N.Ireland
N.Ireland
Maedi Visna challenge must be handled on an all-island basis
Agri-Business
McDonald’s sues meat processors over alleged price-fixing
N.Ireland
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
Dairy
Management of calf scour on your farm this autumn
Environment
Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report
Artificial Intelligence (AI), methane, carbon sequestration, regenerative systems, financing, and antimicrobial resistance are among some of the issues raised in…
N.Ireland
Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme
Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot…
Beef
Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK
A charity has announced plans to introduce a herd of tauros cattle, a giant breed bred to resemble the extinct…
N.Ireland
Liver fluke season expected to be ‘longer’ this year
The liver fluke season is expected to be longer this year, according to an independent sheep consultant in the United…
Sheep
Wool prices set to remain strong following 20% increase
Wool prices are set to gather momentum over the coming months. This follows four successive full clearances at recent auctions…
Agri Politics
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase…
N.Ireland
New partner for haulm destruction pioneer Crop.Zone
A method of potato haulm destruction by electrical current that is presently undergoing development trials by Crop.Zone in the Netherlands,…
Arable
NFUS harvest survey presents ‘mixed picture’
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has indicated that this year’s harvest has varied greatly for farmers in terms of…
Agri-Business
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,…
Rural Life
NFU Mutual warns of spike in quad bike thefts this autumn
Quad bikes and ATVS continue to be targeted by thieves this autumn, new data from NFU Mutual and the National…
N.Ireland
Right to repair backed by US government agency
Despite the apparent victory of campaigners working to preserve the right to repair in America, John Deere has once more…
Machinery
Lemken opens mechanical crop care factory and forum
Traditional soil cultivation, as catered for by Lemken and others, has centred around the disruption of the soil structure to…
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,…