Machinery
Is this new rig the ultimate multi-function tractor?
Lite-Trac – the specialist engineering and manufacturing company – has launched a new ‘multi-function’ tractor. Aimed chiefly at agricultural users,...
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Beef
Registration figures show growing trend towards native cattle
Interest in native cattle breeds has been growing across Britain, the latest calf registration figures show. Calf registrations between January...
N.Ireland
22-year-old arrested following fatal tractor crash
Police in Northern Ireland (PSNI) have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of careless driving causing death in relation to...
N.Ireland
22-year-old arrested following fatal tractor crash
Police in Northern Ireland (PSNI) have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of careless driving causing death in relation to...
Rural Life
Just a few days left to nominate for Idris Davies Memorial Trust Award
Time is running out for nominations for the Idris Davies Memorial Trust Award, which rewards those who have made an...
Grass
Free soil sampling scheme launched in western Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it will open up a free soil sampling and...
Grass
Free soil sampling scheme launched in western Northern Ireland
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced it will open up a free soil sampling and...
Opinion
Farming needs Brexit certainty ...and it needs it right now
As soon as Theresa May gets the bones of a Brexit deal across the line with her ministerial colleagues, then...
Machinery
Russians look west – to boost self-propelled forage harvester sales
Russian giant Rostselmash has been busy staging demonstrations of its harvesting equipment around Europe this summer. Recently, for example, the...
Agri-Business
Producers band together to call for protection for Devon Cider name
An application has been submitted for Devon Cider to become a protected brand, only able to be used by companies...
N.Ireland
29-year-old killed in tractor accident in Co. Down
A 29-year-old man has died following a tragic incident involving farm machinery near the village of Drumbo, Co. Down, last night...
N.Ireland
29-year-old killed in tractor accident in Co. Down
A 29-year-old man has died following a tragic incident involving farm machinery near the village of Drumbo, Co. Down, last night...
Rural Life
Meirionnydd FUW highlights concerns of younger members
Younger members of the Meirionnydd branch of the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) met the Welsh Government’s head of Future...
Beef
Falling beef prices unjustifiable as BBQ season hits full steam
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says it is “unacceptable” that beef prices in Northern Ireland are falling at a time...
Beef
Falling beef prices unjustifiable as BBQ season hits full steam
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) says it is “unacceptable” that beef prices in Northern Ireland are falling at a time...
Agri-Business
Copa-Cogeca celebrates International Co-operatives Day in Brussels
Together with EU Farm Commissioner Phil Hogan and MEPs, the European farm co-operative organisation Copa-Cogeca are celebrating he United Nations’ International...
Dairy
FUW calls on UK and Welsh Governments to act now as fodder shortages loom
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has called on the UK and Welsh Governments to take action now to reduce...
Environment
Drought: From zero grazing to grazing zero in Scotland
Farmers north of the border of are getting desperate as the summer heatwave pushes parts of Scotland into drought conditions....
