Agri-Business
Change in the top teams at RCVS Day
Several changes to the top team of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) have been made at its annual...
Agri-Business
Agri-Business
Leeds vet convicted of animal welfare charges to be struck off
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Disciplinary Committee has directed the registrar to strike off a Leeds-based veterinary surgeon...
Agri-Business
FUW to host Brexit seminar at Royal Welsh Show
The Farmers Union of Wales (FUW) is hosting Brexit seminar at this year’s Royal Welsh Show. The event titled ‘Brexit:...
Rural Life
£4.5 million Crown Estate investment to support Scottish farm tenants
Crown Estate Scotland is investing £4.5 million over two years in a range of activity on its four rural estates,...
Agri-Business
Near-miss tractor cam footage watched more than a million times in just 2 days
Machinery drivers have taken to social media asking motorists to take extra care around tractors in light of a dashcam compilation...
Agri-Business
Champion Limousin manages Interbreed Reserve at Great Yorkshire Show
In what turned out to be outstanding weather conditions, the quality of the cattle exhibited at the Great Yorkshire Show...
Agri-Business
2018 Great Yorkshire Show branded 'one of the best ever'
More than 134,000 visitors flocked to the 160th Great Yorkshire Show, which organisers have hailed “one of the best ever”....
Rural Life
'Quick thinking' ploughing halts crop fires across England
Fire crews and farmers worked together over the weekend to stop the spread of fires across fields of standing crops....
Arable
£1.2 million research project to breed disease and weather resilient crops
The Harper Adams University Fresh Produce Research Centre (FPRC) and University of Warwick Crop Centre have recently been jointly awarded...
Agri-Business
Industry visits to inspire new robotics and crop quality research
Students from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) £1.4 million PhD programme visited food and agricultural businesses to boost...
Agri-Business
'Sentences for rural crime must act as a deterrent'
The NFU raised its concerns with the solicitor general that the sentences given for rural crime do not act as a strong...
Agri-Business
360t of counterfeit pesticides seized in Operation Silver Axe III
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has seized 360t of illegal or counterfeit pesticides as part of its Europol-coordinated campaign Operation...
Agri-Business
Just 2 out of every 5 English farm managers have had formal training
Less than 40% of farm managers in England have any formal agricultural training, according to a Government survey published this...
Rural Life
Last chance to apply for 2019 Nuffield Farming Scholarship
t’s less than three weeks until the July 31 deadline for Nuffield Farming Scholarship applications. Applicants are urged to finalise...
Agri-Business
Sustainable soil events to demonstrate good field management
The Sustainable Soil Management Events are the latest in a series of Farm Family Key Skills workshops for farmers, family...
Arable
UK farmers venture to Sweden to to learn about precision farming
UK farmers on a two-day study tour to Sweden found that they are ahead of the game when it comes...
Agri-Business
Best in global biogas industry celebrated at industry awards ceremony
The most exciting innovations in anaerobic digestion (AD) were celebrated in style last night at the AD and Biogas Industry...
Dairy
The Dragon roars: Dairy co-op launches membership drive as sales soar
A booming farmers’ dairy co-operative in Wales has launched a recruitment drive for new members to supply milk after posting...
