Agri-Business
Oxford Farming Conference announces names of 4 new directors
The Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) has named its four new directors. The new directors will be in place for a...
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Agri-Business
Date set for NFU Cymru's Vision for Welsh Upland Farming Conference
Farmers across Wales are invited to virtually attend NFU Cymru’s Vision for Welsh Upland Farming Conference. The event will take...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm offers NI dairy farmers 3-year fixed-price contract
Dairy co-operative Dale Farm has launched a new fixed-price contract option to its milk producers in Northern Ireland. Due to...
Agri Politics
'Our rural economies have most to fear through the uncertainty of Brexit' - SLE
The twin tests of Brexit and maintaining Scotland’s high-quality food production should not detract from the biggest challenge of our...
Agri-Business
Ideal Home project awarded Innovate UK grant for ground-breaking poultry house design
A pioneering Northern Ireland project to shape the future of poultry houses has been successful in attracting funding from Innovate UK...
Agri-Business
Poots warns British companies are ‘talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland’
Businesses in England, Scotland and Wales are already “talking about pulling out of Northern Ireland” as a result of Brexit-related...
N.Ireland
Kerry TD ‘disgusted’ at ending of travel to north for medical procedures
An independent TD has said that he is “disgusted and horrified” by the politics surrounding the cross border medical scheme....
Agri Politics
Calls for new appeals procedure for land tribunal cases
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed the current consultation regarding the Scottish Land Court (SLC) and Lands Tribunal Scotland (LTS) as...
Rural Life
Firefighters called to rescue horse stuck in a river
Firefighters were called to the scene of a horse who had become trapped in a river in Dorset. Fire crews...
Rural Life
Farm injury and fatality figures have gone down in the last 12 months - HSE
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its annual report on injury and ill health in the agriculture sector...
Rural Life
13 sheep killed after dog attack on Northamptonshire farm
A farmer in Desborough has been left “distraught” after a dog attacked and killed 13 of his sheep and injured...
Rural Life
Somerset farmer fined £10,000 for breaching bovine TB rules
A Somerset beef farmer has been ordered to pay over £10,000 in fines and costs after admitting breaking laws that...
Agri-Business
Poots to call for bigger budget for NI’s Farm Business Investment Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said he will make the case to increase the budget for the Farm...
Environment
Farming for 1.5° inquiry publishes first report
NFU Scotland has welcomed the publication of an interim report that maps out a ‘transformation pathway’ for Scottish agriculture to...
Agri-Business
Poots announces £1.5 million boost for North Coast rural tourism
Rural Affairs Minister Edwin Poots MLA has cut the first sod on a project that will form part of a...
Agri-Business
50 cases of Covid-19 recorded at a Moy Park processing facility
50 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded at a Moy Park processing facility located in Anwick, Lincolnshire. A spokesperson for...
Pig/Poultry
Factory closures means backlog of pigs on farms is 'inevitable'
The backlog of pigs on poultry farms has been described as “inevitable” according to a recent report by Thames Valley...
Sheep
Farmers offered free testing service for sheep scab
NFU Cymru is encouraging Welsh sheep farmers to make use of a new free sheep scab testing service, while also...
