Agri-Business
Glenelly Valley flood farmers: ‘We are as much value as the Primark fire businesses’
Tyrone farmers whose businesses were devastated by flash flooding three years ago say they feel “let down” by empty promises...
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N.Ireland
North-west farmers plea for help 3 years on from devastating floods
Three years on from catastrophic flash flooding, farmers in Northern Ireland’s north-west are still pleading for government support. The floods...
Environment
Oxford professor calls on EU to change methane calculation definition
The European Commission has been called on by an Oxford University professor to change its methods of calculating methane emissions...
Environment
Defra to draw up national beaver reintroduction plan following 5-year trial
Defra plans to draw up a national plan on the management of beavers in the wild and national approach for...
Agri-Business
Sommet de l’Elevage livestock show will ‘go ahead as planned’ in October
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Agri-Business
Poots rejects ammonia threshold at the centre of NI’s agricultural planning row
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has refused to accept a decision made by an environmental quango to lower...
Agri-Business
Poots rejects ammonia threshold at the centre of NI’s agricultural planning row
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has refused to accept a decision made by an environmental quango to lower...
N.Ireland
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
N.Ireland
Firefighters called in to rescue 1,000kg bull stuck in ditch
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
Agri-Business
Union urges Scots farmers receiving loan scheme letters to opt in
Farmers and crofters in Scotland have started to receive loan scheme offer letters from the Scottish Government to receive up...
Rural Life
Cost of UK rural crime hits 8-year high
The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12...
Sheep
British lamb sales up 20% over spring and summer
Newly-released figures have shown retail sales of fresh lamb jumped almost 20% during the spring and early summer in Britain. Data...
N.Ireland
NI rural crime costs rise 18% as gangs target machinery and livestock
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
N.Ireland
NI rural crime costs rise 18% as gangs target machinery and livestock
The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
N.Ireland
New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’
A new rural TV show hopes good farmhouse cooking can help pair up single farmers with potential love matches. ‘Coortin’...
N.Ireland
New TV show hopes to get NI farmers ‘Coortin’ In the Kitchen’
A new rural TV show hopes good farmhouse cooking can help pair up single farmers with potential love matches. ‘Coortin’...
Agri-Business
Elanco closes acquisition of Bayer Animal Health
The US-based company Elanco has announced it has closed the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. The transaction, valued at $6.89...
Agri-Business
GDT index plummets in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has plummeted following the conclusion of the latest auction, to mark back-to-back drops. The most...
