Agri-Business
Rafoxanide 'not an appropriate alternative to closantel'
Veterinary experts are warning UK cattle and sheep farmers that rafoxanide is not an appropriate alternative to closantel when treating...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
NFUS announces third year on strong financial footing
NFU Scotland is entering 2020 on a healthy financial footing with membership growing again for the third year in a...
Agri-Business
‘Christmas tractors’ to roll through Nenagh today
A not-for-profit community organisation, along with the agricultural contractors of north Tipperary, are hosting an event titled: ‘The Christmas Tractors...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Rise this week
The markets were showing a rise and signs of positivity this week. Progress on a trade deal between the US...
Agri-Business
Looking for a fresh new job in agriculture?
Every month a wide range of jobs become available in the Irish agriculture sector, giving people the opportunity to pick...
Agri-Business
MPs back withdrawal agreement bill in House of Commons
MPs have approved the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill in the House of Commons in the UK this afternoon, Friday,...
Agri-Business
Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organisation’s blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic, arguing that...
Agri-Business
Strongest link yet between nitrites and cancer – but not all processed meat has same risk
Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast have questioned the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) blanket classification of processed meat as carcinogenic, arguing...
Rural Life
Royal Highland Show to weigh up limiting Saturday ticket sales
Royal Highland Show officials warn they may need to limit Saturday ticket sales in years to come, as the show...
Agri-Business
DAERA announces £1.3 million for new research projects
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that three research institutions in Northern Ireland are to...
Agri-Business
UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse
Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers passes between members of the same species at least twice as often than between cow...
Agri-Business
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....
Agri-Business
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....
Arable
Miscanthus farm walk to showcase crop on flooded land
A farm walk planned for the new year offers farmers the chance to see for themselves how Miscanthus has helped...
Agri-Business
Rory Best meets fans at the Winter Fair…on the way to a South African rugby summit
Showgoers at this year’s RUAS Winter Fair might have felt themselves doing a doubletake as they saw international rugby star...
Agri-Business
Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA
With additional reporting by Breifne O’Brien at the count centre in Castleknock Tim Cullinan has been elected as the next...
Agri-Business
New LEAF standard to come into effect in January 2020
Environmental assurance system LEAF Marque has today announced that the latest version of its standard will come into effect on...
Rural Life
Martin Kennedy to be returned as NFUS vice president
NFU Scotland’s top team for 2020 will be president Andrew McCornick with vice presidents Charlie Adam and Martin Kennedy. Sitting...
