William Kellett

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News Journalist

William Kellett holds a degree in Journalism and New Media from the University of Limerick. He hails from Co. Meath and comes from a farming background on both sides of his family. Outside of writing he is a former winner of the Irish National Racing Driver of the Year award.

Cranswick Country Foods: Company growth is ‘ahead of previous expectations’

Agri-Business

Cranswick Country Foods: Company growth is ‘ahead of previous expectations’

Cranswick Country Foods has released its third quarter trading statement for the 13 weeks leading up to December 26, 2020...
LAMMA 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19

Machinery

LAMMA 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19

Following the ongoing uncertainties surrounding the Covid-19 pandemic, LAMMA organisers have taken the decision to cancel the 2021 LAMMA show...
New centre of excellence aims to improve global food security

Agri-Business

New centre of excellence aims to improve global food security

A new UK centre of excellence is being set up by partners on the Norwich Research Park to improve global...
‘The current paper-based customs system is a relic’ – BPMA on meat exports

Agri-Business

‘The current paper-based customs system is a relic’ – BPMA on meat exports

The UK meat industry has warned of impending border chaos for exports, as post-Brexit checks between the UK and EU...
Cutting-edge tool launched to reduce fertiliser damage to the environment

Machinery

Cutting-edge tool launched to reduce fertiliser damage to the environment

Leading Scottish scientists have invented a new cutting-edge tool to help farmers find the safest way to use organic waste...
Bord Bia Report: How did meat and live exports fare in 2020?

Agri-Business

Bord Bia Report: How did meat and live exports fare in 2020?

New figures released in the annual Bord Bia Export Performance and Prospects report 2020/2021 have shown that livestock exports increased...
Argentina lifts corn exports ban and introduces 30,000t daily sales cap

Tillage

Argentina lifts corn exports ban and introduces 30,000t daily sales cap

The Argentinian agricultural ministry has announced that it will lift the ban on corn exports which was announced in December...
National Association of British and Irish Millers rebrands after 150 years

Agri-Business

National Association of British and Irish Millers rebrands after 150 years

The National Association of British and Irish Millers has undergone a rebrand after nearly 150 years in business. The company...
Reward for information about culprits who dumped milk on Antrim coast

Rural Life

Reward for information about culprits who dumped milk on Antrim coast

A DUP councillor has offered a reward for catching those responsible for dumping milk cartons off the Antrim coast in...
NI farmers still face tariffs on importing feed post-Brexit – Chestnutt

N.Ireland

NI farmers still face tariffs on importing feed post-Brexit – Chestnutt

Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Victor Chestnutt has warned that farmers in Northern Ireland are facing tariffs for importing feed...
‘Northern Ireland’s pet owners now facing onerous documentary checks’ – Poots

Rural Life

‘Northern Ireland’s pet owners now facing onerous documentary checks’ – Poots

Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has written to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) Secretary of...
AFBI warns farmers of the risks posed by certain ornamental plants to sheep

N.Ireland

AFBI warns farmers of the risks posed by certain ornamental plants to sheep

As the winter months continue, the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wants to make farmers aware of the risk of...
Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU announced

Agri Politics

Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU announced

A Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union has formally been announced by UK Prime Minister Boris...
‘A pretty dire situation’ for truck drivers caught up in UK-French border closure – Murphy

Agri-Business

‘A pretty dire situation’ for truck drivers caught up in UK-French border closure – Murphy

Independent TD for Wexford, Verona Murphy, has said that it is ‘a pretty dire situation’ for those truck drivers who...
DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census

N.Ireland

DAERA publishes results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census

The final results of the June 2020 Agricultural Census have been released today by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and...
Carrigallen Macra to host charity vehicle run to support mental health

Rural Life

Carrigallen Macra to host charity vehicle run to support mental health

A Macra na Feirme club in Co. Leitrim is set to host a charity fundraising event next Sunday, December 27,...
Average domestic public water consumption up 3% on previous figures

Environment

Average domestic public water consumption up 3% on previous figures

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) has released figures on the domestic public water consumption across the country for 2018. The...
‘Clock is ticking’ for potato imports beyond Brexit transition period

Tillage

‘Clock is ticking’ for potato imports beyond Brexit transition period

Northern Ireland’s potato industry is hoping against hope that a derogation allowing the importation of both ware and seed from...
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