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UK only 60% self-sufficient as Brexit food supply concern grows

August 8, 2018

The UK Government has been urged to put the nation’s food security at the top of the political agenda as latest figures on…

‘Brexit must herald an agricultural revolution’

April 3, 2018

N.Ireland

The UK’s farming unions have called on the Government to facilitate an ‘agricultural revolution’ post-Brexit – but what exactly does that mean for…

‘Brexit and Beyond’: Young farmers take united stance in UK and EU

March 3, 2018

Rural Life

Young farmers from across Europe visited the UK to discuss the impact of potential trade and policy changes post-Brexit at a seminar organised…

First female NFU president elected at annual conference

February 22, 2018

N.Ireland

Minette Batters has made history becoming the first female president of the National Farmers’ Union. Batters, a beef farmer from Wiltshire, has been…

Gove ‘acutely conscious’ of Brexit subsidy worries among ag sectors

February 20, 2018

N.Ireland

Defra Secretary Michael Gove told the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference today that he was “acutely” aware that many farmers feared the future…

Northern livestock worrying costs hit £16,000 in 2017

February 12, 2018

N.Ireland

The cost of livestock worrying has risen by almost a quarter in Northern Ireland in the space of just two years. Rural insurance…

NI indepth: Farming with WhatsApp and taking Brexit by the horns

December 27, 2017

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 herd, but thanks…

Cost of farm fires rises by a million in just a year

November 14, 2017

N.Ireland

Farm fires are burning holes in insurers’ pockets, with claims in Northern Ireland rising by more than a million pounds in just a…

British farm organisation supports introduction of CCTV in slaughterhouses

August 11, 2017

Agri-Business

The announcement that CCTV will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England under new plans has been welcomed by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).…

Majority of British farmers lack reliable mobile signal

July 20, 2017

N.Ireland

The vast majority of farmers in England and Wales do not have a reliable mobile phone signal, with broadband speeds also posing a…

Cost of rural crime rises 13% in Northern Ireland

July 17, 2017

Rural Life

Rural crime in Northern Ireland cost the UK economy £2.7 million (€3 million) in 2015 alone, according to the most recent figures from…

British farmers warn of ‘dangerous’ disappearance of EU labour

July 12, 2017

The supply of seasonal workers required for a successful harvest in the UK is “already in danger” for the year 2018, according to…

British farms ‘critically short’ of seasonal fruit and veg labour supply

June 23, 2017

N.Ireland

England and Wales have suffered a 17% decline in the number of seasonal workers required for the harvesting of fruit and vegetables this…

MEP’s ‘glyphosate’ urine debacle: ‘80,000 gallons to kill a single thistle’

June 15, 2017

Environment

A UK farm leader has reportedly criticised an MEP’s anti-glyphosate stance, following an incident last year when she brought a sample of her…

English farmers downbeat on Brexit ‘despite voting leave’

June 11, 2017

Agri-Business

Farmers across Britain have lost confidence in the outlook for the industry over the next three years, according to the National Farmers’ Union…

UK farmers demand ‘certainty’ after election shock

June 9, 2017

Agri-Business

UK farmers have called for “clarity and certainty” on the formation of a new government that will support agriculture as the country prepares…

UFU might wish to re-think its plans for a UK-wide Brexit response

April 2, 2017

Opinion

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has made great play of the fact that it wants to be part of a UK-wide response to…

Irish and UK farm leaders meet to discuss Brexit priorities

March 31, 2017

Agri-Business

The IFA’s President, Joe Healy, is just one of a number of farm leaders who have met to discuss Brexit priorities in Co.…

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