Agri-Business
Amendments made Traunches 3 and 4 of NI’s Environmental Farming Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has announced that Tranches 3 and 4 of the delayed Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) will now proceed...
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Agri-Business
Amendments made Traunches 3 and 4 of NI’s Environmental Farming Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture Minister has announced that Tranches 3 and 4 of the delayed Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) will now proceed...
Agri-Business
2-month window to claim 2020 farm payments opens
The two-month application window for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) has opened today (March 12) for farmers to claim for...
Agri-Business
UK Ministers appoint new AHDB chairman
The Government has appointed Nicholas Saphir as the new chairman of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB). Saphir will...
Agri-Business
Budget: Red diesel relief stays for farming as Chancellor recognises industry fears
UK farmers will be relieved to hear agricultural tax rebate on red diesel is set to stay as the Chancellor Rishi...
Agri-Business
Scotland granted deorgation on 2020 3-crop rule
Growers in Scotland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for 2020....
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies announces milk price for February
Lakeland Dairies has become the first processor to announce its milk price for February supplies. Following a meeting of the...
Rural Life
NFU postpones food standards rally amid Coronavirus concerns
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has decided to postpone its food standards rally in London amid concerns over the spread...
Rural Life
Rural minister goes in search of facts on Scottish estate visit
Scotland’s Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment was welcomed to an East Lothian estate, holding a prestigious wildlife...
Agri-Business
Video: 420ac private island with mixed-quality land guiding at €2,619/ac
It’s not every day a private island is for sale off the coast of Ireland. Yet, Colliers International currently has...
Beef
Video: How to clean feeding equipment thoroughly to avoid the build up of bacteria
Bacteria and viruses are present in large numbers on all farms, and the diseases they and other germs cause are...
Agri-Business
Coronavirus: Series of agri-food events called off as new cases emerge
A series of agri-food events have been cancelled across the island this week as businesses hunker down to protect staff...
Agri-Business
Coronavirus: Series of agri-food events called off as new cases emerge
A series of agri-food events have been cancelled across the island this week as businesses hunker down to protect staff...
Agri-Business
Calf weighing over 90kg born on dairy farm in Scotland
A rather large arrival was delivered on a farm in south-west Scotland last week when a cow went into labour...
Sheep
Covid-19 affecting sheep prices massively in New Zealand
The coronavirus – or Covid-19 as it is also known as – seems to be playing havoc on sheep exports...
Agri-Business
New TFA National chairman calls for action on farm rents
The new national chairman of the Tenant Farmers Association (TFA), Mark Coulman, is encouraging tenant farmers to consider triggering farm...
Beef
Prime cattle supply forecast to tighten this year
Calf registration in Scotland during 2019 reached 552,700 head, on par with 2018 but 2.5% lower than in 2017, according to...
Agri-Business
Top NI businessman and agri-food expert honoured by Queen’s University
A leading Northern Ireland agri-businessman has received an honorary professorship from Queen’s University Belfast. Declan Billington, chief executive of John...
