Agri-Business
Farming unions warn UK Global Tariffs could be 'negotiated away'
The UK’s farming unions have welcomed the government’s Global Tariff announcement as a “step in the right direction” but warned that...
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Agri-Business
24,500 Single Applications submitted on time in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has confirmed that 24,494 Single Applications were received by the...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm boss appointed as new NIFDA chairman
Dale Farm group chief executive Nick Whelan has been appointed as the new chairman of the Northern Ireland Food and Drink...
Agri-Business
MPs urged to press for details of how food standards will be protected in trade deals
The National Farmers’ Union is urging MPs to ask how the government intends to honour its pledge to protect British...
Agri-Business
UK Government and Prince Charles urge workers to 'Pick for Britain'
The UK Government and the Prince of Wales have urged students and furloughed workers to apply for seasonal farm work....
Agri-Business
NI allocates £25 million of its Covid emergency fund to agri-food
Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance has made £25 million emergency Covid-19 funding available to the region’s agri-food sector. The money...
Agri-Business
NI allocates £25 million of its Covid emergency fund to agri-food
Northern Ireland’s Department of Finance has made £25 million emergency Covid-19 funding available to the region’s agri-food sector. The money...
Beef
Beef Expo delayed until 2021
The National Beef Association (NBA) has decided to cancel its flagship event – Beef Expo – for 2020. The event,...
Rural Life
Plaid launches 'I'm buying local' campaign to boost Welsh economy
Plaid Cymru has launched a major new campaign to help boost the Welsh food and drink industry. The ‘I’m buying...
Machinery
Covid-19 impact puts nearly 1,000 staff jobs at risk in JCB
Urgent talks are underway between a workers’ union and JCB over almost 1,000 staff jobs which have been deemed at-risk...
Machinery
Covid-19 impact puts nearly 1,000 staff jobs at risk in JCB
Urgent talks are underway between a workers’ union and JCB over almost 1,000 staff jobs which have been deemed at-risk...
Rural Life
‘Be kind to yourself’ farming union president urges farmers
Farmers’ Union of Wales president Glyn Roberts is urging farmers to be kind to themselves, as many are feeling the...
Agri-Business
Researchers develop real-time software to tackle powdery mildew on strawberry crops
Experts at the University of Hertfordshire, in collaboration with Agri-tech Services, have created a web-based, real-time system for calculating when...
Agri-Business
UK's largest lowland estate announces precision farming partnership
The UK’s largest lowland estate has struck a deal with a precision farming firm to reduce food waste in the...
Agri-Business
Paul Hemingway named as the new president of IAgrE
A visiting engineering lecturer at Harper Adams University has been named as the new president of the Institution of Agricultural...
Arable
Strategic Potato Farm Scotland looks for solutions for the seed industry
AHDB’s new host SPot farmer in Scotland, seed potato producer, Jim Reid, from Milton of Mathers farm, St. Cyrus, north...
Sheep
Sheep management: Nematodirus and lameness issues arising on farms
Speaking to farmers over the last week, they have said that they have come across a couple of flock health...
Machinery
Kubota to invest in company behind Farmtrac tractors
Japanese machinery manufacturer Kubota has announced an investment in the Indian company behind the Farmtrac tractor range. With this arrangement...
