Agri-Business
Findings of Quarantine Unit review published
Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has published the recommendations of a review into the Quarantine...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Alltech cuts the ribbon on new UK office
Global animal nutrition firm, Alltech has cut the ribbon on its new UK offices in the East of England. The...
Agri-Business
Meat, potatoes and dairy could tap into Halloween popularity
Dairy, red meat and potato processors could do more to benefit from the increased popularity of Halloween among British consumers....
Agri-Business
Theresa May confirms that withdrawal vote won’t go ahead
After much speculation today, the UK prime minister Theresa May has confirmed that the vote on Britain’s withdrawal agreement from...
Agri-Business
£80 million boost announced for Welsh farm environmental schemes
Over £80 million of funding has been granted for environmental farm support programmes in Wales, Environment Secretary Lesley Griffith announced today....
Agri-Business
Support needed for struggling small abattoirs to install CCTV
A support fund is urgently needed for struggling small abattoirs in the UK to install CCTV in order to comply...
Environment
Climage change: 'Farmers deserve our support, not our criticism'
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has reacted against growing criticism of the UK livestock industry over claims that it is...
Agri Politics
MPs unite to support upland farming with Agriculture Bill ammendment
The Countryside Alliance has worked with a cross-party group of MPs to help table an amendment to the Agriculture Bill...
Agri-Business
New Wynnstay combinable seed product manager for the west
Wynnstay has appointed Jonathan Baxendale as its new combinable seed product manager. Baxendale joins Wynnstay from UK plant breeder, Elsoms...
Agri-Business
Are you making the best use of your feed over winter?
Developing effective winter feed plans to maximise performance will be the focus of the next Sutherland Monitor Farm meeting on...
Agri-Business
Clarity on Brexit needed to allow farmers to plan for future - NFU
Clarity is needed from Government as to what the future farming landscape will look like to allow farmers to invest...
Agri-Business
Bluetongue virus detected in third consignment of imported cattle
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has urged farmers to increase their vigilance for Bluetongue virus after the disease was picked...
Agri-Business
Survey reveals bovine TB in a fifth of roadkill badgers in Cheshire
The first study to test for bovine tuberculosis in badgers on the edge of the cattle TB epidemic in England,...
Agri-Business
Soil health under the microscope at Better Grazing meetings
The subject of soil health will be the focus of the next round of Quality Meat Scotland Better Grazing meetings...
Agri-Business
FUW backs Hilary Benn amendment to Brexit withdrawal deal
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has thrown its weight behind an amendment to the UK Government’s EU withdrawal deal...
Agri-Business
Two-thirds of 2018 BPS payments made on the first day
More than 65% of farmers have received their 2018 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first day of the...
Agri-Business
Levy bodies take first step promoting sustainability of UK beef and lamb
Three meat levy bodies have jointly commissioned a new project to pave the way for a sustainability framework for beef...
Agri-Business
BVD rates fall 25% in Northern Ireland
The number of individual Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) cases in Northern Ireland has fallen by 25% in less than two years,...
