Agri-Business
The latest Kantar figures confirm that Northern Ireland’s potato packing sector sales have grown by 3.9% over the past year....
Dairy
New research from Michigan State University, US, demonstrates significant improvements in cow productivity with specific fatty acid supplementation through early...
N.Ireland
33 Lisoid Road is a mixed arable and livestock farm extending to about 138.91ac in total, with a spectacular coastal...
Arable
A new online tool hopes to help operators set up slug pellet applicators to apply pellets with precision, minimising cost...
A new project will investigate ways Scottish farmers could draw down more carbon into their soils. The initiative will be...
British farmer-owned co-operative First Milk has today announced that its September milk price will increase by 0.5p/L. This means its...
Environment
The European Commission has been called on by an Oxford University professor to change its methods of calculating methane emissions...
A well-known livestock show in France – Sommet de l’Elevage – has apparently been given the “green light” to go...
Firefighters were called to help rescue a 1,000kg bull which was stuck in a ditch in Hatfield Broad Oak, in...
Farmers and crofters in Scotland have started to receive loan scheme offer letters from the Scottish Government to receive up...
Rural Life
The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12...
The cost of rural crime in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
The cost of rural theft in Northern Ireland rose 18% to £3.3 million in 2019 as organised criminal gangs targeted...
The US-based company Elanco has announced it has closed the acquisition of Bayer Animal Health. The transaction, valued at $6.89...
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has plummeted following the conclusion of the latest auction, to mark back-to-back drops. The most...
