Agri-Business
Welsh food and drink showcased at Singapore expo
A delegation of Welsh food centres, led by the Welsh Government’s Food and Drink Division, has visited Singapore to attend...
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Other
AHDB dairy and red meat campaign to return on Boxing Day
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB) ‘We Eat Balanced’ campaign will return to television screens in the UK on...
N.Ireland
Cost of bTB is soaring in Northern Ireland – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is costing Northern Ireland more and more each year....
N.Ireland
Omagh agri-engineer shortlisted for LAMMA award
Daniel Broderick, an agricultural engineer from Omagh, Co.Tyrone, has been selected today (Thursday, December 15) as a finalist for the...
Government
Animal rights activists scale Defra building
Activists from the Animal Justice Project (AJP) have today (Thursday, December 15) scaled a government building of the Department for...
Government
Welsh government announces £238m in BPS for 2023 and 2024
The Welsh government has today (Thursday, December 15) announced a total budget of £238 million for direct payments to farmers...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods signs new supply contract with Belgian dairy co-op
Arla Foods Ingredients has agreed a new supply arrangement with Belgian dairy cooperative Milcobel. Under the terms of the partnership,...
N.Ireland
NI Protocol talks to resume in Brussels between the UK and EU
The vice-president of the European Union (EU) Maros Sefcovic is due to meet the British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly in Brussels...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh farmer fined £1,000 for polluting watercourse
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted at Enniskillen Magistrates’ Court for a water pollution offence. Cyril Loane (60) from...
Government
Further £12.5m in funding for robotic ag projects for grabs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced a further £12.5 million in funding for projects on...
Rural Life
Scotland: Calls for clarity on slurry storage support
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is calling on the Scottish government to clarify what support will be available...
Environment
Poor grid connections restricting contributions to renewable energy targets
Inability to secure grid connections and planning permission limitations are severely restricting the role that farmers, crofters and landowners are...
Pig/Poultry
New bird flu reporting system 'reassuring' - Countryside Alliance
The Countryside Alliance has said that the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra‘s) new online reporting system for...
N.Ireland
High levels of air pollution being recorded in Northern Ireland
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has warned that Northern Ireland is experiencing high pollution levels in...
Other
NFUS launches survey to guage impact of rising input costs
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has today (Wednesday, December 14) launched a survey to gauge the impact of...
N.Ireland
Roof contractor fined £1,000 after fatal fall on Fermangh farm
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) has successfully led a prosecution against an Enniskillen based roofing contractor....
Arable
AHDB: Crop planting update for wheat, barley and oilseed rape
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has just released a crop planting update for the UK, referencing winter wheat,...
Agri-Business
USPCA and DAERA urge people to not buy animals this Christmas
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has joined the Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to...
