Agri-Business
Irish farm organisation meets UK unions to discuss drystock challenges
Members of the Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) executive have met with counterparts from other farming unions to discuss issues affecting...
Agri-Business
Machinery
John Deere unlocks digital systems for use by other manufacturers
John Deere has long been a keen advocator of digital technology, albeit in the form of mass capture of data,...
Agri-Business
Rotting carcasses found on Nottinghamshire farm
A smallholder from Torworth near Retford, Nottinghamshire has received a 10-year ban from keeping livestock, after carcasses of a pig...
Dairy
Dairy Crest fined £1.5m for environmental offences
The environmental performance of Dairy Crest Limited, now known as Saputo Dairy UK, has been “unacceptable for too long and...
Agri-Business
Identifying precision farming opportunities with Trimble
There has been a great deal of talk about precision farming over the past few years, yet the adoption of...
Agri-Business
Livestock methane-reducing product gets commercial contract in Oz
CH4 Global Inc. has announced the first commercial sale and supply of its Asparagopsis-based methane-reducing product for ruminant animals to...
Agri-Business
Foot and mouth ruled out in English pig farm disease case
A case of disease discovered on a pig farm in England is not foot and mouth disease, the Department of...
Agri-Business
New generation of forage wagons coming our way
This autumn will see Pottinger launch its new range of grassland equipment. Included in the line-up is the new JUMBO...
Agri-Business
Pressure-free sowing with latest Kverneland hopper
A hot and dusty Italian plain which lies somewhere below sea level was the venue for the launch of Kverneland’s...
Agri-Business
Potential foot and mouth case in UK a ‘concern’ for Irish farmers
The Irish Farmers’ Association (IFA) has said that a suspected case of foot and mouth disease on a pig farm...
Agri-Business
UK commits £372m for countries on food-security frontline
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has today (Friday, June 24) committed £372 million to support countries most impacted by rising global...
Agri-Business
Kverneland shines the spotlight on ROC mergers
A visitor to the one of the larger European agricultural machinery fairs will soon come to appreciate that Italy is...
Agri-Business
No more ‘meaty’ names for plant-based foods in South Africa
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) in South Africa looks set to ban using meat-related words...
Agri-Business
Poots visits Royal Highland Show on its 200th anniversary
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (NI), Edwin Poots, has visited the Royal Highland Show in...
Agri-Business
Report from Scotland’s food security taskforce published
The findings of a taskforce set up to respond to any potential disruption to food security and supply, resulting from...
Agri-Business
Fonterra increases milk price forecast due to strong global demand
New Zealand dairy cooperative, Fonterra, has today (Thursday, June 23) increased its forecast farmgate milk price range for next year. In...
Agri-Business
Challenge to find sustainable AgTech start-ups launched
An international programme seeking start-ups with the potential to accelerate the agricultural industry’s transition to a net zero sector, was...
Agri-Business
Farmer sought for board of Ernest Cook Trust
The Ernest Cook Trust, a grant-giving charity that provides and funds outdoor learning projects, is seeking to recruit a farmer...
