Arable
Multi-million pound boost for crop resilience
Research centres working to improve crop resilience, sustainability and quality have been granted £5.3 million of Government funding. The package, which...
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Beef
£2 million Brexit support deal for Welsh red meat sector
A multi-million-pound package of support to help the Welsh agri-food industry prepare for Brexit has been confirmed by First Minister...
Agri Politics
Farmers’ Union of Wales AGM kicks off today in Aberystwyth
First Minister Carwyn Jones is among the speakers set to take to the stage this afternoon as the keynote speaker...
Agri-Business
Ukrainian officials take part in GB fact-finding visit
Food safety specialists from Ukraine gained a valuable insight into the work of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB)...
Rural Life
3 arrested following large-scale stawberry theft ‘worth thousands’ on UK farms
Three men have been arrested in connection with a large-scale theft of strawberries from fruit farms in the UK, in...
N.Ireland
2 rushed to hospital following underage tractor accident
Two teenagers were injured in an incident yesterday involving a tractor driven by an underage unlicenced driver in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
2 rushed to hospital following underage tractor accident
Two teenagers were injured in an incident yesterday involving a tractor driven by an underage unlicenced driver in Northern Ireland....
N.Ireland
Father and son hospitalised in slurry accident
Two north-west men have been airlifted to hospital following a slurry accident on a farm in Claudy, Co. Derry yesterday...
N.Ireland
Father and son hospitalised following slurry accident
Two north-west men have been airlifted to hospital following a slurry accident on a farm in Claudy, Co. Derry yesterday...
Agri-Business
Milk Price: Processors told 30p/L 'attainable'
National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has welcomed positive milk price moves in recent weeks – however, the organisation said it...
Sheep
Sheep roadshow dates announced; here's when you can catch it in your area
Farmers, vets and all others with an interest in sheep health, welfare and productivity have been invited to attend a...
N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
N.Ireland
DAERA and Defra approaches to tacking TB ‘poles apart’
Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Robin Swann has lambasted Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for...
Beef
Livestock farmers could be costing themselves by missing correct injection sites
Farmers may be losing money by incorrectly injecting livestock and damaging carcase value, a survey carried out by AHDB Beef...
Dairy
Lifetime achievement award honours farmer who started with just five acres
A long-serving Holstein breeder who began dairying on just five and a half acres more than 60 years ago has been...
Dairy
Table topper Dale Farm announces May milk price
The board of Northern Ireland’s largest milk processor – Dale Farm – met to set a price for May milk...
Environment
Natural England chairman to stand down in 2019
Natural England’s chairman Andrew Sells has announced his intention to retire in January 2019 after five years in the role....
Environment
£5 billion investment to fund British nature conservation
The Environment Secretary Michael Gove has challenged water companies to increase investment and improve environmental outcomes by 2025. The ambitious...
