Sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is urging policymakers to ensure sheep farmers are being heard amidst post-Brexit reset negotiations.
N.Ireland
Shortening the production and processing chain will be key in delivering sustainability across the farming and food and drink sectors.
Environment
Anglian Water has been fined £1.6m after repeated sewage pollution on the River Brain over six weeks in 2022.
Dairy
Are farmers making life more difficult for both man and beast by following the traditional vaccination windows?
Beef
UK beef prices are unlikely to see significant growth in 2027 due to sluggish consumer demand and changing import trends.
Rural Life
A father donated his prized classic Ford tractor to fundraise for the Cambridgeshire hospital where his son had life-saving heart surgery.
Despite a slow start, the autumn dairy trade is starting to pick up this week, with numerous sales now taking place across the country.
Despite relatively steady pricing in the UK beef market this year, compared to the volatility of...
Reducing livestock methane emissions has become such a pressing issue for agriculture that the UN IAEA is taking up the cause.
Machinery
Two John Deere engines are being used to restore a key reservoir in Kansas in the US where sediment build-up is a pressing issue.
Low forage stocks and falling cow numbers are key factors expected to drive a decline in milk production in Great Britain (GB).
The Resilient Farm Network (RFN) is going into the next phase of its four year programme designed to help agricultural businesses
AFBI is confirming that it will continue to have full use of the grass genetics developed over recent years.
Arable
Grain prices have hardly changed over recent days, with London following the Paris market for the most part.
A major reduction sale of red and white cows took place this week, with the sale topping out at 4,600gns the Borderway Mart in Carlisle.
More than 250 farmers travelled to the Foyle Food Group’s ‘Farms of Excellence’ in Co. Tyrone for the annual Autumn Producer Event.
Defra has announced a £65 million package aimed at helping farmers that were affected by drought this summer.
Foyle Food Group, a major beef processor, has announced a £15 million investment to upgrade production at its Omagh site in Tyrone.
ABP has announced an initiative intended to support young farmers within its Northern Irish supply base, the ABP Future Farmers Programme.
Two suspect cases of bluetongue are currently under investigation in Northern Ireland, according to DAERA.
Could a smarter feeding strategy deliver faster growth, quicker finishing and higher throughput for beef farmers?
Government
The National Farmers Union (NFU) is urging the Chancellor to recognise the risks facing homegrown food production.
Livestock owners in the UK were warned against buying, selling or swapping leftover bluetongue vaccines through social media platforms.
After four years of research and development, Seederal has unveiled its "natively electric" tractor, designed entirely in France.
Lakeland Dairies today (Tuesday, October 13) confirmed the price for milk for the month of September.
Forestry
Up to £500,000 funding will be available for landowners within the Western Forest area in new Better Off With Trees programme.
The number of acres being publicly marketed in the third quarter is 16% below the five-year average according to Strutt & Parker’s
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) is looking for a reset for tenant farmers in the upcoming budget amid a "brutal year" for farming
The Environment Agency has set up a ‘one stop shop’ for flood advice to mark Flood Action Week, which starts today.
A tractor driver was fined £65 (nearly €77) and handed penalty points after being spotted by police driving on a motorway in the North.
Apprentices on John Deere's agriculture, turf and parts engineering programmes in the UK are reportedly outperforming national averages.
