Agri-Business
Soil Association projects 6% increase in UK organic produce sales
The Soil Association in the UK is targeting a 6% increase in organic food sales during the month of September....
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Beef
How to reduce the spread of infection in cattle on your farm
There are two main sources of infection on your farm; infected animals and contaminated environment, equipment and visitors, Animal Health Ireland...
Dairy
Eating butter is ok, but too much margarine could kill you!
Eating butter is not associated with an increased risk of death and disease, however eating margarine is associated with a greater...
Arable
Video: Stunning footage of a US wheat harvest you need to see
Harvesting is in full swing at the moment, including in the US where the LaRosh family is harvesting wheat. The...
Machinery
New Lexion 700 combine range designed to achieve greater throughputs
Next year will see the Lexion 700 combine range from German machinery manufacturer Claas further evolve with the introduction of...
Beef
Three ways to assess the herd health of your cattle
Do you know which infectious diseases are in your herd, and how many animals have been infected? According to Animal...
Machinery
Claas to extend the availability of new combine cutter bars
Claas is to increase the availability of its Vario and the Cerio cutter bars – both of which were introduced...
Agri-Business
Moy Park sees turnover jump by £3.9m for second quarter
Moy Park’s turnover increased by £3.9m to £360.3m for the second quarter (Q2) of 2015, compared with the same period...
Machinery
Video: Massey dream combo of 7720 tractor with DM Series butterfly mowers
Massey Ferguson recently launched its new DM Series disc mower range which includes light, mounted disc models, front- and rear-mounted...
Dairy
Co-ops should not shy away from hard decisions including mergers - IFA dairy chairman
The IFA is asking dairy co-operatives to explore all possibilities of consolidation on the back of weak dairy market returns...
Sheep
Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in first half of year
Australian sheepmeat exports fell 4% in the first half of 2015, driven by a drop in mutton shipments and despite an...
Dairy
Some good dairy news at last - signs of market rebound next week
This week dairy futures prices have surged off their lows, according to New Zealand bank ASB’s Rural Economist, Nathan Penny....
Rural Life
33% of parents bribe their children to eat vegetables
Some 33% of parents have admitted to bribing their children to eat vegetables, according to a survey from Tesco. A...
Dairy
Dutch dairy expansion could be curtailed by new phosphate limits
The Dutch government recently introduced new phosphate limits which have dairy farmers in the country concerned. The new measures mean...
Dairy
Lakeland Dairies cuts its July milk price
Lakeland Dairies has cut its July milk price by 1c/L to 27c/L (VAT inc) after the board met today (Thursday),...
Machinery
Video: The square baler that made 10,000 bales in 24hr
The Massey Ferguson’s square baler option (MF1840) was on display at its the manufactures unveiling of its latest equipment range...
Dairy
Fonterra to cut significantly the volume of product sold on GDT
Fonterra is significantly reducing its GlobalDairyTrade (GDT) offer quantity forecasts for the next 12 months. Since its inception in 2008...
Dairy
UK becomes the fourth country to sell milk powder into intervention
The UK has become the fourth country to sell dairy product into intervention. According to latest statistics from the European...
