Agri-Business
5 things farmers should consider before holiday letting
Sykes Holiday Cottages has said higher demand, coupled with the “soaring costs” of agriculture, has prompted many British farmers to...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Pig price index falls for 9 out of the past 10 weeks - NPA
UK pig price continues to fall, with the EU-spec standard pig price dropping by a further 0.76p during the week...
Agri-Business
£4.7m invested in new Cattle Information Service laboratory
Over £4.7 million has been invested in creating a new laboratory for the Cattle Information Service (CIS). The new lab...
Agri-Business
Women in Ag Awards to be presented at Agritechnica
The DLG (German Agricultural Society) and Women in Ag Magazine have today (Tuesday, October 31) announced the winners of this...
Agri-Business
Lidl partners with new egg company to farm higher-welfare chickens
Lidl GB has partnered with egg company Kipster to produce eggs from chickens farmed “to the highest welfare standards”, it...
Agri-Business
NI vet strike leaving ports and airports at ‘limited capability’
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has said strike action by vets and meat processors mean that...
Agri-Business
Swan family awarded NFU Cymru Sustainable Agriculture Award
The Welsh branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Cymru) has announced Clive Swan and his family as the winners...
Agri-Business
Farmers preparing for 'further devastation' from Storm Ciaran - CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said farmers are readying themselves for “further devastation” ahead of storm Ciaran....
Agri-Business
Meat ‘inefficient’ in feeding growing world population – study
Humanity can produce 14 times more protein on the same amount of land by switching from meat to plant proteins,...
Agri-Business
New Red Tractor modules being paused is a 'positive step' - NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed the news of new Red Tractor modules being put on hold until an...
Pig/Poultry
Katie Jarvis starts in new role as NPA senior policy adviser
The new senior policy adviser of the National Pig Association (NPA), Katie Jarvis, has officially started in her new role...
Agri-Business
New 3D calf housing app to help NI farmers reduce disease
Northern Ireland’s farmers are set to benefit from a 3D app developed to help reduce disease and improve growth in...
Agri-Business
OECD: $851bn government support for agriculture during pandemic
Total support to agriculture reached record levels of $851 billion per year during 2020-2022 for the 54 countries covered by...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s opens Progressive Young Farmer programme
McDonald’s has kickstarted its search for tomorrow’s farming and food industry leaders with the launch of its Progressive Young Farmer...
Beef
Scottish agri statistics show drop in cattle numbers by 3%
The latest 2023 agricultural figures released by the Scottish government have shown a decline of 3% in cattle numbers compared...
Agri-Business
AHWNI welcomes notifiable disease status for BVD
The announcement that Bovine Viral Diarrhoea (BVD) will become a notifiable disease in Northern Ireland (NI) has been welcomed by...
Agri-Business
AHDB calf pneumonia webinar to feature vet experts
A webinar held by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will feature vet experts to discuss approaches to calf...
Agri-Business
NFUS next generation webinar to focus on succession planning
The Scottish branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Scotland) will host a webinar on succession planning on November 1,...
