Agri-Business
UK Government urged not to undermine food standards in trade deals
The UK government has been urged to ensure that the current British food standards are not undermined by any future...
Agri-Business
The UK government has been urged to ensure that the current British food standards are not undermined by any future...
Agri-Business
Four of the main UK farming unions have today urged MPs to take steps for the UK to avoid a...
Tillage
National Farmers’ Union deputy president Guy Smith has been announced as the keynote speaker for the 2019 Arable Conference. The...
Agri-Business
The UK Government has been urged to put the nation’s food security at the top of the political agenda as...
N.Ireland
The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does...
Rural Life
Young farmers from across Europe visited the UK to discuss the impact of potential trade and policy changes post-Brexit at...
N.Ireland
Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from...
N.Ireland
Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers...
N.Ireland
The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two...
N.Ireland
It’s not easy being a Co. Down man at the top of Scottish agri-politics while also running an 800-cow dairy...
N.Ireland
Farm fires are burning holes in insurers’ pockets, with claims in Northern Ireland rising by more than a million pounds...
Agri-Business
The announcement that CCTV will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new plans has been welcomed by the National...
N.Ireland
The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds...
Rural Life
Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most...
Agri Politics
The supply of seasonal workers required for a successful harvest in the UK is “already in danger” for the year...
N.Ireland
England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit...
Environment
A UK farm leader has reportedly criticised an MEP’s anti-glyphosate stance, following an incident last year when she brought a...
Agri-Business
Farmers across Britain have lost confidence in the outlook for the industry over the next three years, according to the...