Agri-Business
New licensing procedures introduced for NI imports of British semen
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced it will introduce new licensing procedures for importing bovine semen into the region...
Agri-Business
Rural Life
Rural communities failed by Whitehall – CA tells parliamentary inquiry
The Countryside Alliance has told a House of Lords inquiry that rural voices are not being listened to early enough...
Agri-Business
Fox: 'Categorically untrue' food standards will be lowered post-Brexit
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox has rubbished claims food and farming standards will be lowered as the UK leaves the European...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to receive £5.7 million reimbursement of EU crisis fund
Scottish farmers are to receive a combined £5.7 million in reimbursement payments from the European Commission this week. Payments under the...
Agri-Business
LIC Pasture to Profit 2018: 'Control the controllable when it comes to your soil'
LIC (Livestock Improvement Corporation), the New Zealand farmer-owned co-operative, held its Pasture to Profit Conference 2018 in Birmingham yesterday, October...
Agri-Business
UFU among 21 NI industry bodies writing to May over Brexit labour concerns
Farming organisations are among a group of 21 Northern Ireland business organisations who have penned a letter to the Prime...
Agri-Business
Could you have what it takes to win the 2018 Wales Livestock Champion Award?
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are launching the search to find the best livestock person working within the agricultural industry...
Agri-Business
Waste-reducing food imaging start-up wins World Agri-Tech Pitch Day
An American agri-tech start-up has beaten more than 100 international entrants to win the first Tesco Agri T-Jam, hosted at...
Agri-Business
North Wales TB testing to be ramped up following 'unprecedented increase'
The TB testing regime in North Wales is set to be ramped up in herds with contact with those infected...
Agri-Business
Arla unveils new 'sustainable' farming standards model for suppliers
One of the UK’s largest dairy co-operatives has announced a new sustainability-focused programme for its suppliers. The programme, which has...
Government
Advisory body to lay out fate of post-Brexit farm support
A newly-formed independent panel is set to look at how funding supports the needs of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern...
Agri-Business
NEWBIE award to highlight Europe's best new farmers
An innovation-focused award is opening this autumn to UK farmers, crofters and smallholders, as part of a range of opportunities...
Rural Life
MPs call for 'rural roaming' to connect the countryside to 4G
A cross-party group of MPs is today recommending the introduction of a single rural mobile phone network to help boost...
Agri-Business
New head appointed for rural business organisation
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has appointed a new director general to oversee the running of the 30,000-strong organisation...
Agri-Business
£7 million awarded to build animal vaccine research centre
The Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has been awarded £7 million to support the creation of an industry-leading veterinary vaccinology and...
Agri-Business
Lothians Monitor Farm meeting to look back at the long, hot summer
Farmers attending the next Lothians Monitor Farm meeting, hosted by Bill Gray and Peter Eccles, this Wednesday (October 17) will...
Agri-Business
International lamb market likely to make New Zealand imports 'look expensive'
Lamb imports from New Zealand are likely to look expensive compared to historical prices, according to one of the UK’s...
Agri-Business
Ministers host agri-tech discussions with key global investors
Global leaders in the agri-tech sector this week discussed opportunities for further industry investment, at a roundtable hosted by the...
