Agri-Business
Four men have been given custodial sentences for diverting meat not fit for human consumption back into the human food...
Farmers in The Netherlands have been warned that a planned ‘military helicopter exercise’ this week could impact on their livestock....
By Chris McCullough Plans have been drawn up to build the world’s biggest integrated dairy farm and milk powder production...
Dairy
By Chris McCullough Farming with the threat of pending carbon emissions taxes on livestock being introduced, farmers in Denmark are...
Rural Life
The Southeast Weld Fire Protection District in the US has confirmed that six people are dead following a dairy accident....
Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd., has announced it has agreed the sale of its global consumer and associated businesses to Lactalis...
A case of the bluetongue virus serotype three (BTV-3) affecting deer has been confirmed in East Sussex in England. Following...
Sheep
By Chris McCullough Just imagine receiving an urgent flood warning prompting emergency action to quickly round up your sheep to...
N.Ireland
Livestock farmers in Northern Ireland (NI) are being urged to seek professional veterinary advice before administering a bluetongue vaccine. The...
Researchers are hopeful that dilute methane emissions from dairy barns can be effectively eliminated at commercial scale using technology. A...
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted in court over the condition of animals on his farm. 78-year-old Wesley Lee...
Beef
By Chris McCullough The world’s first biodegradable vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has been developed in Australia, a country that...
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has responded to concerns raised over Northern Ireland’s Nutrients...
Environment
Growing food leads to greater environmental costs than previously known. A study published by Cambridge University has shown that deforestation...
By Chris McCullough Encircled by industrial and residential zones means any expansion is impossible for Kelly’s Dairy Farm in Victoria,...
The Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland (HSENI) is highlighting the key risk associated with age during this week’s Farm Safety...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) and Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) have welcomed the ruling to uphold complaints against...
With tight supply and demand margins over the last few months, the New Zealand government body, Stats NZ are reporting...
