Poultry units will be required to comply with new environmental regulations to limit emissions of ammonia from animal housing, the EU has announced. New standards on…
Month: February 2017
The Red Tractor logo is something that British farming can hang its hat on as new international trade agreements are negotiated. That’s the view of…
US-based Tyson Foods, the world’s largest poultry firm, has announced all its products will now be produced using no antibiotics. Speaking at the 2017 Consumer Analyst Group…
Morrisons is starting a search for the best local food producers who can help to feed the nation, as a new report calls for the UK…
A new report from the NFU urges Government and research providers to invest in agricultural R&D and to enable British farmers to use the latest technologies.…
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), has confirmed that the Environmental Farming Scheme (EFS) will open for applications on the morning of 27…
Andrea Leadsom has told the National Farmers’ Union annual conference in Birmingham that after the UK leaves the European Union, all imported foods should be produced…
Hens that do not produce their own chicks have been developed for use as surrogates to lay eggs from rare breeds. The advance – using gene-editing…
Brexit: Ingredients for success’ – that’s the theme of this year’s NFU Conference at the ICC in Birmingham, which kicks off today, 21 February 21. NFU…
A new report from Development Economics says that for every £1 invested in farm support, farming delivers £7.40 back to the economy. For the first time…