Rural Life
Animal health and welfare professor receives King's honour
A senior animal health and welfare professor at the oldest agricultural college in the English-speaking world has been recognised in...
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Dairy
Dairy advice: Time to draw up a herd health plan for 2026
As the 2025 season comes to an end, it is worth considering developing a herd health plan for 2026 to...
N.Ireland
Rural homelessness going under the radar
Public awareness of rural homelessness is low, with many people assume the problem only happens in towns and cities. That’s...
Dairy
Dry cow management ahead of the calving season
Over the next few weeks, it is important to continually asses your dry cow management to ensure cows calve down...
Dairy
Getting facilities prepared ahead of the calving season
With the calving season rapidly approaching for spring calvers, getting the sheds, equipment and facilities ready must be bumped to...
N.Ireland
Letter to the editor: Value food? Then value producers – UFU
As another year draws to a close, it is a natural time to pause, reflect, and take stock. The past...
Beef
Rural focus revisit: Building a 150,000 head feedlot in Nebraska
A group of cattle feeders from Canada and the US have come together to develop a brand-new 150,000 head beef...
Machinery
Was Cyrus McCormick the greatest ever farm machinery innovator?
As the frontier line of the wild west pushed across north America, it encountered two major features: vast tracts of...
N.Ireland
Pupils draw on art for calendar safety messages
Twelve primary school pupils from across Northern Ireland were celebrated after their winning artwork was transformed into a calendar. The...
Agri-Business
FAO: 72,000 West Bank families need emergency agricultural assistance
More than 72,000 farming and herding families in the West Bank – nearly two-thirds of all agricultural families – urgently...
Machinery
Fendt’s latest take on autonomy has hybrid drive
Fendt is considered to be the leader when it comes to tractor digital technology, yet it has kept its intentions...
N.Ireland
Inheritance tax relief increase ‘step in right direction for farm families’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said today’s (Tuesday, December 23) announcement on inheritance tax “represents a step in the...
N.Ireland
Explainer: What are the changes to UK agricultural property relief?
Agricultural property relief and business property relief will be reformed from April 6, 2026 and increased thresholds were announced by...
Dairy
UK dairy farmers urged to take part in national survey
The Dairy Roadmap has launched a nationwide survey on the biggest issues facing the UK dairy sector – including economics,...
N.Ireland
Timber prices continue to hold up well
A leading figure in the timber industry has said that commercial timber prices are continuing to hold up pretty well....
Agri-Business
Breaking: UK Government increases inheritance tax relief after farmer pressure
The UK Government has today (Tuesday, December 23) announced that the level of the Agricultural and Business Property Reliefs threshold...
N.Ireland
FFA seeking to put agriculture on an ‘even keel’ in 2026
Farmers for Action (FFA) has stated its intention to continue its campaign to secure an agricultural sector in Northern Ireland...
Machinery
The Merlo SM30 – setting telehandler standards for 45 years
The telehandler has been around now for almost 50 years and its utility is well established with an ever increasing...
