Dairy
The Lakeland Dairies Board today (Thursday, February 12) confirmed it will hold the price for milk for January. The board...
Agri-Business
The UK’s Supreme Court has ruled that the Swedish company, Oatly, cannot use the term “milk” when it is promoting...
N.Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed that the number of bluetongue cases in Great Britain...
Farmers in Northern Ireland have launched a fresh campaign against the UK’s new inheritance tax legislation which will become law...
A farmer in Northern Ireland who “took Gaviscon” and worked on feeding calves and cows during a heart attack has...
Environment
Last year was the “third hottest” year on record according to a new report released today (Wednesday, January 14) by...
A new country-specific, guaranteed quota of 13,000t earmarked for beef from the UK has officially come into force in the...
The popularity of GLP-1 weight loss drugs is likely to see UK consumers seek “protein-packed” options in 2026, according to...
Rural Life
Farmers in the UK now have “firmer ground to build on and grow in 2026” according to the president of...
Latest government figures show there have been 266 cases of bluetongue in Great Britain in the 2025 bluetongue season. According...
There will be a further relaxation of animal movement restrictions for farms within the bluetongue virus (BTV) Temporary Control Zone...
Beef
The Ministry of Agriculture in France has confirmed that it will begin a “compulsory vaccination” of cattle in certain areas to...
The Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) today (Monday, December 8) confirmed that there will be no cattle classes at this...
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) tonight (Saturday, December 6) confirmed that a new suspected bluetongue case...
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) today (Thursday, December 4) said that the current bluetongue situation in Northern Ireland is “a...
Samples taken from suspected cases of bluetongue in Northern Ireland are now “subject to confirmatory testing” from laboratories in Germany...
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is appealing for information following the report of a cattle theft from a...
Farmers have been warned to expect a “bumpy ride” when it comes to milk supplies and global demand. According to...
