Coverage about the cost of new border checks
Written by defrablogs
There has been reporting today that new border checks for EU imports, which will begin on 30 April, could increase food prices.
These border checks are fundamental in protecting our farmers and countryside from the threat of plant and animal diseases, such as African Swine Fever, reaching these shores.
These figures are based on analysis that we do not recognise. Our own analysis has shown that the new border controls...
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Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
UK Flour Millers’ first annual review has revealed that UK flour milling businesses generate a combined annual turnover of £2 billion.
The trade body for the UK flour milling industry’s review also shows that, in 2023, the industry supplied 3.8 million tonnes of flour, milled using four million tonnes of UK grown wheat.
Flour is a key ingredient, UK Flour Millers said, being used in approximately a third of foods sold in UK supermarkets...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that its sheep post-mortem evening will focus on worm control.
The sheep post-mortem event will take place from 6:00p.m-9:00p.m on Tuesday (April 30) at Sedgemoor Auction Centre, North Petherton, Bridgwater, Somerset.
Vet Ben Strugnell will conduct the sheep post-mortems with the aim of allowing attendees to see the impact of parasites on sheep first hand.
The focus of the...
Avian Influenza in US cattle
Written by Defra Press Office
Two cows looking at the camera.
There have been media reports this week about the discovery of highly pathogenic avian influenza (H5N1) in dairy cattle in the US.
We are monitoring the situation closely but at this time have no reason to suspect the virus is circulating in our cattle, nor is this strain of the virus circulating in Europe. We have had no recent cases of avian influenza in kept birds and the risk level from wild...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
Wet weather conditions in north-west Europe, especially Ireland and parts of the UK, negatively affected the yield potential of crops and hampered sowing, according to the latest Crop Monitoring in Europe report from JRC MARS (Monitoring Agricultural Resources) bulletin.
The objective of the JRC MARS Bulletin is to provide timely, independent, and high-quality information on crop growing conditions and quantitative crop yield forecasts in the EU...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has appointed Victor Willis as vice president of dairy market development (USA).
Willis, who has over 25 years of retail and manufacturing experience in the dairy sector, will be the new AHDB dairy products representative.
The role, jointly funded by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT), will see Willis working closely with dairy exporters to help grow further opportunities for...
Written by Rubina Freiberg from Agriland
Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine, Mykola Solsky has been released on bail after he had been arrested for suspected corruption, according to the country’s Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food.
A deposit of UAH 75.7 million (€1.78 million) was made for Minister Solsky which, according to the department, was determined by the decision of the High Anti-Corruption Court of Ukraine.
“Mykola Solsky was released from custody and continues...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Carla Lockhart MP is urging farmers to prioritise their health and stay safe around slurry following a ‘near miss’ incident with slurry gas in recent days.
The incident occurred near Larne in Co. Antrim and involved two men, one aged in his 30s and the other in his 60s. They were both taken to hospital for treatment.
Lockhart, who is the DUP’s parliamentary agriculture, environment and rural affairs spokesperson, said slurry is one of the...
Ban on disposable vapes
Written by defrablogs
There has been widespread positive coverage today on government plans to ban disposable vapes. The measure comes as part of the government’s response to its consultation on smoking and vaping, which was launched in October last year. Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK as part of ambitious government plans to tackle the rise in youth vaping and protect children’s health.
As well as benefitting children’s health, the ban will have a...
Written by Eva Osborne-Sherlock from Agriland
Lidl has today (Friday, April 26) announced a £500 million investment into the British pork sector to address recent sector-wide challenges.
These challenges include rising costs, a Chinese import ban on EU pork and butcher shortages, which led to a “significant backlog of healthy pigs and financial worries for producers, according to the retailer.
The ‘Lidl Pork Standard’ sees the retailer’s pork producers move to an open-book producer...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
Yara has reported that first-quarter earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation (EBITDA) in 2024 were $435 million compared to $487 million in first quarter of 2023, a decrease of 11%.
Net income was $16 million ($0.07cents per share) compared with $105 million ($0.41cents per share) a year earlier.
Total deliveries however were up 12% with European deliveries up 37% from Q1 2023.
In its latest financial report, Yara has also...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
BKT has just unveiled its latest tyre aimed at the agricultural equipment market, which it has dubbed the ‘Powertrailer SR 331’.
When it comes to tyre choice for tankers, the emphasis has usually been on field performance and the avoidance of soil compaction through the use of a tyre’s floatation properties.
However, with this latest product, BKT has switched to improving road performance, as many tankers may spend as much time, if not more, in...
Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland
A veterinary deal with the European Union could increase UK agricultural and food exports by over a fifth, according to new research.
The research team at Aston University’s Centre for Business Prosperity and the University of Bristol, analysed the agricultural and veterinary aspects of trade deals around the world to estimate their impact on exports.
They then modelled the potential impact of different types of agreement on UK exports to the EU...
Written by Justin Roberts from Agriland
Kverneland has added two more butterfly mower conditioners to its range this season, with the introduction of the 5387MT and 5395MT models to the Irish and UK markets.
These two new models fit between the 5087MT and 53100MT Vario, giving more choice for farmers and contractors. In addition, both models have the ability to be fitted with BX swath groupers.
Based on the 3300-series mower platform, the two machines achieve fixed cutting widths of...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
With temperatures on the rise and better weather for the past few days, field operations and grazing have begun across the country after being delayed due to the difficult spring weather conditions encountered this year.
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) senior dairying advisor, Alan Agnew and senior beef and sheep advisor, Rachel Megarrell have issued some guidance to farmers on actions to take as the weather improves.
Silage...
Written by Stella Meehan from Agriland
Food insecurity and malnutrition have become a “new normal” according to the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
QU Dongyu, director-general of the FAO said that the ‘Global Report on Food Crises’, published today (Wednesday, April 24), should serve as a wake-up call, and ensure that we don’t neglect the provision of agricultural aid in emergency situations.
The report shows that food crises are becoming...
Rum to the rescue: this Hawaiian scientist is working with distilleries to save native sugarcane
Written by Kiki Aranita from the Guardian
Sugarcane biodiversity disappeared as big plantations dominated the sugar trade in Hawaii, but now native varieties are making a comeback
Noa Kekuewa Lincoln remembers when he first encountered native Hawaiian sugarcane in 2004. The fresh stalks, bursting with color, might have sprouted from Willy Wonka’s imagination, not the soil.
Lincoln, a kanaka...
Written by Claire Sammon from Agriland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has provided clarification on how the department intends to take forward the transition of Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) entitlements into the new Farm Sustainability Payment (FSP) entitlements.
The transition takes place ahead of the launch of the Farm Sustainability Transition Payment (FSTP) next year (2025).
It is currently planned that the current Basic Payment Scheme will be...
Written by Maeve Hennessy from Agriland
The UK Agri-Tech Centre has published reports on “potential actions” farmers can take to reduce emissions and the innovation pipeline that will help the livestock sector reach net zero.
CEO of Agri-Tech Centre, Phil Bicknell gave evidence to the House of Lords environment and climate change committee as part of their inquiry on methane.
Agri-Tech Centre told the Lords that farmers can take steps now to reduce methane emissions, and technology is...
Written by Agriland Team from Agriland
In honour of Great British Beef Week 2024, from Tuesday, April 23 to Tuesday, April 30, the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) is bringing consumers behind the farm gate to strengthen their connection with where their beef comes from.
UFU president, David Brown said that through a wide range of different media formats, from videos to articles, the UFU is inviting consumers to experience life on a beef farm.
Mr. Brown said that farmers across NI produce...
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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.