Dairy
Dutch dairy farmers paid more to produce milk from grazed grass
Dutch dairy farmers could see the payment for milk produced from grazed grass increase as FrieslandCampina plan to rise its...
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N.Ireland
Northern Ireland applies for BSE Negligible Risk status
Northern Ireland has applied for BSE Negligible Risk status after the north’s Minister for Agriculture, Michelle McIlveen, submitted an application...
EU
UK farmer's union strengthen Brexit strategy
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has moved to refocus and strengthen its strategy on Brexit in both its government and...
N.Ireland
£100,000 allocated for the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme
There has been £100,000 made available for farmers under the Social Farming Capital Grant Scheme, according to Department of Agriculture Environment and...
Agri-Business
Aryzta 'withhold' performance related bonus of €958,000 from CEO
Aryzta, the Irish/Swiss food group has withheld a performance-related bonus of €958,000 from its Chief Executive Officer Owen Killian. In...
Environment
European Parliament to vote on climate change agreement
The European Parliament will vote to give the Paris Climate Change Agreement the green or red light tomorrow. Under the...
Agri-Business
Sterling weakens as Brexit draws closer
Sterling has weakened further since the UK Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced that she would trigger Article 50, the first...
Dairy
UK milk production set to fall by 1 billion litres in 2016
The volume of milk produced on UK dairy farms is expected to fall by a massive one billion litres in...
Agri-Business
UK moves a step closer to leaving the European Union
The UK has moved a step closer to leaving the European Union (EU) after its Prime Minister, Theresa May, put...
Machinery
Amazone to add ploughs to its product range with new purchase
The Amazone Group has purchased the plough production facility of Vogel and Noot based in north-west Hungary in eastern Europe. The company,...
Agri-Business
Alltech's looking for entrepreneurs for its new innovation programme
Alltech is searching for entrepreneurs to apply to ‘The Pearse Lyons Accelerator’ program, which aims to provide market and development opportunities to...
World News
Syngenta and US farmers to have their day in court
US farmer lawsuits against Swiss company Syngenta have been given the go ahead to proceed as a class action by a...
N.Ireland
‘Live cattle exports will help boost beef farmers incomes’
Live export of cattle must be encouraged and supported by the Department of Agriculture in Northern Ireland to help boost...
Beef
UK cattle prices continue to strengthen
The average UK cattle price continued its upward trajectory during the week ending September 24, the AHDB (the body for...
Machinery
14,000 people attend John Deere's 50th anniversary event
An estimated 14,000 people from across the UK and Ireland attended the JD50 heritage event to celebrate John Deere’s fifty...
Agri-Business
New General Manager appointed to Aurivo's Agribusiness Unit
Stephen Blewitt has been appointed as the General Manager of the Aurivo Agribusiness Unit with immediate effect. Blewitt, who has...
Sheep
Under finished lambs now an issue in Northern Ireland
There has been an increase in the number of under finished lambs presenting for slaughter in Northern Ireland, according to...
N.Ireland
Exchange rate boosts north’s farm payments by £39m
A weaker Sterling has boosted the amount of money farmers in Northern Ireland will receive under direct payments this year....
