Agri-Business
7 women shortlisted for meat industry awards
Seven young women from leading UK and Ireland meat organisations have been shortlisted for this year’s ‘One to Watch’ award,...
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Agri-Business
Global mentorship programme launched for women in the meat industry
A new mentorship initiative has been launched which aims to improve career opportunities for women in the global meat industry...
Agri-Business
Report: Women make up only 36% of meat industry workforce
A new international report has for the first time established how many women are working within the meat sector. It...
Sheep
Meath teens develop sheep collar monitor to combat attacks
A sheep collar in-built pulse monitor, which sends a VHF signal to a GSM receiver that texts a farmer when...
N.Ireland
‘Spotlight On’ Amy who manages 1,600 employees at UK pork processor
A new episode of 'Spotlight On', the series of behind-the-scenes videos about careers in the meat industry, showcases Amy Witham...
Beef
New Avara Foods partnership to benefit female employees
Women working at Avara Foods are to gain access to an industry-leading suite of career development tools and mentoring, through...
Agri-Business
Warning lack of industry unity could have negative consequences at UN Food Systems Summit
The chairperson of a group representing females within the UK meat industry has said she is "extremely concerned" lack of...
N.Ireland
UFU brings consumers ‘behind the farm gate’ for beef week
In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union...
Agri-Business
HR consultant appointed to board of Kepak
The board of Kepak Group has today (Monday, June 13) announced the appointment of human resources (HR) consultant Orla Coughlan...
Beef
West Country beef producers top nationwide competition
Two West Country beef farmers have topped a nationwide competition for excellent growth rates in calves and finished cattle, winning...
Rural Life
87% of global agri producer support is ‘price distorting and environmentally harmful’ – UN
87% of global support to producers in the agricultural sector is "price distorting and environmentally and socially harmful", according to...
Agri-Business
Poots outlines future for NI agriculture to YFCU conference
The first of four webinars, making up the 2021 Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster (YFCU) Agri-Food Conference, saw Agriculture Minister...
Rural Life
QMS chairman finalist in major industry awards
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) chairman Kate Rowell, has been selected as a finalist in a major award in recognition of...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru to run webinar programme at virtual Royal Welsh Show
With the Royal Welsh Show is going online in light of coronavirus restrictions, NFU Cymru has decided to take its...
Beef
ABP Angus Youth Challenge winners announced on YouTube
A trio of Co. Antrim schoolboys from St. Louis Grammar in Ballymena have become the overall winners of the Northern...
Rural Life
Red Shepherdess: Turning criticism into motivation made my farming dreams come true
List young farmers using social media to promote the industry and you’ll likely not be long before the ‘Red Shepherdess’...
Agri-Business
Gove urged to take step in to save small abattoirs
A total of 34 British agri-food organisations have joined forces to urge Defra’s Secretary of State, Michael Gove to take...
N.Ireland
2018 New Year's Honours list: NI farming champions in the mix
A Dungannon cattle dealer’s son who came up with the idea for a multi-mullion pound meat business on the back...
