Agri-Business
Lapsers: Social influencers to blame as 26% plan to reduce red meat consumption
More than one in four Northern Ireland adults say they plan to eat less red meat because of social media...
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Arable
Drop in processing planting leads to third smallest potato area
The total area of potato planted in Britain is the third lowest on record at 117.47k/ha, according to a revised...
Environment
NFU launches Landscape and Access report
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is today (Wednesday, October 14) launching a new report which showcases the extensive role British...
Agri Politics
'The future of British food and farming is at stake' - Batters
MPs have rejected an amendment to the Agriculture Bill which would have enshrined food safety by law. The bill will...
Agri-Business
Report: Women make up only 36% of meat industry workforce
A new international report has for the first time established how many women are working within the meat sector. It...
N.Ireland
TB: 863 new breakdowns in NI in first half of 2020
More than 800 livestock farms across Northern Ireland which had an animal test positive for bovine TB in the first...
N.Ireland
TB: 863 new breakdowns in NI in first half of 2020
More than 800 livestock farms across Northern Ireland which had an animal test positive for bovine TB in the first...
Rural Life
2021 Nuffield Farming Scholars announced
The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) has announced the appointment of the 2021 Nuffield Farming Scholars, who are to commence...
Agri-Business
NI farmers to receive full Direct Payments in October for the first time
Farmers in Northern Ireland will, for the first time, receive their full Direct Payments this month, the region’s Agriculture Minister...
Agri Politics
Agriculture Bill rejection leaves a 'real risk' to UK animal welfare standards - NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has responded to the vote in the House of Commons on a Lords amendment to...
Agri Politics
Agriculture Bill result 'a bitterly disappointing outcome' - NFU Scotland
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has described the result of last night’s vote in the House of Commons on...
Agri-Business
Successful first year for the Scottish Land Matching Service
The Scottish Land Matching Service (SLMS), supported by the National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS), has had a successful first year...
Agri-Business
Poots: The EU needs to back off and butt out
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has warned the EU to “back off” and “butt out” of decisions over...
Agri-Business
Poots: The EU needs to back off and butt out
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has warned the EU to “back off” and “butt out” of decisions over...
Agri Politics
Agriculture Bill defeat a 'severe blow' for animal welfare - BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has responded after a crucial clause that imposes a requirement for agricultural and food imports...
Agri-Business
Tillage farmers take interest in Nobel Prize winners
Two scientists who developed the CRISPR technique most commonly known as gene-editing were awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry last...
Agri-Business
RCVS Council votes to extend temporary remote prescribing guidance
At its meeting last week (Thursday, October 8), the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) voted to...
Rural Life
Firefighters called in to rescue cow stuck in grating
A crew of firefighters had to be called in to rescue a cow that got her hoof stuck in grating...