Beef
No-deal set to cost NI beef and sheep industry £230 million a year
A ‘no-deal’ Brexit could cost Northern Ireland’s beef and sheep industry as much as £230 million a year, industry-commissioned research...
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Rural Life
Treble Fendt theft from Petersfield farm
Police in Sussex are appealing for witnesses following the theft of three tractors near Petersfield. The three Fendt 720 Vario tractors were...
Agri-Business
Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Food and drink companies across Northern Ireland are invited to enter the region’s 2019 Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...
Agri-Business
Entries open for 15th Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
Food and drink companies across Northern Ireland are invited to enter the region’s 2019 Food and Drink Awards. Sponsored by...
Agri-Business
Welsh beef industry uses international techniques to train quality graders
A major beef research project in Wales has launched a training course to explore world-leading techniques for grading meat by eating...
Agri-Business
2 Sisters fined £274,000 after 2 workers lose fingers
One of the UK’s largest poultry processing businesses has been fined £274,000 after two workers became trapped in moving machinery...
Agri-Business
Major study to put mince under the microscope
An extensive three-year research project aims to determine the prevalence of bacteria such as “E. coli” and “Salmonella” in mince....
Agri-Business
Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme
A Northern Ireland sheep scab event will explore whether demand exists for a programme to combat the disease following anecdotal...
Agri-Business
Sheep scab meeting to explore interest in NI eradication scheme
A Northern Ireland sheep scab event will explore whether demand exists for a programme to combat the disease following anecdotal...
Agri-Business
Agronomy firm appoints new UK managing director
UK agronomy firm ProCam has named Diane Heath as its new managing director. The specialist agronomy and crop production firm was...
N.Ireland
Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has smashed its centenary year fundraising target by raising a whopping £200,000 for Air Ambulance Northern...
N.Ireland
Farmers raise £200,000 for Air Ambulance charity
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has smashed its centenary year fundraising target by raising a whopping £200,000 for Air Ambulance Northern...
Pig/Poultry
Prime pig prices follow seasonal trend
Farmgate prime pig prices are following their traditional seasonal decline, with producer prices dipping slightly since the start of the...
Agri-Business
Norbrook: NI would be disproportionately hit with no-deal impact
Veterinary pharmaceutical giant Norbrook has urged the UK government to avoid a no-deal Brexit, citing that the impact of such...
Agri-Business
Agricultural building contractors fined after worker falls from height
A Sedbergh firm and a contractor have been fined a combined £13,000 after a worker fell through a roof on...
Agri-Business
Islay's Gill scoops union's Miskelly Award
One of NFU Scotland’s highest accolades has this year been awarded to a stalwart who has worked as a group...
Agri-Business
NI’s Business Development Groups Scheme reopens for applications
Northern Ireland’s Business Development Groups Scheme will reopen for applications on Tuesday, February 12, CAFRE has announced. The small groups...
Agri-Business
Welsh vets receive training to provide Export Health Certificates post-Brexit
The Welsh Government has committed £96,000 of funding to train veterinary surgeons to certify produce of animal origin in the...
