The company behind Sports Direct and House of Fraser has said strong online sales and a boost since the first lockdown ended increased its profits in the last six-month period.
I am sticking to the ‘Teagasc sheep autumn closer planner' and now have about 80pc of the farm closed off. I am guarding the grass for the ewes and lambs in spring like it's gold dust. It really is ‘green gold'.
Hopes of a last-minute Brexit EU-UK trade deal were dealt another blow last night with the two sides remaining “far apart”.
Irish farms will be continually monitored from space under the next CAP programme, with two European satellites crossing directly over the country every five days.
President-elect Joe Biden plans to nominate former Iowa Governor Tom Vilsack for U.S. agriculture secretary, according to two sources familiar with the decision, a choice expected to reassure commodity crop farmers but disappoint climate activists and small-farm advocates.
Concern has emerged that thousands of people may be told they cannot have the new Covid-19 vaccine due to the risk of an allergic reaction.
The United States on Wednesday crossed an ominous new threshold of more than 3,250 lives lost to Covid-19 in a single day while public health officials stepped up preparations for a vaccine campaign of historic scope ahead of final regulatory review.
