Agri-Business
NSA gives cautious welcome to cancellation of extra border checks
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has responded to the UK Government’s announcement earlier this week on the easing of border...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Lactalis acquire Fonterra’s dairy ingredients business in new deal
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has announced it has agreed the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis...
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies launches second year of bursary programme
Lakeland Dairies has launched the second year of its Pathway to a Better Future Bursary Programme. The announcement was made by chief...
Agri-Business
Annual global milk supply now forecast to grow by 1.4% – Ornua
The global dairy outlook has improved with annual milk supply likely to expand by 1.4% this year, according to a...
Agri-Business
New succession programme 'to help farm families plan for the future'
A new UK-wide initiative is aiming to tackle one of the most important and often most difficult conversations in agriculture:...
Agri-Business
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...
Agri-Business
2026 for completion of £20m Ehrmann Cornish Dairy dessert production facility
A £20m chilled dessert production facility in Cornwall is scheduled for completion in 2026. Following European dairy group Ehrmann’s acquisition...
N.Ireland
Extra border checks on live animal imports to UK cancelled
In a win for traders, the UK government is suspending the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports...
Agri-Business
Valtra upgrades its 100hp+ A series tractors
The number of engine cylinders possessed by a tractor is increasingly being seen as the threshold by which the degree...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods to invest €50.9 million in Bahrain site
Arla Foods has announced today (Thursday August 14), that it will be investing €50.9 million in its Bahrain-based cheese factory....
Agri-Business
Arla Foods: Labour shortage is putting national food security at risk
The nation’s food security is at risk due to on-going labour shortages, according to dairy producer Arla Foods’ recent annual...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm says milk will be collected despite threat of strike action
Dale Farm has said that it is “open to discussions” as the threat of industrial action by some staff hangs...
Agri-Business
Farmers to lead new UK project on TB vaccination for badgers
A new farmer-led research project in England is exploring how badger vaccination may be used within the tuberculosis (TB) eradication...
Agri-Business
£20k food and farming prize launched
A new £20,000 prize aimed at transforming food, farming, and health systems has been launched. The judges include the environmentalist...
Agri-Business
NFU summit underlines critical water availability issues
The National Farmers Union (NFU) held a summit in Yorkshire focusing on critical water availability for farmers. The summit, held...
Agri-Business
US chain Walmart opens first case-ready beef facility in Kansas
The US-based supermarket chain Walmart has opened its first in-store case-ready beef facility in Kansas. The facility aims to provide...
Agri-Business
Danone reports 4% rise in like-for-like sales
Global food and drinks company, Danone has reported a 4.1% rise in sales for the period April to June 2025...
Agri-Business
Grading steel for hardness and wear resistance
In a bid to convince the customer of the longevity and resistance of their products to wear and mechanical stress,...
