Agri-Business
Land mobility: Calls for tax relief to support scheme in NI
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility manager has called for tax relief similar to the Republic of Ireland to encourage landowners to...
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Agri-Business
Land mobility: Calls for tax relief to support scheme in NI
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility manager has called for tax relief similar to the Republic of Ireland to encourage landowners to...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme initiates second phase
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme has moved into its second phase. It follows a two-year pilot, during which 28 ‘arrangements’...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme initiates second phase
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme has moved into its second phase. It follows a two-year pilot, during which 28 ‘arrangements’...
Sheep
Ship carrying 14,600 sheep capsizes off Romanian coast
A ship carrying a total of 14,600 sheep has capsized for an unknown reason in Black Sea just off the coast...
Agri-Business
NI vets praised for ‘strong and supportive’ work ahead of Brexit
The British Veterinary Association’s Daniella Dos Santos has used her first major speech as president to praise the vital work...
Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
Agri-Business
Egg farm fined £60,000 following forklift accident
A Chorley egg farm and packing business has been fined £60,000 this week after a forklift truck overturned on a...
Agri-Business
Calls for Government to enforce ‘proper' British labelling
Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and...
Arable
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 170,000 hectares less wheat compared to...
Agri-Business
Video: Irish farmer convoy ‘on route’ to Dublin for tractor protest
Tractors, trailers, 4X4s and machinery of all sorts are currently on route to Dublin for the tractor protest taking place...
Agri-Business
ASA ruling sees inaccurate anti-meat posters withdrawn
Farmers in Scotland have won their first-ever appeal against a poster campaign slamming the industry. Driven by members, NFU Scotland...
Arable
New arable technology could unlock British farmland’s full potential
Software may now enable British farmers and growers to unlock the full potential of their land by applying the exact...
Agri-Business
Waitrose to source 100% British lamb by 2021
Major UK retailer Waitrose has announced plans to source all of its own-label fresh and frozen lamb from British lamb...
Agri-Business
QMS festive campaign 'beefs up' Christmas
A new campaign from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is set to reach over a million consumers in Scotland over the...
Agri-Business
New head of potato exports joins AHDB
The former head of Seafood Scotland has joined the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to lead on exports for...
Rural Life
Appeal for info made regarding ‘suspicious animal incidents’ amid ‘occult’ claims
An appeal for information has been made following a series of suspicious incidents in which cattle and sheep have been...
Rural Life
Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers
Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...
