Following the publication of the draft Brexit Withdrawal Agreement and the outline Political Declaration on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union,…
Month: November 2018
By Rachael Porter Free-range egg producers are being offered the opportunity to air their views on packer contracts, as well as the chance to strike a…
By Roger Ranson The Homewood family, who hosted the British Goose Producers’ autumn farm walk in Oxfordshire, typifies the revival of the Christmas goose over the…
For Mark Gorton, founder and managing director of Traditional Norfolk Poultry, the busiest time of the year is almost here. Christmas is coming, and this year…
It has been a troubled time for Banham Poultry, which went into administration this autumn following a “perfect storm” of internal and market pressure. Michael Barker reports…
The NFU is backing a recommendation for the introduction of a new unit to tackle the most serious cases of waste crime, providing it involves farmers and…
Erecting and refurbishing farm buildings will be more financially viable now that farmers can benefit from the new Structures and Buildings Allowance (SBA). According to accountant…
Industry leaders discussing the future of agriculture called on the sector to embrace technology and share knowledge during the UK leg of the Alltech ONE Ideas…
FlexCRAFT, a Dutch university research program into the development of cognitive robotics for agri- food processing, has been awarded major government funding. Marel Poultry has agreed to…
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has cautiously welcomes the progress made on the UK’s withdrawal agreement from the EU and says the agreement, while not ideal, would…