Agri-Business
BYDV research for cereals to receive 3-year funding boost
The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call. It forms...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Fane Valley to take over north-west feed mill business
Fane Valley Co-operative has struck a deal with Donegal Investment Group plc to acquire Irish compounder Robert Smyth & Sons...
Agri-Business
Fram Farmers’ Trials Day attracts a record attendance
More than 300 members and guests of Fram Farmers, one of the UK’s leading farmer-owned cooperatives, attended its annual Trials...
Agri-Business
Will satellite imagery remove the need for farm audits?
Improved satellite imagery can remove the need for farm audits, according to a senior researcher for the European Commission. Vladimir...
Agri-Business
Tory PM candidate commits to no-deal Brexit relief scheme for farmers
Prime Ministerial hopeful Jeremy Hunt has vowed to introduce a “relief programme” for farming in the event of a ‘no-deal’...
Agri-Business
More than 220 jobs to go as Muller announces Derbyshire factory closure
More than 220 permanent posts are at risk as Muller Milk & Ingredients (MMI) has confirmed that it is to...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm turnover hits £509 million
One of the UK’s largest farmer-owned co-ops, Dale Farm, has announced significant increases in profit, return on capital employed (ROCE) and...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm turnover hits £509 million
One of the UK’s largest farmer-owned co-ops, Dale Farm, has announced significant increases in profit, return on capital employed (ROCE) and...
Agri-Business
Arla to power Swedish trucks with farmyard manure
Pioneering Arla farmers are starting to make the most of their farmyard manure by turning it into biogas, which is...
Agri-Business
New butchershop magazine to inspire shoppers to get creative with meat
With consumers turning back to independent butchers, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has launched a free magazine...
Grass
Better Grazing meetings to put multi-species swards in the spotlight
Livestock farmers are invited to attend one of the five free meetings organised by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) as part...
Beef
Urgent action needed to support British beef sector, warns NFU
With British beef markets down to a three-year low, NFU vice president Stuart Roberts is calling for urgent and united...
Agri-Business
UK Government to boost British agri-tech by £22 million
Projects supported by £22 million of Government funding are set to help UK farmers cut down on pollution, minimise waste and...
Agri-Business
Red Meat benchmarking data released to farmers in Wales
Farmers who participated in Wales’ Red Meat Benchmarking project towards the end of 2018 can now evaluate their business performance...
Agri-Business
New bill to deliver tougher stance on animal welfare offences
A new bill introduced to Parliament this week could mean that animal abusers in England and Wales could face up...
Agri-Business
BVA's Welsh branch elects new president
A Swansea vet with an interest in tackling bovine TB and sheep scab has been elected as the new president...
Rural Life
Gove appoints sustainable restauranteur to pioneer 'farm-to-fork revolution'
Defra Secretary Michael Gove has launched an independent review to ensure England’s food system is fit for the 21st century...
Agri-Business
Vertical farming firm awarded £5.4 million funding
Scottish vertical farm technology business, Intelligent Growth Solutions Ltd (IGS) has secured £5.4 million of funding to deliver ground-breaking technology...
