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Service providers note increase in farmers seeking  health hubs 
Service providers note increase in farmers seeking health hubs 

According to the Lincolnshire Rural Support Network (LRSN), farmers are increasingly accessing health hubs located at livestock markets and agricultural events. Providers...

NFU Cymru backs call for change in Wales’ TB eradication strategy
NFU Cymru backs call for change in Wales’ TB eradication strategy

NFU Cymru has reinforced recommendations from the expert group set up by Welsh government to provide advice to the deputy...

NFUS warns lamb welfare proposals could harm sheep sector
NFUS warns lamb welfare proposals could harm sheep sector

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland has warned that the proposed changes to the rules governing lamb castration and tail docking...

UFU secures changes to Agricultural Wages Order to support farms
UFU secures changes to Agricultural Wages Order to support farms

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has secured significant improvements to the Agricultural Wages Order, delivering a fairer and more practical...

New Holland hybrid telehandler prototype wins international design prize
New Holland hybrid telehandler prototype wins international design prize

New Holland has been awarded the iF Design Award for 2026, granted to the advanced Hybrid Telehandler prototype that made...

Year-long beard growing campaign raises £4k for Air Ambulance NI
Year-long beard growing campaign raises £4k for Air Ambulance NI

Brian Duddy from D&M Farm Services in Eglinton, Co. Derry has raised almost £4,000 for Air Ambulance Northern Ireland by...

NI economy minister urges UK govt to provide support as fuel costs rise
NI economy minister urges UK govt to provide support as fuel costs rise

Minister for the Economy for Northern Ireland, Dr. Caoimhe Archibald has highlighted to the British government the pressure rising global...

UK farm businesses urged to prepare for EU agri-food deal
UK farm businesses urged to prepare for EU agri-food deal

Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds has today (Monday, March 5) outlined how UK exporters and importers are expected to benefit from the new...

New UFU chief aiming to provide ‘strong, credible voice’ for farmers
New UFU chief aiming to provide ‘strong, credible voice’ for farmers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed Conall Donnelly at its new chief executive, as he officially took up the...

Welsh farm unions call for fair farming funding in budget
Welsh farm unions call for fair farming funding in budget

The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) and the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru have called on the Welsh government to...

What are the changes to FETF 2026?
What are the changes to FETF 2026?

The Farming Equipment and Technology Fund (FETF) 2026 will be open for applications on March 17, 2026, with some changes...

UK farming technology is going interstellar
UK farming technology is going interstellar

Seven British businesses have won a share of £560,000 in government funding to develop space and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies...

Funding deadline for farming in protected landscapes extended to 2029
Funding deadline for farming in protected landscapes extended to 2029

The deadline for applications to the Farming in Protected Landscape programme has now been extended for another three years. The...

Rory Best calls on agri-business leaders to join his third charity walk
Rory Best calls on agri-business leaders to join his third charity walk

Irish rugby legend Rory Best is calling on Ireland’s agri-business leaders to join him for his third Rory’s Miles to...

Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties
Tree disease restrictions lifted across seven counties

The Forestry Commission announced recent tree restrictions on conifer trees brought in after a tree disease finding has been lifted...

UFU calls for budget to provide long-term certainty and fairness for farmers
UFU calls for budget to provide long-term certainty and fairness for farmers

The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has urged the Northern Ireland Executive to provide long-term financial certainty for agriculture in its...

Two Scottish farmers urge others to get health checks after cancer diagnosis
Two Scottish farmers urge others to get health checks after cancer diagnosis

Two Aberdeenshire farmers are sharing a powerful message on the importance of getting health checks for prostate cancer, the most...

NSA to highlight sheep worrying at Crufts
NSA to highlight sheep worrying at Crufts

The National Sheep Association (NSA) will be highlighting the rural issue of sheep worrying to dog owners this week, as...