N.Ireland
Extra border checks on live animal imports to UK cancelled
In a win for traders, the UK government is suspending the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Valtra upgrades its 100hp+ A series tractors
The number of engine cylinders possessed by a tractor is increasingly being seen as the threshold by which the degree...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site
Arla Foods has announced today (Thursday August 14), that it will be investing €50.9 million in its Bahrain-based cheese factory....
Agri-Business
Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk
The nation’s food security is at risk due to on-going labour shortages, according to dairy producer Arla Foods’ recent annual...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm says milk will be collected despite threat of strike action
Dale Farm has said that it is “open to discussions” as the threat of industrial action by some staff hangs...
Agri-Business
Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers
A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the tuberculosis (TB) eradication...
Agri-Business
£20k food and farming prize launched
A new £20,000 prize aimed at transforming food, farming, and health systems has been launched. The judges include the environmentalist...
Agri-Business
NFU summit underlines critical water availability issues
The National Farmers Union (NFU) held a summit in Yorkshire focusing on critical water availability for farmers. The summit, held...
Agri-Business
US chain Walmart opens first case-ready beef facility in Kansas
The US-based supermarket chain Walmart has opened its first in-store case-ready beef facility in Kansas. The facility aims to provide...
Agri-Business
Danone reports 4% rise in like-for-like sales
Global food and drinks company, Danone has reported a 4.1% rise in sales for the period April to June 2025...
Agri-Business
Grading steel for hardness and wear resistance
In a bid to convince the customer of the longevity and resistance of their products to wear and mechanical stress,...
Agri-Business
Czechia must recover aid given to agri firms in error
The European Commission has concluded that Czechia’s support for insurance premiums granted to certain large Czech agricultural companies in 2018...
Agri-Business
NFU: Farm profitability review comes as industry 'confidence at all-time low'
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has responded to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s (Defra’s) farm profitability review...
N.Ireland
NI agriculture in ‘strong state of financial health’ – adviser
Agriculture in Northern Ireland continues to deliver strong levels of economic performance, but a number of strategic challenges remain, according...
Agri-Business
More backlash to publication of UK draft inheritance tax policy
The CLA has strongly criticised the UK government’s impact assessment of changes to inheritance tax published this week along with...
Agri-Business
Germinal invests in R&D with machinery and researchers
Grass and forage seed company Germinal has announced a significant new investment in its research and development (R&D) division. Germinal...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru urges Starmer to change inheritance tax proposals
The president of National Farmers Union (NFU) Cymru, Aled Jones has written to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer to call...
Agri-Business
FrieslandCampina reports 20% increase in first half operating profit
Dutch dairy co-op FrieslandCampina has reported higher revenue and improved profitability in the first half (H1) of 2025. The latest...
