Environment
UK vets roll back on support of controlled shooting of badgers
The British Veterinary Authority (BVA) has said it can no longer support the continued use of controlled shooting of badgers as part...
UK
Agri-Business
UK supermarkets under scrutiny over pricing strategies
UK supermarkets are coming under scrutiny for their pricing strategies with a consumer rights organisation launching a ‘super complaint’. After...
Rural Life
Is this the most photogenic farm on the internet? Instagram followers think so!
Benjamin Hole is a farmer from Dorset, England, and his Instagram account has amassed 133,000 followers by posting photos of...
Dairy
Tesco to cut its UK milk price by over 1p/L
Tesco is cutting the price it will pay its farmers in the UK, by 1.08p/L, from May 1. Some 600...
Agri-Business
Exports of UK dairy at a record high, Ireland remains its top market
Exports of UK dairy products are at a record high, the UKs Food and Drink Federation (FDF) says. It says...
Beef
Sluggish UK retail beef sales hits cattle prices
Beef prices have eased in the UK in recent weeks largely fuelled by subdued domestic retail demand, according to EBLEX....
Rural Life
Ever hear of flygrazing? It's been banned in the UK
Farmers in the UK have been given more powers to deal with a practice known as ‘flygrazing’ or the abandonment horses...
Beef
UK consumers switch allegiance back to beef
Beef was the only red meat to record an overall year-on year increase in volume sales in the UK in the...
Beef
Demand for cattle in the UK slows on fears of increased Irish shipments
UK meat processors demand for cattle has slowed in recent days according to latest market reports from EBLEX. It says...
Dairy
UK politicians call for hike in dairy intervention prices
The EU Commission must increase intervention prices as a short term measure to mitigate the impact of volatility on the...
Beef
60% of the UK's beef exports go to Ireland and the Netherlands
Ireland and the Netherlands account for 60% of all beef and veal exports from the UK, and this figure grew...
Agri-Business
73% of chickens in UK tested positive for the presence of Campylobacter
Over 70% of raw chickens tested positive for the presence of campylobacter, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has...
Beef
Smaller markets help fuel UK beef export growth in 2014
Demand from smaller markets helped drive a 6% growth in the volume of UK beef exports in 2014, according to...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to adapt to consumer needs
UK farmers face disruptive times and more demanding customers, Joanne Denney-Finch said at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Conference. Denney-Finch...
Agri-Business
Undeclared meat found in UK takeaway meals
Over 20% of lamb dishes in UK takeaways have undeclared meat, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The...
Dairy
UK milk processor introduces milk 'price floor' at 23p/L
UK milk processor Dairy Crest has taken action to stabilise prices for farmers. Dairy Crest has announced that following a...
Sheep
Fall in dependence on UK and France for sheepmeat exports
Ireland’s dependence on the British and French markets for sheepmeat exports has fallen by 21% since 2009, according to Bord...
Beef
US officials to visit Scottish beef plants
Scotland could be the next EU country to gain access to the US beef market following Ireland’s lead last month....
