Environment
Scotland signs MoU with Brittany for offshore renewables
The Scottish government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the French region of Brittany relating to the offshore...
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Agri-Business
RAU to work closely with Uzbekistan to fight food insecurity
The Royal Agricultural University (RAU) has today (Thursday, August 3) agreed to work more closely with Uzbekistan’s Chamber of Commerce...
Rural Life
Farmers and footballers join forces to focus on mental health
A new collaboration between the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), the Football Association of Wales (FAW) and the DPJ Foundation...
Agri-Business
Biofuel companies in China audited over potential fraud
Unannounced integrity audits have been carried out at several biodiesel and hydrotreated vegetable oil plants in China following reports of...
Agri-Business
Morrisons launches trial to cover 100% of growers' costs
Morrisons has launched a new trial where it will underwrite 100% of all of the costs of growing a crop....
Agri-Business
ABP Scottish acquisitions investigated by UK competition watchdog
The acquisition of two beef processing sites in Scotland by ABP Food Group is under investigation by the UK’s competition...
Agri-Business
Farmers urged to get ahead of possible forage shortages
Farmers are being urged to prepare for any possible forage shortages this year, as a result of mixed weather conditions...
Sheep
Herefordshire shearer hopes to break 8-hour record
Experienced shearer Steve Rowberry will attempt to beat the current world record when he undertakes an eight-hour lamb shearing competition...
N.Ireland
28 calves rescued from slurry tank by NI firefighters
On what was supposed to be his retirement party, a Northern Ireland firefighter was called to assist in the rescue...
Other
Man airlifted to hospital after crash between tractor and lorry
A man has been airlifted to hospital with serious injuries following a two-vehicle collision involving a tractor and a lorry,...
N.Ireland
Donaghmore Horticultural Community hoping to expand
Despite the poor weather of late, the picturesque village of Donaghmore in south Co. Tyrone is awash with colour right...
N.Ireland
GB farmers will need photo ID to buy AN fertiliser from October
Farmers in Great Britain will need to provide photo identification (ID) to purchase certain ammonium nitrate (AN) fertiliser from October...
N.Ireland
NI farmer records thefts of silage bales on video camera
A farmer in Northern Ireland resorted to setting up video camera surveillance in one of his fields after repeated thefts...
Agri-Business
Danone reports ‘solid’ first half of 2023
Danone has reported net sales in the first half (H1) of 2023 reached €14.2 billion, up 8.4% on a like-for-like...
Agri-Business
Isotope testing 'effective' in verifying origin of pork
Isotope testing carried out by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has been described as highly effective in verifying...
Agri-Business
Defra announces £14m in competition funding for innovative farming solutions
Over £14 million is to be made available for innovative farming solutions under two new research and feasibility competitions under...
N.Ireland
New customs rules show Coleraine vet school is ‘essential’ – MLA
Impending customs rules set to be brought in this October, combined with Northern Ireland’s “serious” vet shortage, mean that a...
Agri Politics
Cleverley to announce over £60m to support Nigerian agriculture
Foreign Secretary James Cleverly is announcing over £60 million in funds for different projects centred on food security and the...
