he NFU has welcomed Defra’s announcement on bridging payments now being available for some Countryside Stewardship agreement holders, but says all in agri-environment schemes –HLS, ELS…
Month: June 2018
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has expressed disappointment over poor communication between NIE Networks and farmers over changes to engineering standards on renewable energy installations, many of…
NFU President Minette Batters, backed by the entire NFU Council, has today called for immediate bridging payments for agri-environment agreement holders and a rollover option for…
A group of enthusiastic young farmers, who are making a real difference within farming and have great stories to tell, are being sought to join the…
Aviagen has recently completed the first phase of a more than 35 million Euro investment in its UK breeding program, with the aim of benefitting Aviagen’s…
Aviagen has responded to continued demand for its products by adding a brand-new facility to its UK hatchery portfolio. The new high-generation hatchery is located at…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is encouraging poultry farmers to remain vigilant in light of the detection of Avian Influenza (AI) in a wild bird found in…
The top nine retailers across the UK have now published their latest testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK-produced fresh whole chickens (covering samples tested from January…
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs today confirmed a wild greylag goose, found in Lurgan Park, Co Armagh, on Friday 15 June has tested…
By Chloe Ryan The curious case of whether chlorinated chicken is safe or not rumbles on, and just like the whole Brexit thing generally, it’s hard…