Agri-Business
TB: Compulsory insurance and an end to compensation on the cards
A review of the Government’s 25-year bovine TB strategy includes recommendations to scrap compensation and give farmers more information when buying...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Operation Bo Peep: Scottish sheep farmers unleash new weapon against rustlers
Dubbed ‘Operation Bo Peep’, Scottish farmers now have a new secret weapon against sheep theft. It’s the stuff of shepherds’...
Agri-Business
AgriScot Scotch Beef Farm of the Year finalists unveiled
Three livestock farmers hailing from Aberdeenshire, East Lothian, and Dumfries and Galloway have made it to the finals of the...
Dairy
Dairy exporters heading for leading food and drink fair in China
Dairy exporters will be travelling to China later this month, in a UK delegation led by the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Rural Life
Welsh sausage crowned 'Champion of Champions'
A butcher shop in Wales has had its own sausage creation named the ‘Champion of Champions’ at the Butcher Shop...
Agri-Business
Interim Natural England boss appointed as James Cross steps down
Marian Spain has been appointed interim chief executive of Natural England as James Cross steps down after four years. Spain,...
Agri-Business
British livestock farmers warned of Bluetongue virus threat
UK farm organisations have joined forces to urge livestock farmers to think carefully about importing animals from areas that are...
Agri-Business
UK dairy processor fined £32,000 after toe crush incident
A Suffolk dairy processor has been fined £32,000 after a worker’s toe was crushed by unguarded part of a machine....
Rural Life
1 farm vehicle involved in a level crossing incident every week
Farmers are dicing with death at level crossings, as on average, one incident involving a farming vehicle is reported every...
Agri-Business
'Rural crime needs to be a top police priority all year round'
The NFU is calling on Police and Crime Commissioners to make tackling rural crime a strategic objective all year round,...
Agri-Business
Government advice change drives 5% increase in UK egg sales
A year on from a change in official advice, which said that mums to be, young children, and the elderly...
Agri-Business
UK exporters explore opportunities for British pork in Taiwan
British pork processors and exporters have arrived in Taiwan this week as part of a three-day mission to explore this...
Rural Life
'We’re proud to produce your food' - farming's Lord Mayor’s Show message
Agriculture will have a prominent place in the 803rd Lord Mayor’s Show procession on Saturday (November 10) as the Worshipful...
Agri-Business
Fifth of UK farmers plan to diversify to survive after Brexit
One in five farmers plan to diversify post-Brexit in a bid to make their farms sustainable without direct subsidies, according...
Dairy
Dairy Crest sales up 2% as key brands and spreads grow
Sales at British dairy processor Dairy Crest Group are up 2% to £224.9 million, according to the firm’s interim results...
Dairy
7% of UK milk wasted between bulk tank and consumer
A new report has estimated up to 330,000t of milk are wasted in the UK every year, worth more than £150...
Rural Life
Full list: Names and topics of 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholars announced
The Nuffield Farming Scholarship Trust has announced the names of its 19 2019 Nuffield Scholars, who are to commence their...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Relatively stable, with the odd slump
Last week saw grain prices take a hit. MATIF milling wheat hit a low of €198.50/t – its lowest since...
