Machinery
Kverneland Group to keep farming at its heart
The Kverneland Group, led by Norwegian Arild Gjerde as president and CEO, has taken pains to reinforce its commitment to...
EU
Arable
Extreme heat and rainfall impacting EU harvest yields
The latest EU harvest update for 2025 reflects a continent that has been divided in two regarding rain availability over...
Agri-Business
AHDB: EU market of 'paramount importance' for UK agri-exports
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) announced that recent analysis is forecasting a steady red meat and dairy export...
Arable
Certified seed potato imports from Scotland to be allowed into EU
Certified seed potato imports from Scotland should be available on the Irish market from 2026 onwards, according to Irish Farmers’...
Arable
International grain harvest continues to gather pace
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that the 2025 grain harvest continues to gather pace across Europe...
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...
Dairy
UK cheese exports reach highest level since 2020
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that demand from the EU and the US helped drive UK...
N.Ireland
BVA outlines proposals for EU-UK vet medicine agreement
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has outlined key issues that it believes should be included in any EU-UK agreement to...
N.Ireland
Illegal EU meat trade ‘deeply concerning’ – MP
MP for Upper Bann, Carla Lockhart, has said that the seizure of illegal meat at the Port of Larne is...
Pig/Poultry
'Geopolitical tensions will limit growth in herd numbers'- AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has forecast that geopolitical tensions will lead to limited growth in breeding herd...
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Double standards’ as some border checks for Ireland suspended
DUP Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs spokesperson, MP Carla Lockhart has accused the EU of having “double standards” as some seal...
N.Ireland
Smallest feed wheat crop in EU since 2018 on the horizon
The very wet conditions that have impacted across many countries this summer have combined to deliver the smallest feed wheat...
N.Ireland
How many sheep has Ireland imported this year?
Figures of the number of sheep that have been imported to the Republic of Ireland (ROI) have been provided to...
Beef
NZ/EU FTA 'unlikely' to pose threat to UK agri exports - AHDB
The New Zealand/EU free trade agreement (FTA) is “unlikely to pose a threat” to UK exports, the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Rural Life
Copernicus: March 2024 was the warmest on global record
March 2024 was warmer than any previous March in the global data record, making it the tenth month in a...
Agri Politics
'Policy divergence' between the UK and EU must be addressed - AIC
In preparation for the next General Election, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has launched its manifesto which calls on the...
N.Ireland
Climate mitigation strategies that the EU can learn from
With EU carbon levels at a peak globally, the Irish Bioenergy Association (IrBEA) recent conference discussed international climate mitigation strategies...
N.Ireland
Authorisation needed to transport animals over 65km- DAFM
Requirements have changed for the transport of animals directly from farms or marts in Ireland, the Department of Agriculture, Food...
