Agri-Business
HCC £4,000 travel scholarship applications now open
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has opened its travel scholarship, worth £4,000, for applications. Applications are open...
Sheep
Agri-Business
Ernest Cook Trust launches new farming apprenticeship programme
The Ernest Cook Trust has launched a new apprenticeship opportunity for young people interested in a career in farming at...
Agri-Business
Livestock worrying threatens to spoil Easter joy - FUW
The Farmers’ Union of Wales Insurance Services (FUWIS) has warned those planning to visit the countryside over the Easter holidays...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats relaunches management programme with UCD
Dawn Meats has announced the return of its Management Development Programme run in association with University College Dublin (UCD). The...
Sheep
Northamptonshire Police appeal for info on fatal sheep worrying incident
Rural crime officers from Northamptonshire Police have appealed for information regarding a livestock worrying incident which led to the death...
Agri-Business
German meat consumption in 2022 was lowest on record
Preliminary information from the Federal Information Centre for Agriculture (BZL) in Germany shows that the long-term trend towards lower meat...
Rural Life
Dyfed-Powys Police face 'yet another' dog attack on sheep
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team has said that it is dealing with “yet another dog attack on livestock” in a...
Agri-Business
AHDB reduces operational costs by £8.5 million
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) exceeded its target of reducing operational costs by £7.8 million by the end...
Agri-Business
Vets call for farmers to vaccinate early against EAE
Vets from global veterinary health company Ceva Animal Health are urging farmers to vaccinate their sheep flocks with Cevac Chlamydia...
Agri-Business
AHDB: Sheepmeat exports up almost 45% year-on-year
UK sheepmeat exports have increased by 44.8% (1,850t) from 4,130t in January 2022, the latest data from the Agriculture and...
Sheep
70% of farmers experienced sheep worrying last year - survey
A survey carried out by the National Sheep Association (NSA) has found that 70% of farmers have experienced a sheep...
Sheep
12 reports of sheep worrying in Cumbria since January
The Cumbria police and crime commissioner has called for dog owners to keep their dogs on leads in rural areas...
Agri Politics
Nominations now open for British Farming Awards
Entries and nominations are now open for the 2023 British Farming Awards, which aim to highlight the work carried out...
Beef
Farmers urged to investigate unexplained abortions in livestock
Ruminant Health & Welfare (RH&W) is urging livestock farmers to investigate all unexplained abortions or stillbirths in their herds or...
N.Ireland
Dealing with sheep scab during the lambing season
Sheep scab can become more apparent in flocks during the lambing season, particularly as ewes are brought into close proximity...
Government
NSA calls for more clarity on Windsor Framework
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has called for more detail on the potential for the easing of trade in breeding...
Agri-Business
Entries to Royal Bath and West Show competitions now open
The Royal Bath & West Show is now accepting entries to a wide range of competitions ahead of the event...
Beef
Call for scientific journal to retract health data on red meat
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is calling on medical journal The Lancet to retract the Global Burden of...
