Great British Calf Week Inaugural Great British Calf Week to take place in February Agri ministers to discuss soil quality and land use at global forum Decisions on rural schools should not be purely cost-driven – Sugden Rothamsted: Gene editing will speed up ability to test enhanced crops Continental Tyre group appoint new managing director Beef 767 bulls head to Stirling Bull Sales N.Ireland DAERA postgraduate students to benefit from £800,000 research scheme Rural Life New plans to crackdown on fly-tipping unveiled N.Ireland All remaining Avian Influenza Surveillance Zones to be lifted across ROI and NI Forestry Forestry Commission takes action to combat tree disease Government New powers to research gene editing in plants Dairy GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event Additional BVD control measures likely to be required in Northern Ireland Fertiliser planning webinars for beef, sheep and dairy farmers Society suggests verifying carbon footprint of Jersey cows Beef NI-bred Simmental stock are ‘first choice’ for Swiss and German customers New Avara Foods partnership to benefit female employees $1 billion investment aims to make US meat sector fairer FUW raises concerns about changes to livestock movement rules New NI initiative to tackle dairy sector carbon emissions DAERA issues advice on new BVD requirements for cattle moving south Arable PDA updates fertiliser recommendations for oilseed rape Don’t forget – peas and beans are legumes Tillage: Are you practicing a five-minute fallow policy? A UK tillage farmer reflects on the year that was 2021 Sheep Ministers urged to use opportunity to legislate against sheep worrying New rearing studies confirm significant surplus lamb margin earning opportunity Welsh sheep and goat farmers reminded to submit inventory Scotland: Campaign to highlight consequences of dog attacks launched MUST READ 1 One dead and several injured in Lancashire bridge collapse 2 Closure of Ballymena Moy Park processing plant is ‘hugely concerning’ 3 New wallet-friendly utility series from Kubota 4 GDT price index highest in 8 years at 300th trade event 5 £25m Improving Farm Productivity scheme opens 6 New suckler payment for Northern Ireland could be worth up to £160/cow
