Rural Life
The cost of rural crime in the UK has hit an eight-year high – up almost 9% in just 12...
N.Ireland
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...
Agri-Business
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...
Dairy
Farm families in counties Down and Cavan have been announced as the Lakeland Dairies Supreme Milk Quality Award Winners. Describing...
Kelso father and son team Jimmy and Willie Thomson, have been awarded this year’s prestigious Royal Highland and Agricultural Society...
A lot of second-cut silage has been saved across farms over the last few weeks, as the mixture of warm...
Beef
As we move through 2020, most spring-calving suckler herds will be looking to sell this year’s calf crop at sales...
The Countryside Alliance has branded an English council’s decision to wipe meat from the menu of its catering services, in time...
A total of 11 new farmers have beaten stiff competition from more than 130 applicants to join the NFU for...
Sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced plans to run a two-day virtual event after its headquarters’ 40th-anniversary celebrations had...
Dairy producers will, at last, be able to get out and about to meet colleagues, see new kit and hear...
Recent increases in prices, combined with Covid-19 self-employment support and loans, are ‘artificially’ inflating many farm business cash flows, Omagh-based...
Welsh NHS staff and keyworkers have come together to pay a moving tribute to their communities for their support during...
Other
A new survey will compile data to establish the extent to which resistance is understood and what methods farmers are...
DAERA Minister Edwin Poots has announced plans to gradually reintroduce CAFRE’s face-to-face knowledge and technology programmes in Northern Ireland. To...
