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...
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N.Ireland
Breeder’s Choice Summer Selection sale kicks off later
The Breeder’s Choice Summer Selection Sale kicks of later (Friday, July 4) at 7:00p.m under the UK-based livestock traders, Harrison...
Environment
Consultation opens on fourth NI River Basin Management Plan
A six-month consultation on the timetable and work programme for developing the fourth River Basin Management Plan for Northern Ireland...
Agri-Business
FAO: Drop in cereal prices offset by rises in meat and dairy
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Food Price Index, a benchmark for world food commodity prices,...
N.Ireland
Discussions on bespoke NI sheep support package to continue
Discussions aimed at delivering a bespoke sheep support package for sheep farmers in Northern Ireland are to continue over the...
Machinery
Watch: Major revamp brings Xtra to Massey Ferguson 8S series
News from Massey Ferguson can be a little sporadic and infrequent, however, this shortcoming is now being addressed and the...
Arable
AHDB: Mixed picture on progress of crops up to end of June
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has published its latest crop development report for the UK. It covers the...
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%...
Environment
Letter to the editor: NZ urgently needs more forestry
Dear editor, I worked for Beef + Lamb New Zealand for approximately eight years as sector capability and Maori agribusiness manager....
Machinery
Teenager named the UK's youngest qualified digger driver
Finlay Gallagher has become the UK’s youngest qualified digger operator at the age of 13. JCB said Gallagher passed the...
Machinery
Pottinger adds auto functions to 4-rotor rake
Pottinger hails from a hilly country, so ensuring their equipment is as safe as possible to operate on slopes is,...
N.Ireland
Cross-border agri-trade rules ‘frustrating’ – NI Ag Committee chair
Continuing restrictions on cross-border animal movements into Northern Ireland (NI) have been described as unfair by the chair of Northern...
Environment
Public consultation launched in Northern Ireland on plastic pollution
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAREA) in Northern Ireland has launched a public consultation on a ‘Plastic...
Agri-Business
Study simplifies method for analysis of soil carbon
The total carbon content of soil is a hot topic at present, with much discussion on how much there is,...
Machinery
Dispute settled as TAFE and AGCO formalise a divorce
In what has been one of the more dramatic events in the machinery industry world this year, TAFE and AGCO...
Agri-Business
New deputy chair of AFBI board announced by NI minister
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir has appointed Siobhan McCauley as the new deputy chair of the Agri-Food...
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...
Agri-Business
NFU member and egg producer wins court case on business rates
The Court of Appeal has ruled in favour of an egg producer and National Farmers Union (NFU) member regarding the...
