Agri-Business
10 new varieties added to 2019 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists
Eight new varieties of ryegrass and one red and one white clover have been added to the 2019-2020 Recommended Grass...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Welsh pig industry heading towards more but smaller herds
Wales’ pig industry is moving towards a larger number of smaller herds, according to an industry update. Hybu Cig Cymru...
Agri-Business
Union calls for 'emergency measures' to tackle Wales' agricultural plastic backlog
The Farmers’ Union of Wales says emergency measures are needed to help farmers recycle the thousands of tonnes of bale...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru plans events for tenant farmers
NFU Cymru has arranged two events for tenant farmers to consider Welsh Government Agricultural Tenancy Reform proposals. The events will...
Dairy
Great opportunities for dairy sector post-Brexit but uncertainty is crippling
There are “great opportunities” for the dairy sector post-Brexit but crippling uncertainty surrounding Brexit is holding the industry back –...
Agri-Business
'Scottish veterinary community must work together in challenging times ahead'
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president Simon Doherty used the association’s annual Scottish Dinner to urge veterinary professionals to work together...
Agri-Business
New RHET group to take farming message to Argyll And Bute schools
A new group proposed for Argyll and Bute aims to inform and engage with schoolchildren about food and farming. Farmers,...
Agri-Business
Hands Free Hectare to expand to 35ha site
The UK’s award-winning Hands Free Hectare project has received funding from Innovate UK to create a whole hands-free farm. The...
Agri-Business
Hoey’s winning formula: ‘Face your crisis. Address it. Drive through it’
Starting out as “the new kid on the block” and dealing with the horsemeat scandal of 2013 have been “the...
Agri-Business
UK’s first 2 SmartHort Centres selected to address labour challenges
AHDB has named the two English horticulture businesses which will become the UK’s first Strategic SmartHort Centres. Lincolnshire based propagators, Volmary...
Agri-Business
Training scheme boasts business savings of £50,000 or more per business
Applications for the 2019 Professional Manager Development Scheme (PMDS) have now opened, with the first session starting in September. Farmers...
Arable
Nominations open for 2 AHDB industry awards
AHDB is currently seeking nominations of outstanding individuals for two prestigious potato industry awards, which will be presented at this...
Agri-Business
New Welsh group to tackle antimicrobial resistance in animals
A new initiative to prevent antibiotic resistance to bacteria in animals and its spread in the environment has been set...
Dairy
First Milk to reduce June milk price by 0.3p/L
British dairy processor First Milk has announced it will reduce its milk price by 0.3p/L from June 1, 2019. This...
Agri-Business
Scots industry urged to back 'Meat with Integrity' campaign
A new campaign is enlisting the help of farmers, crofters and others working in the industry to raise awareness of...
Pig/Poultry
Tesco weighing up challenge of cost for Scottish egg producers
Plans are underway at Tesco to convert its entire UK egg supply to barn and free-range as the supermarket giant...
Agri-Business
Brexit could lead to UK farmers paying more for key inputs, co-op warns
Brexit could reduce competition within the agricultural supply sector and ultimately lead to UK farming businesses paying more for the...
Agri-Business
Chef at popular Edinburgh restaurant named city's best
The chef patron of a popular Edinburgh restaurant has been named the best in the city at the 2019 Edinburgh...
