Agri-Business
Competition authority approves Müller acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has approved the Müller UK and Ireland’s acquisition of Yew Tree Dairy, which was...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Bluetongue: BTV-3 vaccine licence covers all of England
There is now a general licence available for bluetongue serotype 3 (BTV-3) vaccine covering the whole of England, according to...
Agri-Business
Concern for farmers over possible inheritance tax changes
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has highlighted concerns among farmers and crofters about the potential impact of changes to...
Environment
SHAKE secures £845k for agri-tech sustainability start-ups
The SHAKE Climate Change entrepreneurship programme has secured £845,000 to invest in new science and technology backed projects aimed at...
Agri-Business
Moy Park revenues increase by over 10% to top £2bn in 2023
Poultry company Moy Park has recorded revenue of £2.03 billion for 2023, up 10.7% on the previous year (£1.83 billion)....
Agri-Business
Global report: Farmers challenged by weather and input costs
New insights into the global agricultural sector have been revealed in a report commissioned by McKinsey & Company, which demonstrate...
Agri-Business
Muir pledges continued support for NI pig industry
Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has committed to address challenges in the Northern Ireland pig industry....
Agri-Business
Food stakeholders call for greater agri data collaboration
Stakeholders from across the food supply chain are calling for greater collaboration in on-farm data collection within the industry to...
Dairy
Arla to provide foodbanks with fridges full of dairy products
Arla has announced the launch of a nationwide initiative aimed at supplying fresh dairy produce to food charities across Britain....
Agri-Business
TikTok drives demand for protein-rich dairy in Tesco
Social media sites like TikTok have been accredited with generating the recent upsurge in demand for protein rich dairy produce,...
Agri-Business
McDonald’s sues meat processors over alleged price-fixing
Fast food giant McDonald’s is taking a law suit in the United States where it is suing four major meat...
Agri-Business
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit
A Welsh farmer was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for several counts of animal welfare charges, including the disposal of...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Dairy and cereal prices rise in September
The benchmark for world food commodity prices increased for the month of September, with quotations up for all covered commodity...
Agri-Business
Lakeland: New agreement on veterinary medicines is ‘critical’
A new sanitary/phytosanitary (SPS) agreement for veterinary medicines needs to be agreed between the UK and the European Union as...
Agri-Business
UK farm input costs increase by 44% since 2019
Farm input costs in the UK have increased by an average of 44% since 2019 according to research by the...
Beef
AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024
British beef exports enjoyed a strong performance from both EU and non EU markets in the first half of 2024,...
