Agri-Business
Farm fined £40,000 after worker severely injured in fall from height
A family run farming business has today been fined after an employee sustained severe injuries following a fall from height....
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Agri-Business
Vet clinic issued notice for supplying unauthorised products
A veterinary clinic in Northern Ireland has been issued with an improvement notice by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). The...
Agri-Business
Findings of Quarantine Unit review published
Cabinet Secretary for Energy, Planning and Rural Affairs, Lesley Griffiths, has published the recommendations of a review into the Quarantine...
Agri-Business
Alltech cuts the ribbon on new UK office
Global animal nutrition firm, Alltech has cut the ribbon on its new UK offices in the East of England. The...
Environment
UK summer drought 30 times more likely due to climate change
Human-induced climate change has made the 2018 record-breaking UK summer about 30 times more likely to occur than it would...
Agri-Business
Meat, potatoes and dairy could tap into Halloween popularity
Dairy, red meat and potato processors could do more to benefit from the increased popularity of Halloween among British consumers....
Agri-Business
Theresa May confirms that withdrawal vote won’t go ahead
After much speculation today, the UK prime minister Theresa May has confirmed that the vote on Britain’s withdrawal agreement from...
Agri-Business
£80 million boost announced for Welsh farm environmental schemes
Over £80 million of funding has been granted for environmental farm support programmes in Wales, Environment Secretary Lesley Griffith announced today....
Doubt cast over tomorrow’s crucial Brexit deal vote
Speculation is mounting that British prime minister Theresa May is planning to cancel a key vote in the UK parliament...
EU Court of Justice confirms: UK can withdraw Article 50
The European Court of Justice has confirmed today, December 10, that the UK can revoke Article 50 and put a...
Agri-Business
Support needed for struggling small abattoirs to install CCTV
A support fund is urgently needed for struggling small abattoirs in the UK to install CCTV in order to comply...
Environment
Climage change: 'Farmers deserve our support, not our criticism'
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has reacted against growing criticism of the UK livestock industry over claims that it is...
Pig/Poultry
Scheme to help monitor pig health relaunched
Pig producers have been invited to join a scheme which will give them access to post-mortem pig health data to...
Arable
New Recommended Lists boasts exceptional disease resistance
New varieties on the AHDB Recommended Lists for cereals and oilseeds boast remarkable untreated yields. Several new entrants have impressive...
Agri Politics
MPs unite to support upland farming with Agriculture Bill ammendment
The Countryside Alliance has worked with a cross-party group of MPs to help table an amendment to the Agriculture Bill...
Pig/Poultry
New marketing campaign aims to double the value of Scottish pork industry
One of Scotland’s biggest ever pork marketing campaigns is set to launch early in the new year following support from...
Rural Life
Nominations now open for 2019 BVA presidential team
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is calling for nominations for its 2019-20 junior vice president. The officer position is open...
Agri-Business
New Wynnstay combinable seed product manager for the west
Wynnstay has appointed Jonathan Baxendale as its new combinable seed product manager. Baxendale joins Wynnstay from UK plant breeder, Elsoms...
