The UK Competition and Markets Authority has approved ForFarmers acquisition of Countrywide Farmers feed and forage activities. The acquisition, which was announced on 9th December 2014,…
Month: April 2015
Funding for eight projects that aim to improve the health of livestock within the UK has been announced by the Animal Health Research Club (ARC). The…
The EU beef market situation continues to be difficult, Copa-Cogeca Secretary-General Pekka Pesonen and Chairman of Copa-Cogecas’ beef working party Jean Pierre Fleury underlined in a…
Dairy farmers in Kintyre have committed to work with their milk buyer First Milk to secure the long term future for the creamery and milk production…
Cogent’s reputation as a source of the highest calibre sires has been enhanced this week as the April genetic indexes are published by both DairyCo and…
Supermarkets in Scotland have been working hard to extend the season and build the market for tasty, Scotch lamb. In NFU Scotland’s latest ScotchWatch – a…
A new NFU Scotland campaign, encouraging people to support their local dairy farmers and buy Mull of Kintyre Cheddar, has been launched. NFU Scotland’s President Allan…
The top 14 milk producing countries in Europe will increase their production by between 6.8 and 23.2 billion litres per annum by 2020 following the ending…
Dogs chasing and attacking sheep is causing a major animal welfare problem on UK sheep farms, says the National Sheep Association, and no more so than…