Mail on Sunday on food supply to care homes and hospitals
Written by Defra Press Office
The Mail on Sunday has run an article on what is being done to ensure the health and social care sectors have an adequate food supply in the upcoming weeks. The piece describes some wholesalers which face insolvency due to the widespread closure of restaurants and claims this could have a knock on effect on food supply to care home and hospitals. Despite approaching us for a comment, the journalist has...
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First food parcels delivered to clinically vulnerable people
Written by Defra Press Office
Today, the government has confirmed that packages of food and essential supplies have started arriving at the houses of clinically vulnerable people.
This group consists of those in the high-risk category who have been advised to stay at home and do not have a local network of family and friends to drop off provisions.
The packages contain items such as coffee, tea, pasta, tinned goods, cereal...
Reflections of CAP strategic planning in times of corona
Written by Emil Erjavec
We are pleased to welcome this guest post from Emil Erjavec, Professor of Agricultural Economics and Policy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
The current pause in the ‘normal’ functioning of mankind and the European Union in general offers an opportunity to reconsider the functioning of institutions and design of public policies. The battle with the SARS-CoV-2 virus and its associated COVID-19 disease has...
Written by Agriland Team
A new report by AHDB will arm exporters with crucial information on the Vietnamese marketplace as work continues to gain access for UK pork.
With work ongoing to secure market access for Vietnam, AHDB has launched the second instalment in its series of ‘Country Focus’ reports to maximise the opportunities once access is granted.
Vietnamese potential
Vietnam is potentially a valuable market for UK exports with the country importing around £1.7 billion of red meat...
Written by Billy Wickham
Anglesey farmer Esther Howie was left in a state of shock when she went for her routine check-up on the family Jacob’s flock recently. Something wasn’t as it was supposed to be – the sheep had been badly injured.
The Howie family moved to a holding near Rhosmeirch seven years ago and have put a lot of time, effort and money into improving and maintaining the land.
Pedigree Sheep
Esther already had a flock of pedigree Jacob sheep when they moved to the island and...
Written by Agriland Team
A specialist in making farm models and buildings is fielding lots of new enquiries at present as model mania is seen as the ‘perfect’ distraction during these troubled times.
Ciarán Dunne of Perfect-32 said he has the same amount of orders as usual and is not finding any issues with payment as yet.
“I have a big order of brass that was due from the UK next week, held up with the Covid-19 lockdown, so that will see some orders and new models I had hoped to release...
Written by Billy Wickham
Galbraith brings to the market Old Kirk Farm, a compact livestock and amenity farm situated within a beautiful setting within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
The landholding extends to just over 125ac of grade 3.2 ground, currently all down to pasture. The land is divided into a series of enclosures and benefits from good access for farm vehicles.
Buildings included
The farmhouse is located in the centre of the landholding and is now requiring...
Written by Billy Wickham
Moorland managers are being urged by Scottish Land & Estates not to undertake muirburn (controlled burning of heather) during the Covid-19 pandemic.
This public plea comes with the view of ensuring there is no chance for any additional strain being put on public services at this time.
The fortnight before the end of the main muirburn season, on April 15, is said to be a very busy time for muirburn, as it is often the only time when the heather is dry enough...
Written by Rachel Martin
Time is running out to register for one of the biggest butchery competitions in the UK.
Hybu Cig Cymru- Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) is once again supporting a competition set to accelerate the careers of young people in the butchery industry and is encouraging entries from across the nation ahead of the April 2 closing date.
Worldskills
The butchery contest is one of more than 70 key skills to feature in an overarching competition hosted by Worldskills UK with...
Written by Rachel Martin
With much of the country working from home and most industry events cancelled, BASIS has taken the decision to relax its CPD requirements for Professional Register members.
BASIS chief executive Stephen Jacob explained that ordinarily members are annually required to collect a set number of CPD points before the points-year ends on May 31.
“This allows points to be collected into the next points-year. The only stipulation is that the full requirement of points...
Written by Agriland Team
Wheat markets showed substantial increases this week, but there was volatility in the market. MATIF wheat for May moved from €191.25/t on Friday, March 20, to €197.75/t on Wednesday evening, but had moved back to €193.50/t by Thursday evening.
The MATIF price for September moved from €185.25/t to €189.75/t, but dropped back to €185.75/t in the same period.
Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) wheat also jumped from 539.25c/bu at the end of last week to 580c/bu on...
Written by Agriland Team
In this week’s dairy focus, AgriLand caught up with Bernard Ryan from Tipperary, who is working on a grass-based dairy farm in the US.
Bernard, who is originally from a suckler farm, graduated from University College Dublin (UCD) in 2019. After graduating, he decided that he wanted to gain international experience in the agriculture industry, which saw him move over to Texas in January.
However, due to the outbreak of the coronavirus, finding work was difficult...
Written by Rachel Martin
Muller has announced plans to take on an additional 300 key workers to help feed the nation amid unprecedented consumer demand for dairy products like fresh milk, yoghurts and butter.
Muller has significantly raised its total output but with demand expected to remain high, and some workers absent due to self-isolation, the business is now looking for up to 300 additional people to play a key role in manufacturing and delivering a range of essential dairy items...
Written by Rachel Martin
All routine farm inspections will be paused until 30 April 2020, Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots has confirmed today (March 27).
The move comes in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and is part of the wider effort to reduce the spread of the virus.
The news will be welcomed by farmers and takes some pressure off the agri-food sector, which is working hard to ensure the food supply chain keeps moving.
The announcement stated: “All routine...
Written by Rachel Martin
A new, extended telephone service has been set up by Northern Ireland Minister of Agriculture Edwin Poots to avoid delays in the movement of cattle and help keep the food supply chain moving smoothly.
The DAERA Cattle Registration Telephony line currently facilities the notification of bovine births, deaths and market-to-farm confirmations.
However, from today (March 27), farmers who would normally register the movement of an animal in paper format with DAERA...
Written by Agriland Team
As we enter into the busy lambing period, farmers across the country are more than likely going to come across a number of flock health issues.
These animal health problems can occur both pre and post-lambing and they can have a negative effect both on the ewe herself and her offspring.
In terms of ewes, issues such as prolapse, twin-lamb disease, hypocalcemia and metritis are common.
However, one issue that can be found on almost every farm is mastitis. Some...
Written by Agriland Team
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) trading platform will “continue to remain fully operational” with auctions to continue as normal, according to the international trading platform.
In a letter to stakeholders, the company outlined that it recognises that many of the dairy trade community are under lockdown in various countries around the world.
Moving to provide assurance, the trading platform said:
“Our staff and key vendors are complying with restrictions by...
Written by John Swire
The CLA has published a new policy briefing which sets out the case for delaying the start of transition from direct payments by one year and highlights five further actions required to achieve a fair transition for all farming businesses.
The paper argues that a fair transition for the farming industry should have five components:
Full details of remaining direct payment for the whole of the 7-year agricultural transition period within 3 months of the Agriculture...
Sky News opinion piece on veterinary medicines
Written by Defra Press Office
Photo credit: Getty
Sky News is running an opinion piece from an unnamed veterinary professional, who warns the supply of veterinary medicines could be impacted as the coronavirus outbreak continues.
Despite the headline, coronavirus has not caused any issues with the supply of veterinary medicines and there are well-established procedures in place with the pharmaceutical industry to monitor their levels to...
Written by Jamie Day
The tightening COVID-19 virus control restrictions continue to disrupt daily life in the UK as in many other countries. Supply trade bodies are working with government to ensure the work of delivering essential supplies to farmers can carry on. The last week has seen further cancellations of major industry events, including Cereals 2020 in mid-June […]
The post Agrisupply concessions to allow COVID-19 deliveries appeared first on AgriTrade News.
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Tractor Chat #01 - with Direct Driller Magazine Farmer Focus writer Phil Rowbottom
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.
Discussing direct drilling wheat, Oil seed rape growing in the UK, Fendt 724 tractor and his Sky Easy Drill.