Agri-Business
Moy Park to be included in Covid-19 lateral flow testing pilot
A lateral flow testing pilot has been rolled out at leading food company Moy Park sites across Northern Ireland and...
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Agri-Business
Eustice thanks farmers and food producers for their work during the Covid-19 pandemic
Environment Secretary George Eustice has written an open letter to farmers and food producers to thank them for the roles...
Agri-Business
Meat enjoys a bumper Christmas boost due to Covid-19 restrictions
New retail sales figures for December have just been published by Kantar Worldpanel, showing that British consumers enjoyed a wider...
Rural Life
NFU Scotland calls for Covid-19 compliance from farmers and crofters
With Covid-19 cases rising as fast as at any time during this pandemic, farmers and crofters need to be more...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Tips for milking during Covid-19
With the country under current Covid-19 restrictions, it’s important that dairy farmers begin planning for the 2021 season. Most dairy...
Agri-Business
Dairy-Tech 2021 to move online due to Covid-19 concerns
The Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) has taken the decision to alter the format of Dairy-Tech 2021 due...
Agri-Business
Chicken plant in Scotland to remain open despite second Covid-19 outbreak
A chicken processing plant, operated by 2 Sisters Food Group in Coupar Angus, Scotland, has been hit with a second...
Sheep
British Wool launches major cost-saving initiative after impact of Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a significant detrimental impact on the global wool market and despite the fact that British...
N.Ireland
Researchers find food behaviour in UK and Ireland altered ‘significantly’ during Covid-19
An international survey led by Queen’s University Belfast has found “significant” changes to eating patterns during the Covid-19 pandemic. Positive...
Pig/Poultry
China suspends pork imports from Brazilian plant over Covid-19 concerns
China has suspended all imports of pork from a Brazilian pork plant operated by Aurora Alimentos over unanswered concerns about Covid-19....
Agri-Business
Covid-19: Calls for NI meat plant workers to be prioritised in vaccine roll-out
A key Stormont committee has urged Northern Ireland’s Health Minister to ensure meat-processing sector workers are prioritised in plans to...
N.Ireland
Poots offers Covid-19 financial support to the NI pig sector
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots met with representatives of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) Pork and Bacon Committee and...
Agri-Business
Over 100 Kepak meat workers test positive for Covid-19
106 workers at a meat processing facility in Cornwall have tested positive for Covid-19. According to Cornwall Council, around 80-85%...
Agri-Business
Cranswick reveals £8.2 million spend on Covid-19 measures
Pork giant Cranswick spent more than £8 million implementing Covid-19 measures and had to stockpile key ingredients out of fear...
Environment
RSPB NI launches 5-point ‘Green Recovery Plan’ for Covid-19
Investing in Northern Ireland’s natural environment has a “vitally important” role to play in the economic recovery from Covid-19, according...
Agri Politics
Meat exporters to be shown new ways of working during Covid-19
Meat exporters in the UK will have the opportunity to learn about new ways of working as a result of...
Agri-Business
50 cases of Covid-19 recorded at a Moy Park processing facility
50 cases of Covid-19 have been recorded at a Moy Park processing facility located in Anwick, Lincolnshire. A spokesperson for...
Agri-Business
Increases in grocery sales of dairy and potatoes offset losses from Covid-19 - AHDB
Red meat, dairy and potatoes have all fared well throughout Covid-19, with grocery spend offsetting losses from food service closures...
