Agri-Business
Machinery: 2022 – the year of the perfect storm
Over the last couple of years, machinery manufacturers have faced many challenges, including steep increases in material prices and component...
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N.Ireland
Unprecedented challenges facing farming and food in NI – NIGTA
Farming and food in Northern Ireland are facing a number of unprecedented challenges at the present time. That was the...
N.Ireland
Opinion: It’s not all bad news, where agriculture is concerned
Let's be honest, despite all the headlines, it's not all bad news where agriculture is concerned at the present time....
Agri-Business
Food inflation levels to start climbing – Ulster Bank
Ulster Bank chief economist, Richard Ramsey, believes that food inflation will become a major factor within Northern Ireland’s economy during...
Environment
IPCC: Deep cut in emissions needed despite increasing climate action
Average annual global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reached their highest levels between 2010-2019, however, the rate of growth has slowed,...
Agri-Business
Conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world grain markets
According to the Northern Ireland Grain Trade Association (NIGTA), the conflict in Ukraine continues to dominate world markets. In turn,...
Agri-Business
Bayer to invest millions in sustainable agriculture by 2024
Pharmaceutical company Bayer has announced it will invest €1.3 billion in its impact investment unit over the next three years,...
Agri-Business
Countries need finance to continue food systems transformations
A number of United Nations (UN) members will require financing of up to $60,000/yr, if they are to continue transforming...
Agri-Business
Research: Biodiversity loss has effect on global food markets
Biodiversity losses in countries with smaller, less-developed economies impact large, developed economies, according to a new study. Researchers from Trinity...
Agri-Business
Red meat trade steady despite international disruptions
New HMRC figures have shown how the international red meat trade is making slow but steady progress since the Brexit...
N.Ireland
Opportunities to expand the export of red meat from NI to develop
Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) chief executive, Ian Stevenson believes that opportunities to expand the export of red meat from...
Agri-Business
Fertiliser: International prices reach highest ever levels
International prices for fertiliser have reached their highest levels ever, according to a key business and market intelligence company. CRU...
Government
UK-wide fuel duty cut of 5p/L from this evening
Fuel duty across the UK will be cut by 5p/L, UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak confirmed in his...
Pig/Poultry
Cabinet Secretary hears of deepening crisis in Scottish pig sector
Leading Scottish pig farmer Jamie Wyllie welcomed Scotland’s Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs Mairi Gougeon on his farm yesterday as...
Agri-Business
Kerry Group officially opens €125m food manufacturing plant in US
Taste and nutrition company, Kerry Group, has officially opened its newly upgraded facility in Georgia, US. The company said that...
Agri-Business
Variable chamber balers get a performance boost from New Holland
Variable chamber balers have something of a reputation for not being able to cope with Irish conditions, although that perception...
Agri-Business
Ukraine government bans exports of grains
Ukraine has decided to ban the export of several types of grain and other foodstuffs as the Russian invasion intensifies....
N.Ireland
Opinion: NI greenhouse gas emission projections tell a shocking tale
The latest greenhouse gas (GHG) emission projections for Northern Ireland (NI) confirm that agriculture is lagging behind the rest of...
