Beef
Brexit ‘no-deal' will have a 'withering impact' on the UK’s livestock sectors
Stakeholder groups within Northern Ireland’s beef and lamb sectors have issued a withering perspective on the threat of a ‘no-deal’...
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Agri-Business
UK unions reach out to European farmers on Brexit
UK farming unions are reaching out to their counterparts on the continent to seek support in avoiding a ‘no-deal’ Brexit....
Rural Life
Tenancy consultations to be held for England and Wales
Two concurrent consultation processes will be launched tomorrow in England and Wales on the issue of agricultural tenancy, on foot...
Arable
18,000ha of rapeseed destroyed in France due to GMO risk
A massive 18,000ha of rapeseed has been destroyed in France due to a risk of contamination with a GMO (genetically...
Agri Politics
Politicians in line of fire at UFU annual dinner
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson has derided Northern Ireland’s politicians for allowing the Stormont Executive and Assembly to...
World News
Brazil battles dairy industry's bull calf woes
A marketing drive to encourage Brazilian dairy farmers to rear their bull calves for beef is battling to make steps...
N.Ireland
NI BVD offenders to be prosecuted
Plans have been announced by Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to take enforcement action against...
N.Ireland
NI BVD offenders to be prosecuted
Plans have been announced by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to take enforcement action against herd...
Rural Life
SPARC launches three-year rural crime strategy
The Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC) has launched a new three-year ‘strategy’ to tackle this type of crime, and...
Schemes
CLA: 'We should be wary of normalising bridging payments'
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) as welcomed the announcement that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) will begin making...
Agri-Business
Leading vet: 'UK has become a hard sell'
A Leeds-based vet has told a veterinary conference in Portugal that the UK “has become a hard sell” as a...
Government
NFUS presses new Defra minister on Brexit challenges
Robert Goodwill, the new Minister of State for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, toured two farms in Aberdeenshire, Scotland on Friday,...
Environment
From MI6 to CRT: Dame Judi Dench takes on new role
The Countryside Restoration Trust (CRT) has announced its new official patron: actor Dame Judi Dench, who, the national charity says,...
Dairy
Milk contracts a key policy issue for new NFUS dairy committee
The new look National Farmers’ Union Scotland’s (NFUS) milk committee has met to discuss a wide range of issues including...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm CEO: 'The UK must feed its own people'
The UK government must pay serious attention to the issue of food security, according to Dale Farm Group CEO Nick...
Dairy
Infant formula - what are the prospects?
According to the international food marketing and research body Gira, the global infant formula market was estimated at 2.7 billion...
Agri-Business
Kantar predicts an Easter boost for UK supermarkets
The latest UK grocery market share figures from Kantar show slow growth, largely thanks to a late Easter. The figures...
Beef
LMC says the marketing of beef has a 'strong international dimension'
Industry development manager with the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC), Colin Smith has recently returned from Canada, where he attended...
