Rural Life
22-year-old sheep and dairy man named first Scottish Young Farmer of the Year
The Scottish Association of Young Farmer Clubs (SAYFC) announced the winner of the hotly-contested inaugural Young Farmer of the Year...
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Dairy
Heads are down as Lakeland and LacPatrick in talks
Merger talks for LacPatrick are understood to be heating up, AgriLand can reveal. High-level talks involving LacPatrick bosses and Lakeland...
Machinery
Digging deep: JCB announces £50 million investment in new plant
JCB has announced an investment of more than £50 million in a new British plant which it says will create...
Rural Life
New NFYFC training awards hopes to improve rural young people’s skills
The National Federation of Young Farmers’ Clubs (NFYFC) hopes its two new training awards will help boost the level of...
Agri-Business
‘Smart’ farms to transform how we produce food
The University of Leeds has launched a new ‘smart farming’ initiative aiming to give farms and business a competitive advantage...
Dairy
All talk and no action characterises UK wholesale dairy markets
AHDB Dairy is reporting a ‘wait-and-see’ attitude, where UK wholesale dairy markets are concerned for the month of June. Trade...
Dairy
Dale Farm declares ‘record year’ in latest set of financial accounts
The UK’s largest farmer-owned dairy cooperative, Dale Farm, has announced significant increases in profit, return on capital employed (ROCE) and turnover...
Agri-Business
BVA: 'Urgent action' needed to avoid Welsh vet shortfall
British Veterinary Association (BVA) president John Fishwick has called for “urgent action” to guard against a serious shortfall of vets...
Rural Life
Farmer ousts abandoned Audi the agri way
A farmer in the UK took comprehensive action over the weekend when a car was found abandoned after being crashed...
Rural Life
Great Yarmouth vet to be struck off as RCVS rules on 'alcohol issues' and failings
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed the college to remove a Great Yarmouth-based...
Machinery
Big ‘moves’ from Claas; see what’s clever about this mower
With the Disco 3200 Move, available with (FC) or without a conditioner (F), Claas has expanded its product dossier to...
Arable
Potatoes enjoy a 12-month period of significant growth
The last 12 months have been marked by a significant increase in the size of the potato market in Northern...
Agri-Business
Dairy hygiene giant announces UK and Irish acquisition
Kersia – the new name for brands including Hypred, Anti-Germ, Medentech, LCB Food Safety and G3 – has announced the...
Machinery
Production of Lely-branded grass/silage machinery to end in March 2020
AGCO announced today (June 27) that production of Lely-branded grass/silage harvest machinery will come to an end in March 2020....
Machinery
Zetor hits the ‘highlands’ with its new-look workhorses
Zetor brought eight tractors to the recent Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh, Scotland (June 21-24) – a line-up which included...
Agri-Business
Farmers on Brexit: ‘East-west’ trumps ‘north-south’
Farmers and agri-food operators are becoming anxious about the “weight of consideration” being given to the border question post-Brexit, according...
Rural Life
Up to 40 bales damaged in Somerset farm vandal attack
A Somerset dairy farmer has took to social media to vent his frustration after vandals slashed and set alight several...
Beef
China to lift its longstanding British beef ban
China has today lifted its longstanding British beef ban, in a landmark move for British producers estimated to be worth...
