Agri-Business
International food commodity prices continue to decline
International food commodity prices have declined for the eleventh consecutive month in February 2023, the Food and Agriculture Organisation of...
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N.Ireland
NI poultry numbers down 16% in 2022 – ag census
Total poultry numbers on Northern Ireland farms have decreased 16% year-on-year according to the Agricultural Census 2022. The results from...
Agri-Business
Highlights from the 2023 National Farmers' Union conference
The 2023 National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference saw discussions surrounding food security, headed by the union’s president Minette Batters, insights...
Pig/Poultry
RSPCA survey reveals 87% of people value hen welfare
A survey carried out by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) ahead of Pancake Day tomorrow...
Agri-Business
Cost of living to continue to impact farm business plans in 2023
High inflation and the cost-of-living crisis will continue to impact farm business planning in 2023, according to the Agriculture and...
Pig/Poultry
RSPCA to promote hen welfare via Pancake Day campaign
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) has announced that its ‘RSPCA Assured’ campaign, which calls on...
N.Ireland
USPCA ‘appalled’ after badger caught in snare in Tyrone
The Ulster Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (USPCA) has said it is “horrified and appalled” after a...
Other
Somerset farmer banned from keeping cattle for life
A 63-year-old farmer from Somerset has been banned from keeping cattle for life and ordered to pay costs totalling £4,642...
Agri-Business
Alltech: Global feed production steady in 2022
Global feed production remained steady in 2022 despite significant macroeconomic challenges that affected the entire supply chain, according to the...
Pig/Poultry
BFREPA to host meetings across the UK to tackle 'ongoing crisis'
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) is to meet members up and down the country to discuss solutions...
N.Ireland
GB animal feed production hits 6-year low
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed that animal feed production levels in Great Britain have hit a...
Agri-Business
World meat prices fell in December
A decline in demand drove international bovine meat prices down in December, according to the latest Food Price Index report...
Other
UK chief vet - a Companion of the Order of the Bath
The UK’s chief veterinary officer (CVO), Christine Middlemiss, has been made a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)...
N.Ireland
Scientists fight to control sheep scab in the UK
Scientists at Moredun Research Institute are fighting to control the prevalence of sheep scab across the UK. Sheep scab, caused...
Other
BRC warns Christmas dinners 'may look different' this year
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that Christmas dinners “may look different this year” due to food inflation, declining...
Government
Animal rights activists scale Defra building
Activists from the Animal Justice Project (AJP) have today (Thursday, December 15) scaled a government building of the Department for...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm targets 2.5% growth in milk pool
Dale Farm is forecasting a target of 2.5% growth in its milk pool and processing output over the coming years....
Other
Jeremy Clarkson says food prices should go up to help farmers
TV personality turned farmer Jeremy Clarkson has said that food prices need to increase further in order to help British...
