Beef
UK vet practice sounds warning after livestock hemlock poisoning
A veterinary practice based in south west England has sounded a warning to farmers on the possibility of livestock poisoning...
UK
N.Ireland
AHDB: UK dairy exports to Ireland increased by 7% to 251,000t
A new report shows that UK dairy exports to Ireland increased by 7% to 251,000 tonnes in quarter two of...
Agri-Business
Fresh appeal launched for information following tractor collision on A1
A fresh appeal has been launched by Lincolnshire police force to identify the driver of a tractor who was involved...
Rural Life
Tractor falls onto M20 from bridge after separating from trailer
A tractor travelling on the A227 Gravesend Road became separated from its trailer and subsequently fell from an overbridge onto...
N.Ireland
Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson
Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for witnesses after a tractor was set on fire in what is believed to...
N.Ireland
Extra border checks on live animal imports to UK cancelled
In a win for traders, the UK government is suspending the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports...
Dairy
Bluetongue virus confirmed in farmed deer in England
A case of the bluetongue virus serotype three (BTV-3) affecting deer has been confirmed in East Sussex in England. Following...
Rural Life
Fire crews and farmers tackle combine blaze in Suffolk
Fire crews were alerted to a serious machinery fire involving a combine harvester in the Suffolk area of England over...
Beef
New tool for suckler farmers to boost profit and reduce emissions
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development (AHDB) has launched a new genetic tool that measures the potential of an animal to...
Sheep
Police appeal for information after sheep attacked with crossbow
South Yorkshire police are appealing for information following an attack on two sheep with the use of a crossbow. The...
Pig/Poultry
Third bird flu virus case confirmed in UK in past week
A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has been detected in England, according...
Rural Life
Dorset barn fire 'believed to be arson'
A large barn fire that recently took place in Park Lane, Shapwick is now being considered arson by local fire...
N.Ireland
NI farmers scoop accolades at Flock Awards
Farmers supplying Pilgrim’s Europe are celebrating success after winning both First and Second Place for ‘Best Performing Breeder Flock’ at...
Pig/Poultry
Rapid spread as 3 more cases of bird flu confirmed
Three more cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, otherwise known as bird flu, have been detected in England,...
Agri-Business
NFU summit underlines critical water availability issues
The National Farmers Union (NFU) held a summit in Yorkshire focusing on critical water availability for farmers. The summit, held...
Pig/Poultry
Defra confirms another case of bird flu in England
A case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 virus, otherwise known as bird flu, has been detected in England, according...
Agri-Business
NFU: Farm profitability review comes as industry 'confidence at all-time low'
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has responded to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affair’s (Defra’s) farm profitability review...
Agri-Business
More backlash to publication of UK draft inheritance tax policy
The CLA has strongly criticised the UK government’s impact assessment of changes to inheritance tax published this week along with...
