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
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,...
Agri-Business
40% of Scottish upland sheep scheme applications still outstanding
NFU Scotland is reminding hill farmers and crofters that the deadline for applying to the Scottish Upland Sheep Support Scheme...
Rural Life
Red Shepherdess: Turning criticism into motivation made my farming dreams come true
List young farmers using social media to promote the industry and you’ll likely not be long before the ‘Red Shepherdess’...
Agri-Business
Government urged to match Scots Women in Ag funding in NI
Calls have been made for the UK Government to step in to match Scottish Government funding earmarked to support females...
Agri-Business
New job vacancies available in agri-sector
A number of new job opportunities have become available recently in the agriculture sector, ranging from farm assistants to sales...
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK exports moving at record pace
There wasn’t much of a shake on grain markets this week as LIFFE, MATIF and CBOT all stayed similar to...
Agri-Business
Women in Ag: It’s your business, be passionate and don’t be shrinking violets
Attendees at the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s sold-out Women in Agriculture conference were urged not to be shrinking violets and to...
Rural Life
Women in Ag: It's your business, be passionate and don't be shrinking violets
Attendees at the Ulster Farmers’ Union’s sold-out Women in Agriculture conference were urged not to be “shrinking violets” and to...
Agri-Business
UK consumers ‘will expect’ EU food standards in agreement
UK consumers will reportedly expect their country to continue with the EU’s labour, environmental and food standards as part of...
