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MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’
MP Lockhart condemns Westminster’s ‘complete disregard for NI’

MP Carla Lockhart has repeated her calls for Westminster to recognise the value of Northern Ireland’s agriculture by providing a...

Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report
Farmers set agri-research agenda in new CEIA report

Artificial Intelligence (AI), methane, carbon sequestration, regenerative systems, financing, and antimicrobial resistance are among some of the issues raised in...

Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme
Muir launches Farming for the Generations Pilot Scheme

Northern Ireland’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister, Andrew Muir, has announced the launch of the Farming for the Generations pilot...

Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK
Charity aims to introduce giant cattle breed ‘Tauros’ into UK

A charity has announced plans to introduce a herd of tauros cattle, a giant breed bred to resemble the extinct...

NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget

The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase...

NFUS harvest survey presents ‘mixed picture’
NFUS harvest survey presents ‘mixed picture’

The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has indicated that this year’s harvest has varied greatly for farmers in terms of...

AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme

British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...

Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming

The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...

Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme
Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme

Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for Northern Ireland Andrew Muir, has issued a reminder...

RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers

Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...

Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit
Welsh farmer sentenced for disposal of cattle in slurry pit

A Welsh farmer was handed a 12-month suspended sentence for several counts of animal welfare charges, including the disposal of...

NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS
NI farmer and owl conservationist slams ‘ludicrous’ EFS

A Co. Down farmer and wildlife conservationist has highlighted inadequacies in Northern Ireland’s current agri-environment legislation, referring to it as...

Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech
Muir pays tribute to vets during BVA dinner speech

Northern Ireland’s Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, paid tribute to the veterinary industry during his keynote...

Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse
Elderly farmer served 6-month sentence for animal abuse

An elderly Welsh farmer has received a 6-month sentence, which was suspended for a year, after she pleaded guilty to...

8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named
8-year-old boy who died by gunshot on English farm named

An eight-year-old boy, who died as a result of gunshot wounds sustained in an incident on a farm in East...

AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024
AHDB: Strong demand for British beef exports in first half of 2024

British beef exports enjoyed a strong performance from both EU and non EU markets in the first half of 2024,...

Meat Promotion Wales: Record high for British beef prices
Meat Promotion Wales: Record high for British beef prices

Deadweight british beef prices have soared to a record high as a result of strong domestic and international demand and...

Soil Association disappointed over new precision breeding law
Soil Association disappointed over new precision breeding law

The Soil Association has expressed disappointment in response to today’s announcement by the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural...