Machinery
All aboard: Check out this new in-cab ISOBUS controller
The new Expert 75 ISOBUS terminal from Pottinger has apparently been designed for single-handed operation. The manufacturer claims that a...
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Machinery
New president for machinery manufacturing industry across Europe
Anthony van der Ley, CEO of Lemken GmbH, has been elected as the new president of CEMA – the umbrella...
Rural Life
BVA vice president to take up senior role at Queen’s University
Two of the UK’s most respected vets – Dr. Simon Doherty and Prof. Eric Morgan – are set to join...
Rural Life
New figures show continued focus on farm safety is needed
Disappointing rises in farm fatality levels have led to renewed calls for improvements in on-farm safety measures. Worker deaths from...
Agri Politics
Batters: 'I want British farmers to remain the number one supplier to the UK market'
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has written to the Prime Minister calling for clarity and consistency across Government...
Arable
Rothamsted draws down EU research funding
Rothamsted Research has drawn down European Union (EU) funding, which will kick-start a new programme of agricultural innovation at the...
Beef
Dog walking blamed for rise in abortion-causing disease in Welsh livestock
Concerns over increasing reports of Neospora outbreaks in cattle have been highlighted at the meeting of the National Access Forum...
Environment
Copa and Cogeca says 'smart farming' offers ways to save on water resources
Copa and Cogeca has underlined the great strides that European farmers and cooperatives have made in improving the quality of...
Dairy
Entries open for 35th Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow Competition
A prestigious dairy competition with a prize fund of more than €10,000 has opened for entries for 2018. The 35th Diageo...
Dairy
Entries open for 35th Diageo Baileys Champion Dairy Cow Competition
A prestigious dairy competition with a prize fund of more than €10,000 has opened for entries for 2018. The 35th Diageo...
Arable
Summer heatwave helps oilseed rape harvest catch up on slow start
Oilseed rape crops may have been delayed by the cold winter and spring, but a short flowering period and recent...
Government
Nearly half of farmers say they struggled applying for this year's BPS
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is urging the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) to further simplify the BPS application process as...
Agri-Business
Shareholder vote on ‘likely’ LacPatrick/Lakeland merger expected this autumn
LacPatrick Dairies intends to hold a vote with shareholders on its potential merger with Lakeland Dairies this coming September. Last...
Government
New livestock traceability service could be in place by 2019
A new agreement signed by the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and Defra sets out how the levy-funded body...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru launches new bilingual education resources
NFU Cymru has launched its new range of Science Farm / Fferm Wyddoniaeth education resources recently. President, John Davies was...
Agri-Business
British farmers could play 'key role' in promoting better public health and nutrition
Delivering the Nuffield Farming Lecture Report 2018, rural policy expert Prof. Michael Winter OBE, from the University of Exeter, said...
Dairy
New Zealand looks to change its export focus
With a limited home market of only 4.7 million people, roughly the same as the Republic of Ireland, about 95%...
Agri-Business
Director banned after failing to pay minimum wage to farm labourers
A director of a company that supplied farm labourers has been banned for seven years after he repeatedly failed to...
