requirements for soil sampling to come into effect in January
All grassland farms using chemical phosphorus fertilisers or phosphorus-rich manures – such as poultry litter, pig farmyard manure and digestate – will...
Agri-Business
BASIS expands team with new COO
Standard setting, auditing and training organisation, BASIS, has appointed a chief operating officer (COO) to support the current team and...
Agri-Business
Welsh dairy co-op posts record sales of £52.9 million
Wales’s oldest dairy farming co-operative is celebrating record sales of £52.9 million. The boost has allowed South Caernarfon Creameries to create 11...
Agri-Business
Government launches consultation on future of UK agri-food industry
British shoppers could be able to buy environmentally-friendly, healthy and affordable food under plans for a radical shake-up of the...
Beef
Union calls for clearer country of origin labelling on processed beef
Farmers in Scotland are calling for clearer and more detailed country of origin labelling on processed beef products to allow...
Agri-Business
Cow gut DNA study finds bugs that could up meat and milk yields
Cutting-edge DNA technologies have discovered thousands of bugs in cows’ stomachs that could improve meat and dairy production, and keep...
Agri-Business
Defra slams 'inaccurate' People's Vote claims
Defra has hit back at “inaccurate” prophecies of post-Brexit doom for the UK’s agri-food sector made in a report published...
Agri-Business
BPS loan support for Welsh farm businesses announced
A new loan facility to help Welsh farmers who won’t receive their Basic Payment on day one has been announced...
