Agri-Business
Global food prices rise at fastest monthly rate in a decade
Global food prices rose in May at their fastest monthly rate in more than a decade, the Food and Agriculture...
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Agri-Business
Roslin Technologies appoints new CEO
Roslin Technologies has announced that Ernst van Orsouw has been appointed its new CEO, to lead the company as it...
Agri-Business
DAERA granted additional £12.4 million of Covid support money
Northern Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has been granted a further £12.4 million to fund its...
Agri-Business
NI study suggests slurry separation hubs could offer solution to nutrient surplus
A study examining the potential of slurry separation technology has suggested the establishment of processing hubs in Northern Ireland could...
Beef
Far East helps bolster red meat exports in challenging year
Asia and the Middle East have helped boost red meat exports from the UK in what has been an incredibly...
N.Ireland
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone in Northern Ireland lifted
The Avian Influenza Prevention Zone (AIPZ) in force across Northern Ireland and the ban on poultry gatherings has ended today...
Dairy
How good are your calf rearing practices?
Ongoing Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research is highlighting the opportunity for calf rearing practices within Northern Ireland’s dairy sector...
Pig/Poultry
Avian Influenza Prevention Zone set to be lifted on May 15
The chief veterinary officers from England, Scotland and Wales are advising poultry keepers to remain vigilant as the Avian Influenza...
Agri Politics
'If the government is to raise the welfare bar here, it must do so for food imports' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has said the government must apply the same standards to imports as it...
Agri Politics
UK to ban live exports for slaughter in new law
The UK will ban live exports of animals for fattening and slaughter as part of a new law on animal...
Agri-Business
W&R Barnett profits down £3.6 million in latest accounts
Profits are down 12% (£3.6 million) at Thompsons' parent company W&R Barnett Trading, according to the firm's most recent accounts....
Agri-Business
NI total farm income up by a third in 2020
Northern Ireland's total farm income soared by a third last year, according to the department's first provisional estimate for 2020....
Pig/Poultry
'It is really important that we export breeding animals' - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said the inability to export breeding animals to the EU, due to new Brexit...
Agri Politics
Scottish government proposals on slurry and silage are 'excessively blunt'
NFU Scotland has condemned the Scottish government proposals for silage, slurry and digestate as “excessively blunt” and “ill thought-out”. Responding...
N.Ireland
Cull sow support fund expected to open for applications within weeks
Applications for a £2 million Covid-19 financial support package for cull sows are likely to open within the next few...
N.Ireland
RBST Watchlist: 75 of the UK’s rarest breeds listed as ‘high priority’
A total of 75 native UK livestock and poultry breeds - including the cattle breed behind the world's first vaccine...
Environment
Record number of farmers participate in 2021 Big Farmland Bird Count
A record number of farmers participated in this year’s Big Farmland Bird Count, leading to 81% more birds counted over...
N.Ireland
NI sheep farmers to benefit from £1.27 million Covid-19 support scheme
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced a financial support package worth up to £1.27 million for NI sheep...
