Arable
Despite the rain, British potato harvest is 89% complete
British farmers have persevered in the face of adversity to complete 89% of the potato harvest during the wettest year...
Agri-Business
Agri Politics
Welsh farming unions join forces to hold General Election hustings
Wales’ two farming unions – NFU Cymru and the Farmers’ Union of Wales – have come together to host a...
Agri-Business
NI beef farmers encouraged to negotiate on prices
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to negotiate with processors to gain a higher base price as abattoirs...
Agri-Business
NI beef farmers encouraged to negotiate on prices
Beef farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to negotiate with processors to gain a higher base price as abattoirs...
Agri-Business
Judges announced for 2019 Royal Ulster Winter Fair
An Australian dairyman is set to preside over one of Northern Ireland’s most hotly contested dairy championships this winter. Aussie Robert...
Agri-Business
Judges announced for 2019 Royal Ulster Winter Fair
An Australian dairyman is set to preside over one of Northern Ireland’s most hotly contested dairy championships this winter. Aussie Robert...
Agri-Business
Devenish CEO wins Entrepreneur of the Year 2019
CEO of Devenish Nutrition Richard Kennedy won the overall Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) Award for 2019 at the EOY...
Pig/Poultry
Poultry conference: Zero-tariff egg imports could put Welsh producers out of business
Eggs are back in fashion and have a secure future among consumers, according to industry leaders at NFU Cymru’s annual...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports
Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the...
Agri-Business
TB: More cattle slaughtered in last 5 years in Wales than Welsh badger population
More cattle have been slaughtered in Wales due to TB over the last five years than make up the whole...
Agri Politics
Conservatives make general election farming pledges
The Conservative Party has said it will maintain current spending on farming should it win the upcoming general election. The...
Agri-Business
Change at Dale Farm site to lower carbon emissions by almost a third
Switching its Cookstown plant from heavy-duty oil to natural gas is expected to lower carbon emissions from combustion at Dale Farm...
Agri-Business
Change at Dale Farm site to lower carbon emissions by almost a third
Switching its Cookstown plant from heavy-duty oil to natural gas is expected to lower carbon emissions from combustion at Dale Farm...
Agri-Business
Kelso flock named Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year
A Kelso farm, which showcases excellence in the production of livestock in Scotland, has been announced as the winner of...
Sheep
Emerging tick-borne sheep parasite detected in the UK
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the north of Scotland, according to a new study. The...
Agri-Business
Watch: 5ac of greens in 55m²? No imports…hyper-local food
Two re-purposed shipping containers, fitted with a ‘Farmony’ – 55m² in size, can produce 55,000 heads of lettuce per year or...
Sheep
AgriScot: Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year to be unveiled tomorrow
This time tomorrow one of three exceptional sheep businesses will have been named Scotland’s top sheep farm of the year...
Agri-Business
GDT hits 5 increases on the bounce in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has hit five consecutive increases following the conclusion of the latest auction earlier today,...
