N.Ireland
Co. Antrim meat plant forced to close as ‘significant’ Covid-19 cluster forms
A Co. Antrim pork processing plant has been forced to close amid report of a ‘cluster’ of Covid-19 cases. Northern...
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Agri-Business
Co. Antrim meat plant forced to close as ‘significant’ Covid-19 cluster forms
A Co. Antrim pork processing plant has been forced to close amid report of a ‘cluster’ of Covid-19 cases. Northern...
Agri-Business
AFBI withdraws beef units from specialist research licence
Northern Ireland’s agricultural research institute has withdrawn its beef unit in Hillsborough, Co. Down from its licence for specialist animal research....
Arable
A millionaire’s view of farming…and the harvest
Jeremy Clarkson is new to farming. The TV host most famously known for a stint on a certain ‘top’ motor...
Agri-Business
Cranswick sees lockdown sales soar 25%
UK pork giant Cranswick has seen sales soar over the first quarter of the year due to an increase in...
Beef
New evidence ‘appears to link’ Brazilian meat giant to Amazon deforestation
New evidence has reportedly emerged that appears to connect JBS – described as the world’s biggest meat company – with...
Dairy
GDT index slide continues in latest tender
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Index has now experienced three consecutive declines, finishing 1.7% lower after the latest event today,...
Agri-Business
Demand for champagne goes ‘flat’ as up to 100 million bottles expected to go unsold
Champagne makers in France have seen a dramatic drop in potential sales for this year with the Le Comite Interprofessionnel...
Environment
Meirionnydd farmland flooding could have been avoided, says FUW
Flooding of agricultural land in Meirionnydd, North Wales, could have been avoided, if essential work had been carried out by...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 mart rules: 'The industry cannot afford to get this wrong'
NSA Scottish Region is calling on buyers, sellers and hauliers using livestock marts to ensure strict compliance to Covid-19 guidelines...
Arable
Harvest halted by heavy rain in parts of the UK
Heavy rain hit the UK this week and flooded fields amidst what is a difficult harvest – similar to Ireland....
Environment
UK government sets out legally-binding targets to 'build back greener'
The UK government has set out how it will use ambitious, legally-binding targets under its landmark Environment Bill. The government...
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to avail of UK self-employment scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has encouraged members whose businesses have been affected by Covid-19 to apply for the second...
Agri-Business
NI farmers urged to avail of UK self-employment scheme
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has encouraged members whose businesses have been affected by Covid-19 to apply for the second...
Agri-Business
Agri-tech 'hackathon' seeks solutions to Covid-19’s impact on farming
Registration is now open for an agri-tech ‘hackathon’ aimed at developing technological solutions to problems posed by Covid-19. Winners will...
Environment
Farmer takes revenge on ‘flytipper’ who dumped over 400 tyres on his land
A frustrated UK farmer who found 421 tyres dumped illegally on his land, kindly returned them to the owner –...
Environment
Farmer takes revenge on ‘fly-tipper’ who dumped over 400 tyres on his land
A frustrated UK farmer who found 421 tyres dumped illegally on his land, kindly returned them to the owner –...
N.Ireland
Armagh farmer in induced coma after shed beam accident
A man in his 40s crushed by a steel beam on an Armagh farm remains in a critical condition in...
