Agri-Business
3,000 Northern Ireland Moy Park staff to vote over strike
A strike ballot of more than 3,000 Unite members in the largest Northern Ireland employer will proceed in the coming...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Survival mode: New report sets out harrowing impacts of a 'hard Brexit'
New Brexit modelling highlights the urgent need for farmers to take action to ensure their businesses survive, showing as much...
Dairy
AHDB appoints Tesco manager to lead dairy programme
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Nic Parsons as head of dairy development, responsible for the development...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland's compound animal feed sector continues to grow
Northern Ireland’s compound animal feed industry continues to underpin the growth achieved by the various livestock sectors – dairy, beef,...
Agri-Business
BRC confirms highest food inflation rate in over five years
Figures published by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) confirm that food inflation accelerated in March to 2.5%, up from 1.6%...
Agri-Business
Farming and food will help reconcile the UK after Brexit
The farming and food sectors will drive the reconciliation that will be required to re-unite all parts of the UK...
EU
CLA: Brexit extension offers 'welcome breathing space'
The extension to Article 50, which was decided upon by the EU last night, has been welcomed by the Country...
Agri-Business
Devenish launches £1.7 million investment in Kenya
Belfast-based agri-technology company Devenish has launched a £1.7 million investment in an agri-services firm in Kenya. Sidai Africa provides crop...
Agri-Business
UK unions reach out to European farmers on Brexit
UK farming unions are reaching out to their counterparts on the continent to seek support in avoiding a ‘no-deal’ Brexit....
Rural Life
Tenancy consultations to be held for England and Wales
Two concurrent consultation processes will be launched tomorrow in England and Wales on the issue of agricultural tenancy, on foot...
World News
Brazil battles dairy industry's bull calf woes
A marketing drive to encourage Brazilian dairy farmers to rear their bull calves for beef is battling to make steps...
Schemes
CLA: 'We should be wary of normalising bridging payments'
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as welcomed the announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will begin making...
Agri-Business
Leading vet: 'UK has become a hard sell'
A Leeds-based vet has told a veterinary conference in Portugal that the UK “has become a hard sell” as a...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm CEO: 'The UK must feed its own people'
The UK government must pay serious attention to the issue of food security, according to Dale Farm Group CEO Nick...
Agri-Business
Kantar predicts an Easter boost for UK supermarkets
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show slow growth, largely thanks to a late Easter. The figures...
World News
Hitting 1,000 cows in Brazil's dairy capital
Within 50 years, the Epp family has gone from 50 cows to 1,000 on their farm outside Castro, Brazil. The...
Agri-Business
'SNP refusal to accept UK legislation damaging farmers'
The Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party has labelled as ‘damaging’ the decision by the Scottish National Party (SNP) not to...
World News
6 things you need to know about Brazilian agriculture
As Brazil eyes up the UK market post-Brexit, AgriLand’s Rachel Martin investigates the country’s agricultural sector and what farmers in...
