Agri-Business
Tesco aiming to half environmental impact of average UK shopping basket
Supermarket giant Tesco and the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) partnered to slash packaging waste and half the environmental impact of...
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Agri-Business
21,000 chicks killed in Preston poultry farm fire
Around 21,000 chicks have died in a poultry farm fire in Preston, Lancashire on Tuesday (November 13). A single-storey building measuring...
Agri Politics
Gove to stay on as Defra Secretary as PM comes under pressure
Environment Secretary Michael Gove has said he intends to stay in the position to get the job done. Gove has...
Arable
Groundbreaking potato breeder who changed industry honoured
One of Britain’s most innovative potato breeders was last night presented with the Potato Industry Award, an annual accolade presented...
Agri-Business
Project to show teens there’s more to working in ag than tractors and cows
Exciting teenagers about a career in agriculture is the aim of a new joint project between The National Federation of...
Agri-Business
Rural landowners call for action on fly-tipping blight
Private rural landowners are calling for stronger enforcement of legal action to help combat the fly-tipping that is blighting the...
Agri-Business
African Swine Fever stalls Genus' porcine sales growth
British animal genetics firm Genus has said international outbreaks of highly-infectious disease African Swine Fever have hit its porcine division...
Rural Life
'Verbatim' drama to shed light on Tony Martin farm burglary shooting
A drama set to air this weekend hopes to show the public more of the truth behind a controversial burglary...
N.Ireland
Man dies in Co. Antrim farmhouse fire
A man in his 50s has died in a farmhouse fire in Toomebridge, Co. Antrim last night (November 14, 2018). Five firefighters...
Agri-Business
97% of Advance Direct Payments completed in Northern Ireland
Payments totalling £190 million have been made to almost 23,300 Northern Ireland farm businesses ahead of schedule. The figure confirmed by the...
Dairy
Dairy focus: Family with Welsh dairy history invests in the future
80 years after his grandfather helped launch Wales’s oldest farmers’ cooperative John Hughes and his family are still leading the...
Agri-Business
EU Withdrawal Agreement: What it means for British farming
The first farm union leaders have cautiously welcomed the UK’s draft Withdrawal Agreement for leaving the EU. However, many are yet...
Environment
Reducing food production could cut emissions – UK report
Reducing demand for beef, lamb and milk by changing diets could help cut back on methane and nitrous oxide emissions,...
Beef
Scotch Beef and Seafood leads trade showcase in Singapore
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) and Seafood Scotland have joined forces to host a Scotch Surf ‘n’ Turf dinner, kicking off...
Beef
Animal Health to be prioritised by Meat Promotion Wales
Dr. Rebekah Stuart has been appointed by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) as its Flock and Herd...
Dairy
Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price
The board of one of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors, Dale Farm, has announced plans to cut its October milk...
Dairy
Dale Farm announces cut to October milk price
The board of one of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processors, Dale Farm, has announced plans to cut its October milk...
Agri-Business
Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged farmers to ensure their bales are kept in a safe place, away from potential...
