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...
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Agri-Business
Department to continue farm inspections and TB testing in NI
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across...
Agri-Business
Department to continue farm inspections and TB testing in NI
Departmental farm inspections and testing for bovine TB are set to continue in Northern Ireland, despite extreme lockdown measures across...
Machinery
‘Black beauty’: Sleek new Kramer ‘beast’ arrives on Irish shores
Meath Farm Machinery has announced the sale of a “black beauty” in the form of a black-edition Kramer KL55.8T telescopic...
Agri-Business
Red Tractor unveils new look logo
The UK’s largest Food and Farming Assurance scheme, Red Tractor, has today launched a new look which aims to set...
Agri-Business
AHDB announces its first strategic cereal farm for Scotland
Scottish Arable Farm of the Year finalist, Balbirnie Home Farms at Freuchie in Fife, has been selected to be the...
Rural Life
Operation Stock: Third man pleads guilty to illegal sheep butchery offences
A third man has this week pleaded guilty to illegal sheep butchery offences as part of Operation Stock. Viorel Manu,...
N.Ireland
Face-to-face teaching stops at NI’s agricultural college
Northern Ireland’s agricultural college – CAFRE – has ceased all face-to-face teaching and education programmes. The decision was made by DAERA...
Agri-Business
UK announces 3-week lockdown to halt spread of Covid-19
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a three-week lockdown for Britain in an effort to contain Covid-19. In an...
Agri-Business
Calls for 'Land Army' to fill UK labour shortfall for harvest
Calls have been made for a modern ‘Land Army’ to help save harvests across the country as the agricultural industry...
Agri-Business
Union launches employment service for labour shortage
Scotland’s farming union has launched a service to help fruit and vegetable growers recruit workers who have lost their jobs...
Agri-Business
UK farm assurance inspections suspended
Three of the UK’s main farm assurance bodies have announced all inspections will be suspended as part of measures to...
Agri-Business
Diageo pledges 2 million litres of alcohol to produce sanitiser
Diageo has pledged to enable the creation of more than eight million bottles of hand sanitiser, by donating up to...
Rural Life
2020 Great Yorkshire Show cancelled
Organisers have been forced to call off the 2020 Great Yorkshire Show as the UK ramps up measures against Covid-19. The...
Rural Life
Vet nurses pulled out of placements as social distancing measures ramp up
The Veterinary Nurses Council has agreed to temporarily suspend placement requirements for student vet nurses and training programmes as several...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to take on ‘hundreds’ of staff in bid to meet Covid-19 demand
Northern Ireland agri-food giant Moy Park Food has announced plans to take on ‘hundreds’ of temporary staff across the UK...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to take on ‘hundreds’ of staff in bid to meet Covid-19 demand
Northern Ireland agri-food giant Moy Park Food has announced plans to take on ‘hundreds’ of temporary staff across the UK...
Agri-Business
Moy Park to take on ‘hundreds’ of staff in bid to meet Covid-19 demand
Northern Ireland agri-food giant Moy Park Food has announced plans to take on ‘hundreds’ of temporary staff across the UK...