Agri-Business
BVA to host first stand-alone conference in 8 years in 2021
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has announced plans to launch a major new conference and exhibition for the veterinary profession....
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N.Ireland
Post-lockdown tractor run raises £9,000 for Air Ambulance NI
Tractor drivers from across Co. Down have smashed the £9,000 mark for Northern Ireland’s Air Ambulance. The Ards Peninsula Tractor...
Agri-Business
Dawn Meats to take full control of Dunbia
Dawn Meats will take full control of the Dunbia business that was jointly established in 2017 after a merger of...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned ‘HSENI could close marts at any time’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has warned farmers that the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) could order...
Arable
'Greening rules clarity means farmers can plan 2021 harvest with confidence'
Farmers in England will no longer be required to comply with complex rules around crop diversification, Ecological Focus Areas and...
Agri-Business
NI council becomes first to pass motion for local food procurement
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is urging more Northern Ireland councils to support their local food producers and businesses after...
Agri-Business
Global wheat production forecast down, but surplus remains
The International Grains Council (IGC) cut its global wheat production forecast last week. The IGC reduced its forecast by 5.6...
Environment
Government to end 3-crop rule in England from 2021
Farmers in England are set to benefit from a reduced administrative burden next year, as the government plans to end...
Arable
Experts advise growers to combine the ‘most reliable’ techniques to tackle CSFB
A review of evidence and new trials work has revealed the factors most likely to influence cabbage stem flea beetle...
Agri-Business
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...
Agri-Business
TB: Minister Poots hints at plans to propose NI badger cull in the autumn
Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots set out plans to formally include “wildlife intervention” in a new bovine TB...
Agri-Business
Covid-19 confirmed in pet cat in the UK
The UK’s chief veterinary officer has confirmed that the virus responsible for Covid-19 has been detected in a pet cat...
New EU ‘trade enforcement officer’ might be ‘game-changer’ on Mercosur
The president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers’ Association (ICMSA), has said the very first item the newly appointed EU Chief Trade...
Sheep
Next HCC webinar series to focus on sheep fertility
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC), the Welsh red meat levy body, has announced plans to host a...
Rural Life
Farm Business Innovation Show to proceed for 2020
Organisers of major agri-business exhibition, the Farm Business Innovation Show, say the show will go on for 2020. Scheduled for...
Rural Life
125ac 'lotting of land gives a good variety of options for purchasers'
A large block of productive farmland, near Fallin, on the eastern fringes of Stirling, has been brought to the market...
N.Ireland
New UFU president: Let’s make common sense common again
There was an element of bravado at the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) AGM today (July 25) as newly-elected president Victor Chestnutt...