N.Ireland
QUB scientists support major African food fraud investigation
Food security scientists at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) have helped identify the cause of a humanitarian crisis and avert a...
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N.Ireland
QUB scientists support major African food fraud investigation
Food security scientists at Queen’s University Belfast (QUB) have helped identify the cause of a humanitarian crisis and avert a...
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Rural Life
Appeal for info following theft of large number of sheep
Police in Gloucestershire have launched an appeal for information following the theft of what they described as a ‘large’ number...
Agri-Business
NI beef processors place hope in US to replace ‘lost’ Canadian market
Meat processors in Northern Ireland are hoping newly-cleared access to the US could replace sales to the Canadian market, should...
Agri Politics
Farming organisations propose 'Sustainable Food and Farming Scheme' to government
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has joined with other farming organisations to set out proposals for future government policy that...
Rural Life
Police issue warning to dog owners that animals can be shot if found worrying livestock
Police in Rugby have issued a warning to dog owners that landowners are allowed to shoot dogs to protect their...
Agri-Business
Rapid diagnostic test for Botrytis launched
Mologic has launched a new rapid test for Botrytis. BotrytisAlert uses lateral flow technology to enable earlier disease intervention and...
Agri-Business
Gain places ‘temporary hold’ on some ruminant feed lines
Gain Animal Nutrition has placed a “temporary hold” on the sale of some bagged ruminant feed product lines as a...
Agri Politics
'Tariff-free sugar imports would distort the market' - NFU Sugar
NFU Sugar has urged the government to abandon its proposed tariff-free quota for raw cane sugar imports because of its...
Environment
Natural England sets out fresh vision for our natural environment
Helping all children, wherever they live, to enjoy the benefits of a thriving natural environment, is at the heart of...
Agri-Business
Race is on for NI firms to secure US customers for beef
Thousands of Northern Irish farmers will soon see their produce represented in the US as two of the region’s major...
Rural Life
Feed processing company fined £140,000 after employee sustains serious injury
An animal feed processing company has been fined following an incident where part of an employee’s arm was severed by...
N.Ireland
Fire breaks out at egg factory in Fermanagh
Firefighters were called in to tackle a large blaze at an egg factory in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh this morning (Wednesday, October...
World News
Researchers who can change DNA of animals win Nobel Prize
French researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier and US researcher Jennifer A. Doudna, who have discovered a tool which can change the DNA...
Agri Politics
FUW expects 'angry reactions' to NBA proposals
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) President Glyn Roberts says he expects angry reactions at a forthcoming meeting of the...
Agri Politics
Support to LFA must be fully reinstated to £65 million from 2021 - NFUS
In its latest policy document, NFU Scotland (NFUS) is calling on the Scottish government to recognise the value of active...
Environment
Last month was warmest September on record
September 2020 was the warmest September on record in Europe and across the world, with the global average 0.05° warmer...
