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AHDB announces January launch date for 'Let's Eat Balanced' campaign
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has today (Monday, December 11) announced a January launch for its new ‘Let’s...
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Agri-Business
New slurry inoculant reduces crust formation on slurry stores by a third
A new slurry inoculant containing specialised strains of bacteria and fungi has been found to reduce crust formation on slurry...
Agri-Business
Lauder agronomy roadshow to explore sustainable arable systems
An agronomy roadshow hosted in Lauder by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) is set to explore approaches to...
Machinery
Kubota takes TIM to the next level
Kubota was first out of the traps with a working Tractor Implement Management (TIM) system for balers in 2020, it...
Agri-Business
South West AgriTech secures new venue for next year
Organsiers have said that the South West AgriTech Showcase will return with a “packed agenda” and at a new venue...
Agri-Business
UFAC-UK launches new sustainable dairy feed alternatives
UFAC-UK has launched a new generation of sustainable feed alternatives to complement palm-free dairy feed supplementation. The new partial soybean...
Pig/Poultry
SPP continues to fall as throughputs rise in run-up to Christmas - NPA
The National Pig Association (NPA) has said SPP is continuing to fall steadily as throughputs rise in the run-up to...
Machinery
Machinery Focus: A brief history of New Holland and its rise
There are people of a certain generation who cannot see a blue and black tractor without immediately thinking it a...
Sheep
2024 Llandovery Sheep Festival to be 'bigger and better'
Organisers of the Llandovery Sheep Festival have said that next year’s will be “bigger and better” than the 2023 event....
Agri-Business
NFU to host bluetongue information event for farmers
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is set to host a bluetongue information event for farmers later this month. ‘The latest...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson 9S series breaks cover at Agritechnica
The big news from Massey Ferguson at this year’s Agritechnica – Europe’s largest agricultural trade fair – was the launch...
Opinion
Opinion: Will sexed semen revolutionise dairy breeding?
The point was made to me recently that the use of sexed semen will not deliver real benefits under Irish...
Agri-Business
UK bluetongue cases rise to 11 after 2 further cases confirmed in Norfolk
Two further cases of bluetongue have been identified in cattle on a farm near Cantley, Broadland in Norfolk, bringing the...
Sheep
NSA warns sheep farmers to remain vigilant after first case of bluetongue in sheep
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has issued a warning to sheep farmers after the first case of bluetongue in sheep...
N.Ireland
Former LMC chief to speak at NIIAS seminar
Former chief executive of the Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) in Northern Ireland, Ian Stevenson will be the keynote speaker...
Agri-Business
Two further cases of bluetongue confirmed in livestock in Kent
The UK government has confirmed an eighth and ninth case of bluetongue serotype 3 in in a sheep and a...
Agri-Business
FAO Food Price Index: Wheat and maize prices fall in November
The benchmark for world food commodity prices was broadly stable in November, with lower international cereal quotations offset by higher...
Dairy
Lidl to scrap 'use by' dates on dairy products to combat food waste
Lidl GB has announced that it will scrap ‘use by’ dates in favour of ‘best before’ dates on its dairy...
