Agri-Business
Changes to be made to NI farming Covid-19 support payments
Letters detailing offers of Covid-19 support money for Northern Ireland farmers are expected to arrive over the next few days....
coronavirus
Agri-Business
New Covid-19 veterinary survey in September to gauge business impact
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) will issue the fourth iteration of its coronavirus impact survey next week to...
Agri-Business
75 workers test positive for Covid-19 at Banham Poultry
A total of 75 workers at a poultry plant in Norfolk have now tested positive for Covid-19 as part of...
Agri-Business
Meat plant outbreak blamed as NI infection rate surpasses UK and Ireland
A cluster at a meat plant in Co. Antrim and an increase in testing have been blamed for making Northern...
N.Ireland
Rural youth organisations to appoint new ‘Covid officers’ in every club
There will be no passing a mandarin from mouth to mouth at new members’ nights this year as the island’s...
N.Ireland
Rural youth organisations to appoint new ‘Covid officers’ in every club
There will be no passing a mandarin from mouth to mouth at new members’ nights this year as the island’s...
Agri-Business
Research: Covid-19 can potentially spread over 8m in meat processing facilities
Research based on the outbreak of Covid-19 at the Tonnies meat processing facility in Germany has suggested that Covid-19 can...
N.Ireland
Co. Antrim meat plant forced to close as ‘significant’ Covid-19 cluster forms
A Co. Antrim pork processing plant has been forced to close amid report of a ‘cluster’ of Covid-19 cases. Northern...
Agri-Business
Co. Antrim meat plant forced to close as ‘significant’ Covid-19 cluster forms
A Co. Antrim pork processing plant has been forced to close amid report of a ‘cluster’ of Covid-19 cases. Northern...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 mart rules: 'The industry cannot afford to get this wrong'
NSA Scottish Region is calling on buyers, sellers and hauliers using livestock marts to ensure strict compliance to Covid-19 guidelines...
Rural Life
English and Royal Welsh winter fairs cancelled
Organisers have been forced to cancel this year’s English Winter Fair and Royal Welsh Winter Fair as part of the...
Dairy
Just 55 farms receive support from Government’s Dairy Response Fund
Just 55 dairy farms in England have received Covid-19 support money from the Government’s Dairy Response Fund so far, according to the...
Rural Life
Dairy Show gets the green light for October
Dairy producers will, at last, be able to get out and about to meet colleagues, see new kit and hear...
Agri-Business
Former Wales rugby player joins NHS staff and keyworkers to thank community
Welsh NHS staff and keyworkers have come together to pay a moving tribute to their communities for their support during...
N.Ireland
Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...
N.Ireland
Minister announces ‘phased return’ of face-to-face industry support by CAFRE
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 confirmed in pet cat in the UK
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed that the virus responsible for Covid-19 has been detected in a pet cat...
Agri-Business
Facemasks and temperature checks listed in new NI mart Covid protocols
Temperature checks and mask-wearing are to become mandatory in Northern Ireland livestock marts as part of the latest set of...
