Agri-Business
Scottish Secretary welcomes migrant workers pilot - despite it only covering an 8th of the shortfall
A two-year pilot to allow non-EU migrant workers to work on farms, then return after six months, has been welcomed...
Agri-Business
A two-year pilot to allow non-EU migrant workers to work on farms, then return after six months, has been welcomed...
Agri-Business
Robotics experts at the University of Essex design fruit-picking robots in an attempt to tackle a loss in seasonal migrant...
Arable
Horticultural growers are being sought to join the specialist advisory crop panels that support and shape the decisions made by...
Arable
Leading developers and influencers in agri-tech are being invited to exhibit at SmartHort 2019, a new conference designed to connect...
Agri-Business
As the British blackcurrant season comes to a close the growers’ association, the Blackcurrant Foundation says this season the crop...
Agri-Business
Post-Brexit horticulture growers could benefit from Government support to help them invest in new equipment and technology, according to the...
Arable
UK Ministers have appointed a new member of the board of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), who will...
Agri-Business
Funding for The Cut Flower Centre has been confirmed for a further five years, with a broadened remit to research...
Agri-Business
An application has been submitted for Devon Cider to become a protected brand, only able to be used by companies...
EU
There is an urgent need for a substantial trial of a seasonal agricultural permit scheme for non-EU workers in the...
Agri-Business
British crops could be left unharvested if foreign labour is restricted, following the recent Brexit vote the National Farmers Union has...
Rural Life
Bord Bia’s annual Bloom festival will open to the public in the Phoenix Park, Dublin tomorrow morning, June 2, marking its...
Rural Life
Over 100,000 people are expected to descend on the Phoenix Park between Thursday, June 2 and Monday, June 6 for Bloom...
Environment
Some €4.3m has been made available for the 2016 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture...
N.Ireland
Jonathan Gill and Colin McKnight of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) have won a Silver Medal at...