Agri Politics
2021 will bring 'big decisions' for farm tenants - TFA
The Tenant Farmers Association’s (TFA’s) national chairman, Mark Coulman, has said that 2021 will be a year for big decisions...
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Agri-Business
Christine Tacon appointed new chair of Red Tractor
Christine Tacon CBE has been appointed chair of Assured Food Standards who operate the Red Tractor Assurance scheme. The former...
Agri-Business
‘Agriculture must produce more food’ – former NFU president
Former National Farmers’ Union (NFU) and World Farming Organisation (WFO) president Peter Kendall believes that agriculture’s direct response to the...
Agri Politics
Brexit tariffs 'would have severe ramifications for long-term future of British farming'
The government’s new import tariff regime will provide certainty for farmers by largely maintaining import tariffs at present levels, the...
Beef
Shipping finished cattle north for slaughter will be a tariff-free option post Brexit
Northern Ireland’s farm minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that Irish cattle imported into the north can be slaughtered there and...
Agri-Business
NFU holds virtual banking forum centered around the transition to net zero
Lending appetite from the UK’s biggest banks hasn’t changed despite Covid-19 fears, with the financial institutions now also helping to...
Agri-Business
Joint agri-food research funding programme between DAFM and DAERA launched
A joint Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) and Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) research...
Beef
What is Johne’s disease?
Johne’s disease is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is currently no cure. Johne’s is...
Agri-Business
DAERA to launch pilot payment scheme for protein crops
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has announced plans to launch a pilot payment scheme for local growers to produce protein...
Agri-Business
£292.7 million issued in Direct Payments in NI
More than 99% of farmers in Northern Ireland have received their full Direct Payment for 2020, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots...
N.Ireland
Avian influenza housing order to come into force in Northern Ireland
New housing measures are to be introduced as part of the avian influenza prevention zone in Northern Ireland from December...
Machinery
Claas announces 3.7% increase in sales for 2020
Claas, one of the leading international manufacturers of agricultural machinery, increased its sales in the 2020 financial year by 3.7%...
Agri Politics
'We need fresh options that would see greater engagement from all sectors' - NFUS
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has responded positively to many of the elements included in the Scottish government’s updated Climate Change Plan...
Rural Life
15 sheep killed in dog attack on a farm in the Cotswolds
Police have launched an appeal for information after a dog attack killed 15 sheep and seriously injured four others on...
Environment
Poots announces £4 Million Small Woodland Grant Scheme
A new £4 million grant scheme that aims to encourage Northern Irish landowners to plant their own native woodlands, has...
Agri Politics
White Paper will not allow Welsh farming to 'thrive in a post-Brexit marketplace'
The Welsh government’s latest white paper policy proposals fall short of providing a true ‘Made in Wales’ policy framework that...
Beef
Beef trade: Brexit uncertainty prevents price rise
As the total number of processed cattle for last week amounted to 35,702 head, some factories seem to be in...
Machinery
7R 330 ‘tops the class’ for fuel efficiency above 250hp
According to the independent DLG PowerMix test, John Deere was deemed to be the best choice of tractor for transport...
