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
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...
Agri-Business
Union pushes for delay to Sustainable Farming and our Land consultation
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged senior politicians at this week’s Pembrokeshire Show to push back the deadline for...
Agri-Business
Farmers for a People’s Vote: New lobby group forms
A new lobby group representing UK farmers is being launched today (Thursday, August 15) to warn against the risks of...
Agri-Business
Police forced to release coursers after witnesses refuse to give statements
A gang of illegal hunters in Cambridgeshire are thought to be behind an abandoned car which was burned out on...
Agri-Business
World’s largest urban farm set to open…on a Paris roof
The world’s largest urban farm is set to be opened in Paris in the year 2020 – on the rooftop...
Agri-Business
US corn price drops dramatically
The price of corn in the US has dropped as stocks and yield have both been estimated up. At close...
Agri-Business
Police issue warning after Weymouth veterinary burglaries
Police are appealing for help after medicines for animal use were stolen from a veterinary practice in Weymouth – nearly...
Agri-Business
Defra to make £2 million available to help Yorkshire farmers
The Government has announced it will make more than £5 million available to support communities and businesses impacted by this...
Agri-Business
Third of Welsh cows culled due to TB hail from Pembrokeshire
Closer analysis of Government statistics reveal the staggering toll of bovine TB on Pembrokeshire farmers. As local farmers gather for...
Agri-Business
Emergency funding released for Yorkshire farmers
The Prince’s Countryside Fund has announced that it will donate £50,000 from its emergency fund to help farmers and rural...
Rural Life
Students launch petition to 'save' university farm from sale
A group of students has put together a petition to ‘save’ Royal Agricultural University’s Harnhill Manor Farm from sale. The Royal Agricultural...
Agri-Business
Ear tag firm staff take on Hadrian's Wall for rural mental health charity
Allflex Livestock Intelligence staff have paired with a mental health charity to trek a gruelling 84-miles across Hadrian’s Wall in...
Agri-Business
NFU: Government must commit to keep Britain’s food self-sufficiency above 61%
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for the Government to ensure a secure supply of home-grown food after new...
