Agri-Business
Heartbreak as Orkney farmers scammed out of 5-figure sum
NFU Scotland is urging its members to remain vigilant as telephone scammers continue to target the farming community. A union...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...
Agri-Business
Lamb makes it on to the menu in Tay schools
Scotch Lamb will now appear on school menus in Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross following a successful pilot, backed...
Agri-Business
Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme
The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast is to host a doctoral training programme in partnership...
Agri-Business
AHDB takes dairy message to the silver screen
Cinema advertising will be used for the first time in AHDB and Dairy UK’s £1.2 million consumer marketing campaign, which...
Agri-Business
Unions welcome new UK Farming Minister
Robert Goodwill has been appointed as the UK’s new Farming Minister following George Eustice’s resignation. Goodwill has previously described himself as...
Agri-Business
Seasonal workers pilot opens for applications
The seasonal workers pilot, announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary in September 2018, has now opened. The pilot...
Agri-Business
Farm lobby groups band together to campaign against a 'no-deal' exit
A group of seven UK and Irish farm lobby groups have banded together to urge the Government to avoid a...
Agri-Business
Striking a deal with the US could mean extra checks for UK to EU exports
A body representing 18,000 UK vets has cautioned that standards of animal welfare should not be undermined at any cost...
Agri-Business
Innovation fuels 20% sales growth at NI agri-tech firm
Northern Ireland agri-tech and nutrition firm Devenish has seen its group turnover rise by 20% up to £225 million over...
Agri-Business
Innovation fuels 20% sales growth at NI agri-tech firm
Northern Ireland agri-tech and nutrition firm Devenish has seen its group turnover rise by 20% up to £225 million over...
Agri-Business
Lakeland LacPatrick merger given the green light
The much anticipated merger between Lakeland Dairies and LacPatrick Dairies has finally been given the green light. Competition authorities in...
Agri-Business
Foodex Japan offers real opportunities for meat exports
With Japan lifting its long-standing ban on UK beef and lamb, this year’s Foodex trade show is expected to offer...
Sheep
NSA seeks answers over Agricultural Bill's sheepmeat omission
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has raised concerns over the lack of reference to ‘sheepmeat’ within Schedule One of the...
Agri-Business
Countryside Alliance joins up with the Great British Spring Clean
Following the success of last year’s Big Rural Spring Clean, the Countryside Alliance has been named a community partner of...
Agri-Business
Farm Income forecast to fall in 2018-19
Incomes are expected to fall across almost farm types across England in 2018-19 with specialist pig farms expected to be...
Agri-Business
Scientists findings suggest daffodils could replace antibiotics in feed
As St. David’s Day passes for another year, the national flower of Wales – the daffodil – is at the centre...
Agri-Business
Sustainable intensification could be a ‘win-win’ for farmers and conservationists
A new study showing how British farms could produce more food while also supporting wildlife has been described as a “win-win”...
