Rural Life
Pirbright begins testing potential Covid-19 vaccines on animals
The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...
Rural Life
The UK’s Pirbright Institute is to begin testing new coronavirus vaccines on animals to help combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Working...
N.Ireland
Farmers have been asked to do what they can to protect agricultural contractors as UK Government implements stricter ‘stay at...
Dairy
In the aftermath of today’s meeting of EU agriculture ministers, Dairy Industry Ireland (DII) has vented its frustration at the...
Agri Politics
The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has offered to contribute staff to the Health Service Executive (HSE) for...
Agri Politics
Mart managers are urging the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, to “show more leadership than ever”...
Agri-Business
Fianna Fáil has launched what it calls an “action plan to support farmers and the agri-food sector” in dealing with...
Machinery
JCB is suspending UK production until “at least” the end of April as a result of the Covid-19 crisis –...
Beef
Earlier today, the Taoiseach Leo Varadkar announced that all livestock marts are to close from midnight tonight (March 24), as the...
Agri-Business
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) has issued further guidelines for those who work with open food, such as...
Agri-Business
The meat industry in Ireland is experiencing “major disruption to normal trading conditions”, Meat Industry Ireland (MII) has warned. MII,...
Agri Politics
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Edwin Poots has announced that the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs (CAFRE) is...
Tillage
Irish Distillers – which produces whiskey such as Jameson, Midleton and Powers – is partnering with Mervue Laboratories in Cork...
Opinion
By Midlands North West MEP Luke ‘Ming’ Flanagan Let’s be clear; Ireland is very vulnerable in the face of Covid-19 (coronavirus)....
Agri Politics
The Dáil has passed emergency legislation aimed at tackling the spread of Covid-19 in a one-day session in the chamber...
N.Ireland
The Royal Highland Show – due to be held on June 18-21 just outside Edinburgh, Scotland – has been cancelled, amidst...
Agri Politics
“Farmers and everybody involved in the sector need to fully observe all Health Service Executive [HSE] protocols and do everything...
N.Ireland
Covid-19 (coronavirus) continues to take its toll on the calendar of agricultural events. The latest cancellations in Northern Ireland include...
CAP / Schemes
All European Union countries can now choose to extend the deadline by which farmers must submit their applications for Common...