Tenant dairy farmers who have been farming for less than six years are being offered a free business appraisal by the charity Dairy Futures. “It is…
Month: March 2016
A West Midlands farmer has been elected as the new chairman of the NFU national dairy board. Tenant farmer Michael Oakes, who runs a closed herd…
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has urged Defra to test the effectiveness of the sheep movement reporting systems in England following ongoing concern that the records…
Beef cuts accounted for 86 per cent (86,000 tonnes) of exports last year, compared to 75 per cent (84,448) in 2014. It underlines AHDB Beef &…
The threat to 230 jobs at the Arla Foods fresh milk processing plant at Hatfield Peverel, Essex has left a sour taste in the mouth for…
After an extensive review into its processing requirements across the UK, Arla Foods, the farmer-owned dairy company, is today announcing its intention, subject to consultation with…
The challenges facing the UK food retail sector are illustrated by the announcement that the Co-operative’s food division is to cut the cost of over 200…
Leading British animal nutrition and agricultural services group AB Agri is growing its capabilities in the fast-developing field of alternative proteins with the acquisition of AgroKorn.…
NFU dairy board chairman Rob Harrison says the next few months will be extremely tough and that everyone must pull together for the sake of the…
A new list of post-mortem rejection conditions (conditions which result in all or part of a carcase being rejected for human consumption) is being trialled in…