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...
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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...
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)...
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...
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...
Pig/Poultry
Tesco announces £13.9m in additional support for egg sector
Tesco has today (Friday, November 25) announced that it will provide £13.9 million in additional support for its British egg...
N.Ireland
Poultry housing order introduced across NI
Mandatory housing measures for all kept birds and poultry are to come into force across Northern Ireland from midday on...
Pig/Poultry
NFU calls for Defra to investigate egg supply chain
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is calling for an urgent investigation by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
Pig/Poultry
CAFRE and UFU to hold poultry conference next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) and the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) will hold a poultry conference to...
Agri Politics
Defra is leaving the UK 'vulnerable' to animal disease outbreaks - report
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is leaving the UK “vulnerable to a major breakdown” of animal...