Dairy
Welsh government eases bluetongue restrictions
Animals can be moved from restricted zones in England to a bluetongue-approved ‘red market’ in Wales from today (Monday, July...
Dairy
Agri-Business
New development in Lactalis’ bid to acquire Fonterra’s dairy ingredients business
There has been a new development in Lactalis’ bid to acquire Fonterra’s consumer, dairy ingredients and food service businesses. The...
Dairy
Time for potassium application on grazing & silage grounds
The good weather last week saw many farmers secure another cut of silage, which means that potassium (K) application for...
N.Ireland
Complete a fodder budget as second-cut silage gets underway
Second cut silage fields are either closed off for silage or getting harvested over this spell of good weather and...
Arable
Deadline extended for entries to Tullamore Show
Tullamore Show has extended the closing date for accepting entries due to high demand on the show’s website. The deadline...
Rural Life
Bill giving more powers to clamp down on dog attacks progresses
A Bill which will give police greater powers to clamp down on dog attacks on farmed animals has passed in...
Dairy
Dairy farmers, retailers and processors enter next phase of coalition
In a first-of-its-kind collaboration, the dairy industry today (Monday, July 7) announced a new coalition with leading food companies united...
N.Ireland
Record entry of sheep at Omagh Show 2025
A record entry of almost 1,200 animals competed in the sheep classes at Omagh Show 2025, with judging continuing until...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Body condition score cows ahead of drying off
With drying off for autumn calving herds set to take place in the next couple of weeks, the body condition...
N.Ireland
Grass-clover: Key to growing 15t DM/ha and reducing nitrogen
A huge topic of discussion at Moorepark ’25 open day was laying down strategies to grow 15t dry matter (DM)/ha,...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Understanding silage test results
Many farmers will be eyeing up their second cut of silage in the next few weeks, and silage test results...
Beef
Scottish MP urges farmers to vaccinate against bluetongue
Orkney and Shetland MP, Alistair Carmichael, has today (Friday, July 4) backed calls for farmers to vaccinate their livestock against...
Beef
AFBI: Livestock production at heart of a circular economy
Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) research has highlighted the role that livestock production plays within a circular economy. Approximately 60%...
Dairy
UK's less intensive dairy in good place to benefit from new EU deal
The UK’s less intensive dairy sector, and the good global outlook for dairy generally, leaves that sector in a good...
Environment
Defra: How to deal with this summer's dry weather
With predicted heat waves due over the coming weeks, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is advising...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm co-op reports an increase in turnover to £722.4m
The Northern Ireland co-op, Dale Farm, has reported a 14% year on year jump in turnover to £722.4 million for...
Dairy
Contagious animal disease detected in France for first time
An outbreak of contagious lumpy skin disease (LSD) has been confirmed for the first time in France yesterday, June 29,...
N.Ireland
Red clover silage: Similar yields, quality with 2.3x less nitrogen
As part of ita ZeroNsile project, AgriSearch recently held a farm walk on red clover establishment on the farm of...
