Agri Politics
Prompt BPS payments is 'positive news for farmers' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) vice president Tom Bradshaw has responded to the update from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) on...
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Agri-Business
‘No-deal’ Brexit could lead to 4% increase in fruit and veg prices in the UK
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could result in a 4% average increase in the cost of fruit and vegetables in the UK,...
Agri-Business
Singapore becomes first country to approve sale of lab-grown chicken meat
Eat Just Inc., a California-based food technology company, has announced that its chicken – grown from cultured cells – has...
N.Ireland
Man taken to hospital following collision between car and tractor
An appeal for information has been made in relation to a collision which took place between a car and a...
Environment
NFU Cymru voices 'strong opposition' to ammonia proposals
The National Farmers’ Union Cymru (NFU Cymru) has come out to “strongly oppose” changes to the Natural Resources Wales’ (NRW) Ammonia...
Agri Politics
BPS is 'crucial' to Welsh farmers - NFU Cymru
NFU Cymru has emphasised that the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) is “crucial” to Welsh farming businesses and has urged the...
Agri-Business
Government to consult on ending live exports for slaughter and fattening
An eight-week consultation has been launched in the UK seeking views on ending the export of live animals for slaughter...
Agri-Business
Chinese exports to leave from Cranswick’s NI plant in next 2 weeks
The first consignments of pork from Cranswick’s primary processing facility in Northern Ireland are expected to leave for China over...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland food company secures £250k deal with supermarkets
Northern Ireland food company White’s Oats has secured a new contract with supermarkets Tesco and Sainsbury’s Northern Ireland for its...
Rural Life
Quad bike stolen from locked container on a farm in Devon
Devon and Cornwall Police have launched an appeal for information after a quad bike was stolen from a farm in...
Rural Life
Man arrested after falling ‘neck-deep’ into slurry pit after police chase
Police in Sussex arrested the passenger of a suspected stolen car after he fell “neck-deep into a pit of slurry”...
Agri Politics
£1.6 billion in BPS payments made to farmers on the first day of the payment window
More than 95% of farmers received their 2020 Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) money in the first day of the payment...
N.Ireland
NI farmers to receive £3.6 million in reimbursement payments from the EU
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced that Northern Ireland farmers are to receive a total of £3.6 million...
Agri Politics
BVA welcomes new roadmap set out by 'Path to Sustainable Farming' document
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed a new roadmap published by the government setting out a new system for...
Agri Politics
Consultation into Basic Payment Scheme allocations in the New Forest launched
The Rural Payments Agency has launched a consultation on the operation of the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) on the New...
Rural Life
Three Counties Agricultural Society announces 2021 show plans
The Three Counties Agricultural Society has announced its plans for agricultural and rural events in 2021. Three Counties head of...
Rural Life
Farm worker airlifted to hospital after explosion on a Cornwall farm
A man has been airlifted to hospital after suffering serious head injuries in an explosion on a farm in Porthcurno...
Rural Life
BVA welcomes ban on use of live wild animals in Welsh circuses
A milestone animal welfare law banning the use of wild animals in travelling circuses in Wales comes into force today...
