Dairy
200 new entrants join Lakeland in last half-decade
Around 200 farmers new to dairying joined the island’s second largest dairy co-operative over the last five years. The figure...
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N.Ireland
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
Agri-Business
Mash Direct strikes Waitrose deal on 14th birthday
Comber-based farm, Mash Direct, has landed a new deal to supply one of the UK’s biggest supermarket chains with its...
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Blue’ bargains from monster April tractor sale?
Monday of this week (April 9) saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale...
Machinery
Reminder: Massey Ferguson 'world record' attempt at Narraghmore near at hand
A rural vintage club based in Co. Kildare – Narraghmore Vintage Club – is attempting to break the Guinness World...
N.Ireland
Fodder woes could lead to higher resorption rates
The tough fodder conditions facing many Irish farmers are expected to lead to an increase in abortions in livestock this...
Machinery
'Spanish remain the strongest overseas buying force at Cambridge Machinery Sales'
Sales of second-hand machinery have topped £9.9 million at Cheffins Cambridge Machinery Sales and the company’s on-farm auctions (across the...
Dairy
Operating profit more than doubles at Lakeland Dairies in 2017
Profits at Lakeland Dairies – one of the island’s largest milk processors – have more than doubled in just a...
Dairy
Operating profit more than doubles at Lakeland Dairies in 2017
Profits at Lakeland Dairies – one of the island’s largest milk processors – have more than doubled in just a...
Machinery
310hp McCormick flagship is now a 'real-life' proposition
The order book is apparently now open for the all-new McCormick X8 VT-Drive tractor, which is offered with three engine...
Machinery
McCormick takes on a challenge...and goes on 'safari'
A team of drivers from Italy’s Carabinieri national security force has embarked on a 6,000km (3,700-mile) adventure across southern Africa...
N.Ireland
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods
Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...
Dairy
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods
Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...
Dairy
Milk and bakery job losses at Armagh firm Linwoods
Around 90 jobs are to go across the milk and bakery divisions of Armagh-based food firm Linwoods. The company began...
Machinery
Auction report: Tillage kit aplenty at contractor's dispersal sale
A noteworthy ‘on-site‘ machinery dispersal sale (auction) was held on behalf of Noel J Hanes Contracting at East Fen Farm...
N.Ireland
Chief vet urges farmers to respond to live export consultation
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Robert Huey has urged the industry to respond to a UK-wide review on the live...
Dairy
Chief vet urges farmers to respond to live export consultation
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Robert Huey has urged the industry to respond to a UK-wide review on the live...
Dairy
Chief vet urges farmers to respond to live export consultation
Northern Ireland’s chief veterinary officer Robert Huey has urged the industry to respond to a UK-wide review on the live...
