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Agri contractors urged to follow Public Health Agency guidelines
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has urged all agricultural contractors to ensure that they comply with the Public Health Agencies…
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Think social distance when calling out your vet
Ian Cure, farm director at VetPartners, has urged farmers to follow government guidance on social distancing and self-isolation when vets…
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Moy Park recognised for health and safety performance
Moy Park has been recognised with two occupational health and safety awards from the prestigious Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). The company received a…
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Laws affecting tenant farmers to be made more flexible
Tenant farmers are set to benefit from greater flexibility in tenancy law under new plans to modernise legislation. The government…
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Mandatory two-metre distance in food processing industry needed urgently, union says
The two-metre social distancing guideline for food industry workers on production lines now needs to be made mandatory by food…
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Brakes and Bidfood join forces to get food to vulnerable people’s homes
The UK’s leading foodservice wholesalers, Brakes and Bidfood, have joined forces to support a new government initiative to ensure that…
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Red Tractor urges members to update contingency plans during coronavirus crisis
Red Tractor is urging members to update their contingency plans to ensure farming duties can be fulfilled if farmers or…
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Avoid costly solar PV business rate pitfalls
Hidden business rates charges are catching out farmers and many rural businesses with solar PV installations, but taking expert advice…
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Food businesses in ‘chaos’ as some workers stay away, confused by government advice on ‘key workers’
Government’s recent text messages and speeches advising everyone to stay at home has left key workers in food production confused…
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Moy Park staff walk out in protest over coronavirus concerns
Team members at Moy Park’s plant in Seagoe in Portadown have walked out in protest over concerns about health and…