Agri-Business
World Soil Day: A third of global soils are already degraded
The UN has called for urgent action to stop soil pollution, noting that a third of global soils are already...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Newcomers and quality lead the way at the Winter Stock Festival
This year’s East of England Winter Stock Festival in Peterborough saw a strong selection of well turned out animals. Experienced...
Agri-Business
Herdwatch underlines NI presence with trip to Winter Fair
Having officially launched in Northern Ireland, Herdwatch is set to attend the Royal Ulster Winter Fair next week on Thursday, December...
Agri-Business
Herdwatch underlines NI presence with trip to Winter Fair
Having officially launched in Northern Ireland, Herdwatch is set to attend the Royal Ulster Winter Fair next week on Thursday, December...
Agri-Business
Government rejects Northumberland lynx reintroduction
Plans to reintroduce lynx into a forest in Northumberland have been scrapped by Defra. The Lynx UK Trust had put forward...
Agri-Business
British sheep meat to head to India in new export deal
A new export deal for British sheep meat could be worth as much as £6 million to the industry over...
Agri-Business
Unions publish list of measures to help farms survive extreme weather
The NFU and NFU Cymru have urged the Government to introduce a number of farm resilience measures to combat extreme...
Agri-Business
Welsh afforestation plans could drive 1,400 farming families off the land
The burden of decarbonisation should not fall unequally on Wales’ farming community, the NFU Cymru Rural Affairs Board has warned....
Agri-Business
New circular economy Food Producers' Fund to fund Scottish farm efficiency
Scottish Conservatives has announced it will redirect unspent money from the existing Circular Economy Investment Fund to support farm efficiency...
Agri-Business
AHDB completes £1.3 million sale of MLCSL
A total of £1.3 million will be reinvested in the beef and lamb and pork sectors as the Agriculture and...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that full or balance Direct Payments have been...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland pays out £85 million in final Direct Payments on day 1
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that full or balance Direct Payments have been...
Agri-Business
AHDB 'Pick Pork' campaign drives £3.2 million sales boost
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) latest campaign to promote pork sales has had a considerable impact so far....
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers throw support behind Red Meat Benchmarking
Several Welsh farm groups have given their unanimous support for the Red Meat Benchmarking project, urging all their members to...
Agri-Business
£4.4 million agri-tech innovation hub opened in Shropshire
A multi-million-pound hub for the development, testing and sharing of technologies to boost productivity in farming and the food supply...
Agri-Business
Lord Price: 'After defence, a Government’s highest priority is to feed its people'
Lord Mark Price, former Minister for Trade and Investment and managing director of Waitrose, addressed the National Farmers’ Union Henry...
Agri-Business
New report examines what’s next for agricultural commodities markets
AHDB has warned looking ahead at markets will become more crucial to agriculture now than ever as the body releases...
Agri-Business
Migration Advisory Committee calls for evidence on labour shortages
Rural businesses are urged to respond to the Government’s review of the shortage occupation list as the deadline to make...
