Agri-Business
AD and biomass slammed for eating up crop stocks as shortage looms
The National Sheep Association (NSA) is calling on policymakers to review the impact of renewable energy grants, saying the scheme...
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Arable
2018 potato harvest could be down as much as 16% on last year
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) estimates that the total area in Great Britain planted with potatoes is 119,000ha;...
Dairy
Concern at growing gap in farm-gate milk prices
Ulster Farmers’ Union dairy committee chairman, William Irvine, has said farmers are “rightly concerned” about the growing gap in base...
Agri-Business
BASF closes €7.6 billion acquisition of businesses and assets from Bayer
Global chemistry firm BASF has closed the acquisition of a range of businesses and assets from rival Bayer. The transaction...
Dairy
Pioneering approach to protein could lower meal bills
Farmers could be needlessly spending thousands on higher levels of protein in cow rations, according to a dairy feed expert....
Agri Politics
Brussels to offer 'flexibility' to farmers dealing with droughts
The European Commission has said it will offer a number of measures, including increased flexibility, to help farmers grappling with...
Rural Life
NFYFC to cancel all future annual conventions
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) board of management has ruled that the federation will cancel its 2019...
Beef
Scottish stakeholders meet to seek fodder shortage solutions
Scottish stakeholders met in Edinburgh on Wednesday (August 1) identifying solutions to the feed and fodder shortfalls to be faced...
Agri-Business
Welsh farmers voice concerns of 'lack of clarity' surrounding public goods
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Cymru’s Rural Affairs Board has voiced concerns around proposals to replace the Common Agricultural Policy in...
Dairy
Entry date looming for Northern Ireland multi-breed calf show
Budding showmen and women are reminded that entry forms for Northern Ireland’s 16th annual dairy calf show must be submitted...
Dairy
Entry date looming for Northern Ireland multi-breed calf show
Budding showmen and women are reminded that entry forms for Northern Ireland’s 16th annual dairy calf show must be submitted...
Agri-Business
First English AD plant certified in performance scheme
Bore Hill Farm has become the first anaerobic digestion (AD) plant in England to be certified under a new performance scheme....
Rural Life
Lucky escape: Cows cut from overturned trailer
Firefighters cut six cows from an overturned trailer outside Carlisle yesterday morning (Wednesday, August 1). Emergency services were called to...
Agri-Business
NI’s post-Brexit framework document gets the nod from union
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of post-Brexit options for the farming industry in Northern Ireland....
Agri-Business
NI’s post-Brexit framework document gets the nod from union
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has welcomed the long-awaited publication of post-Brexit options for the farming industry in Northern Ireland....
Agri-Business
Calls to give flexibility to farming rules amid drought
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has supported industry calls to relax farming regulations to reduce the pressure on...
Government
UK's first post-Brexit farming scheme unveiled
The Environment Secretary has today announced that the ‘Payment by Results’ (PBR) project will be the first agri-environment scheme directly...
Dairy
Agricultural drought summit sets agenda for Government action
The farming industry leaders, Government officials and Secretary of State Michael Gove came together this morning for the National Farmers’...
