Pig/Poultry
Defra: Africian Swine Fever has a 20% chance of reaching the UK
African Swine Fever has a 20% chance of reaching the UK’s pig population, according to Government officials. The shocking admission...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Dutch firm to test ‘cow toilets’ to cut farm ammonia emissions
It seems potty enough to be an early April Fool’s Day escapade, but a Dutch inventor has created an innovative ‘cow...
Agri-Business
Report recommending adults eat must 7g of beef a day branded 'overly simplistic'
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has hit out at a report recommending adults cut their daily meat consumption to the...
Agri-Business
93.4% of Basic Payment Scheme claims paid in December
Over £1.57 billion in Basic Payment Scheme money has been paid out so far to farmers in England, the Rural...
Agri-Business
Tractor recovered by officers before owner knew it had been stolen
Police officers in Essex have managed to recover a stolen tractor and returned it to its owner in Great Totham...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru to host red meat summit
NFU Cymru has organised a special livestock summit examining the challenges facing the Welsh red meat sector post-Brexit. The event...
Agri Politics
Brexit: 'British farming has lost the one thing which gave it confidence'
Farming organisations and lobby bodies have warned that British agriculture faces a precarious future following last night’s House of Commons...
Agri-Business
Norbrook appoints new head of sales for Ireland
Veterinary medicine giant Norbrook has appointed the appointment of a new regional head of sales and marketing in Ireland. The...
Agri-Business
Norbrook appoints new head of sales for Ireland
Veterinary medicine giant Norbrook has appointed a new regional head of sales and marketing in Ireland. The new appointee, Brendan...
Agri-Business
'Brexit or no Brexit; deal or no deal, we have 66 million mouths to feed'
NFU president Minette Batters has warned that leaving the EU without a deal could leave the country reliant on lower...
Agri-Business
Meet the regional finalists in the 2019 Countryside Alliance Awards
The finalists in the 2019 Countryside Alliance Awards have been announced, with businesses from across the country going head-to-head for...
Agri-Business
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...
Agri-Business
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...
Agri-Business
Cutting food waste: 'Game-changing' fund opens
The Government will today invite food redistribution organisations to apply for the first £5 million round of funding available a...
Agri-Business
Training and development reap double dividends for D&R staff
A duo of Chartered Surveyors at Davidson & Robertson (D&R) are celebrating qualifications as Fellows of the Central Association of...
Agri-Business
Innovative veg growing firm secures £1 million to build the farms of the future
An innovative Bristol firm which has developed a range of aeroponic technology for indoor farms has announced it has secured...
Agri-Business
Access to Japanese market to be worth up to £127 million to UK beef and lamb
News Japan will reopen its market to British beef and lamb after almost a quarter of a century could be worth as...
Agri-Business
UK farming industry urges MPs to take action to avoid 'no-deal' Brexit
Four of the main UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take steps for the UK to avoid a...
