Farm Business

The seed potato sector has been left disappointed by confirmation that there will be no relaxation of the EU ban on imports of seed potatoes from the UK.

The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU) has urged the UK Government and EU Commission to work together to find rapid solutions to border issues affecting farmers in Northern Ireland.

Speculation over two images has kickstarted a debate whether farmers should call each other out for ’environmental vandalism’. 

Businesses with a minimum of 50 employees can establish asymptomatic testing sites (ATSs) in the workplace, enabling staff to access free lateral flow devices (LFDs) and receive rapid Covid-19 results, Defra has said.

A surge in pet ownership and countryside visitors brought by the Covid-19 pandemic has seen the cost of dog attacks on farm animals rise to £1.3 million, an increase of more than 10 per cent, NFU Mutual has said.

An Abattoir Sector Group (ASG) has been set up to help develop a thriving network of local abattoirs across the UK.

The NFU has hit out at a new Defra consultation on badger culling in England, branding it political and contradictory.

A TikTok video showing a young child being lifted on the front of a telehandler has been widely condemned by industry.

The NFU has hit out at a new Defra consultation on badger culling in England, branding it ‘political’ and ‘contradictory’.

Aberdeen saw the biggest drop, losing 11 herds in 2020