Agri-Business
Biofuel companies in China audited over potential fraud
Unannounced integrity audits have been carried out at several biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil plants in China following reports of...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Morrisons launches trial to cover 100% of growers' costs
Morrisons has launched a new trial where it will underwrite 100% of all of the costs of growing a crop....
Agri-Business
ABP Scottish acquisitions investigated by UK competition watchdog
The acquisition of two beef processing sites in Scotland by ABP Food Group is under investigation by the UK’s competition...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to get ahead of possible forage shortages
Farmers are being urged to prepare for any possible forage shortages this year, as a result of mixed weather conditions...
Agri-Business
Danone reports ‘solid’ first half of 2023
Danone has reported net sales in the first half (H1) of 2023 reached €14.2 billion, up 8.4% on a like-for-like...
Agri-Business
Isotope testing 'effective' in verifying origin of pork
Isotope testing carried out by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has been described as highly effective in verifying...
Agri-Business
Defra announces £14m in competition funding for innovative farming solutions
Over £14 million is to be made available for innovative farming solutions under two new research and feasibility competitions under...
Agri-Business
Chanelle Pharma appoints new head of UK animal health division
Irish veterinary pharmaceutical company, Chanelle Pharma has appointed Abi Donald as the new head of UK for its animal health...
Agri-Business
Tesco invests further £10 million into UK egg sector
Tesco has today (Tuesday, August 1) announced further investment of £10 million for the UK egg sector, with £6 million...
Agri-Business
Two new Novacat mower combinations from Pottinger
Pottinger has added two new mower combinations to its range, the Novaca V 8400 and Novacat V 9200, which the...
Agri-Business
51% rise in rural crime in NI ‘disappointing’ – UFU
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose by 50.7% last year to £2.5 million, according to the latest...
Agri-Business
22% rise in rural crime in 2022 - report
Rural crime increased by 22.1% in 2022 to £49.5 million, according to an NFU Mutual report published today (Tuesday, August...
Agri-Business
German supermarket charges ‘true costs’ of meat and dairy
German supermarket Penny has raised its prices of nine mainly dairy and meat products to reflect their “true costs” on...
Agri-Business
$1.7m to improve breeding of New Zealand farm dogs
New Zealand is set to spend over NZ$1.7 million (almost €1 million) on a new industry-led project to improve the...
Sheep
Love Lamb Week enlists influencers for campaign
Love Lamb Week (LLW) will return for 2023 from September 1-7, to promote UK lamb by teaming up with popular...
Agri-Business
Machinery Focus: Pronar joins the lightweight butterfly club
Butterfly mower sets are the preserve of big contractors with big budgets, or so it might be thought, but the...
Agri-Business
Well-known Welsh farmer seeks grey squirrels for burger meat
Well-known Welsh farmer Gareth Wyn Jones is appealing for grey squirrels, as he wants to use their meat in burgers...
Machinery
Lemken merges hoeing and spraying into one operation
Although Lemken no longer makes conventional crop sprayers, the company has not totally abandoned the concept of spraying pesticides onto...
