Agri-Business
Welsh gov 'disappointed' as 2 Sisters moves ahead with branch closure
The Welsh government has said that it is “disappointed” to hear that poultry producer 2 Sisters Food Group has not...
Agri-Business
Dairy
Fonterra cuts milk price and collection forecasts
New Zealand milk processor Fonterra has reduced its forecasts for both farmgate milk price and milk collections for the 2022/2023...
Agri-Business
EU agri committee urged to visit border region
MEP Chris MacManus has requested the EU Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development to visit border counties in Ireland to...
Agri-Business
Increase in lamb imports should be 'stark warning' to government - FUW
An increase of 17% in lamb imports during September and November 2022 should serve as a “stark warning” to the...
Agri-Business
Fonterra to ‘compensate’ cyclone-hit farmers
The New Zealand dairy co-operative Fonterra has said it will make “appropriate compensation” to farmers who have been forced to...
Agri-Business
Wales: New £22.9m Farming Connect programme launched
A new £22.9 million Farming Connect programme has been launched by the Welsh government today (Thursday, February 23) to support...
Agri-Business
Highlights from the 2023 National Farmers' Union conference
The 2023 National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference saw discussions surrounding food security, headed by the union’s president Minette Batters, insights...
Agri-Business
Classics and contemporaries in latest Euroauctions sale
This week will see another busy auction at Dromore as Euroauctions holds its February machinery sale on February 24 and...
Agri-Business
Interview: Horticulture sector facing 'Brexit bonuses' of hardship
Associate professor of horticulture at University College Dublin in the Republic of Ireland, Owen Doyle, has said that the UK...
Agri-Business
Asda and Morrisons limiting sales of certain fruit and veg
Asda and Morrisons have introduced temporary limits on the amount of certain fruits and vegetables customers can buy. Asda is...
Agri-Business
Producers shouldn't pay costs of CCTV in slaughterhouses - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has said that, while it generally supports the move to make CCTV mandatory in...
Agri-Business
Views sought on ending the sale of peat in Scotland
The Scottish government has opened a consultation on ending the sale of peat in an effort to protect peatlands and...
Agri-Business
2 people jailed for $650m cattle-trading Ponzi scheme
Two people have been jailed for six years for their roles in a multimillion-dollar cattle-trading Ponzi scheme in the US....
Agri-Business
Top Pottinger ploughs take to the land
Big tractors pulling big ploughs need big wheels, or even tracks, to apply the available power to the ground. This,...
Sheep
AHDB to host webinar on ewe mastitis and its business impacts
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) will host a webinar for its members centred on mastitis in the sheep...
Agri-Business
Massey Ferguson – tales of its legacy and its future
Naturally, for a company with strong Irish roots, Massey Ferguson has an enthusiastic following in Ireland, so any event that...
Sheep
RamCompare nominations for 2023 breeding season now open
Nominations are now open to join RamCompare, a partnership aimed at developing genetic improvements in the UK’s sheep industry, for...
Agri-Business
Vaderstad buys into the inter-row cultivation market
Vaderstad is the latest cultivation equipment manufacturer to climb on board the inter-row cultivation train by purchasing the manufacturing rights...
