Machinery
Farmers urged to consider fire safety following 10ac blaze
Firefighters have urged farmers to think about fire safety following a call out to a field fire in Essex last...
Pig/Poultry
Beef
Farm Safety Week: Farmers urged to review safety measures
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president William Irvine is encouraging farmers to review safety measures on their farm and work out...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: 2 poultry workers test positive for virus
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) confirmed today (Friday, July 14) that an additional two people, who had direct exposure...
N.Ireland
World farmers take a stand against lab-grown food
The World Farmers’ Organisation (WFO), representing over 1.2 billion farmers worldwide, hastaken a stand against adopting lab-grown food as an...
Pig/Poultry
Bird flu: Over 500 birds removed from Aberdeenshire coast
430 birds have been removed from Stonehaven Beach on the east coast of Scotland. Aberdeenshire Council has also confirmed that...
Arable
21 killed in agri-sector work-related incidents last year
21 people were killed in work-related incidents in the agriculture, forestry, and fishing industry in Great Britain last year, according...
Pig/Poultry
AIPZ lifted as bird flu risk is reduced to 'low'
The avian influenza (bird flu) prevention zones (AIPZ) for poultry and captive birds in England, Wales and Scotland have been...
N.Ireland
Video: Farmer ‘lucky to be alive’ after fall into slurry pit
An Irish suckler farmer has said he is lucky to be alive after surviving a fall into a slurry pit...
Agri-Business
Brazil confirms first bird flu case in non-commercial farm
Brazil has confirmed its first case of avian influenza (bird flu) in a non-commercial or “subsistence” farm this week. The...
Beef
World Meat Congress set for October in Netherlands
The World Meat Congress 2023, a global meeting of representatives from the meat industry and related sectors, will take place...
N.Ireland
Focus: Pedigree pork on a Co. Down farm
By Barbara Collins “I always say I was born two generations too late,” said Robbie Neill from Stonebridge Cottage Farm...
Beef
Discussions over increasing AHDB levy rates begin
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board’s (AHDB’s) four sector councils have begun discussions over increasing levy rates to address the...
N.Ireland
Health services cross-border exercise to prepare for bird flu
Today (Tuesday, June 13), health services in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland led an exercise to enhance cross-border...
Pig/Poultry
Shropshire farmer sentenced for unnecessary harm to poultry
A Shropshire farmer has been sentenced for causing unnecessary harm to his poultry following an investigation by the Animal and...
Beef
Menu changes would boost red meat sales in restaurants - AHDB
Descriptive and informative menus may encourage diners in the out-of-home market to select meat-based dishes. This is according to research...
N.Ireland
NI chief vet urges bird flu vigilance after cases in wild birds
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer, Dr. Robert Huey, has called on all bird and poultry keepers to remain vigilant as...
Dairy
AHDB seeks new members for all four sector councils
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is seeking new members for all four of its sector councils. Positions are...
N.Ireland
Outbreak of bird flu at Belfast reserve – RSPB NI
Belfast’s Window on Wildlife (WOW) nature reserve, which is home to birds and wildlife from all over the world, has...
