Sheep
Covid-19 market disruption 'serious concern' for UK sheep sector
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has warned it is growing “more concerned by the day” about market prices and the...
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Agri-Business
25,000 new customers sign up to Milk & More in unprecedented surge
The UK’s largest milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, Milk & More, has launched a new recruitment drive as new...
Rural Life
Spanish farmers aid authorities in battle against Covid-19
Spanish farmers have joined in the fight alongside the country’s authorities to tackle the spread of Covid-19 in the southern EU nation...
Rural Life
Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals
The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...
Arable
3-crop rule lifted in Northern Ireland for 2020
Growers in Northern Ireland have been granted a derogation to the crop diversification requirement of the Basic Payment Scheme for...
Dairy
Arla Foods confirms hold for April milk price
Arla Foods has announced it will hold on-account prices for conventional and organic milk for April 2020. However, a slight...
Agri-Business
Farmers asked to safeguard agri contractors during pandemic
Farmers have been asked to do what they can to protect agricultural contractors as UK Government implements stricter ‘stay at...
Agri-Business
Farmers asked to safeguard agri contractors during pandemic
Farmers have been asked to do what they can to protect agricultural contractors as UK Government implements stricter ‘stay at...
Arable
Watch: Calibrating your seed drill is an important task
Tillage farmers are out in force across the country. The past few days have provided great opportunities for all jobs...
Rural Life
Peak District farmer assaulted by walker
A farmer in Peak District has appealed for the UK to enter a total lockdown after he was reportedly punched...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Veterinary practices to open for emergency care only
UK veterinary practices will offer emergency care only as measures ramp up against the Covid-19 pandemic. In a joint statement,...
Agri-Business
JCB to extend UK production shutdown to ‘at least’ end of April
JCB is suspending UK production until “at least” the end of April as a result of the Covid-19 crisis –...
Agri-Business
Staff at ABP and Moy Park sites ‘hold walkout’ over Covid-19 concerns
Additional reporting by Rachel Martin Workers at two of Northern Ireland’s biggest agri-food processing sites have walked today (Wednesday, March...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Farmers urged to have a plan in place in case they get sick
Northern Ireland farmers have been urged to make contingency plans for their farms in case they are infected with Covid-19...
Arable
Cereals event in the UK to go online for 2020
Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read:...
Arable
Cereals event in the UK to go online for 2020
Cereals – The Arable Event – in the UK is set to go online. A statement from the organisers read:...
N.Ireland
Investigations ongoing following theft of ewe lambs
Investigations are ongoing following the theft of 15 ewe lambs, as well as a galvanised gate from a farm in...