Agri-Business
Talks set to create global fertiliser giant worth $27 billion
Reports in the business world are hinting at the creation of a global fertiliser giant with the potential merger of...
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National Ploughing Championships
DeLaval showcase milking, cooling and feeding at Ploughing
DeLaval will be showcasing milking, cooling, feeding, cleaning and monitoring systems at this years National Ploughing Championships. The DeLaval VMS (voluntary...
N.Ireland
Minimum wage increase for agricultural workers announced in Northern Ireland
The ‘Grade 1 Minimum Rate’ of wages for local agricultural workers has been increased, with effect from October 1, 2014....
N.Ireland
Minimum wage increase for agricultural workers announced in Northern Ireland
The ‘Grade 1 Minimum Rate’ of wages for local agricultural workers has been increased, with effect from October 1, 2014....
National Ploughing Championships
Ploughing 2014, day one in pictures
With some 82,000 visitors to the first day of the 2014 National Ploughing Championships, it was a busy day for...
National Ploughing Championships
'Guardian angel for farmers' from Keenan
Keenan has launched what it says its customers are calling a ‘guardian angel’ for farmers, in the form of its...
National Ploughing Championships
82,000 flock to the Ploughing on first day
Despite a wet start early in the morning, the crowds had flocked early to the Ratheniska site of the National...
Agri-Business
Glanbia among world's top 20 dairy processors
The International Farm Comparison Network (IFCN) has published the top 20 global dairies based on milk intake in 2013 and...
National Ploughing Championships
New herd management application designed to save farmers 20 hours a month
Farmflo launched its new herd management application at this year’s National Ploughing Championships, which is designed to save farmers 20...
Dairy
English dairy herd grows for the first time in 15 years
Latest figures published by Defra show the first year-on-year growth in the English dairy breeding herd for 15 years. According...
National Ploughing Championships
Heading to the Ploughing today? Here's what to expect
The National Ploughing Championships 2014 kicks off today and it is anticipated that 80,000 visitors will descend on the 800-acre...
Machinery
New Lely baler wrapper combination on show at the ploughing
Lely will once again be exhibiting their complete grassland machinery range at the National Ploughing Championships where the new Lely...
National Ploughing Championships
Plan your best route to the Ploughing
With literally hundreds of thousands of visitors expected to this years National Ploughing Championships planning your route to avoid unnecessary...
Arable
Pyrethroid resistance issues could cause problems for rape growers
According to the Home Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) resistance to pyrethroid-based insecticides in UK populations of cabbage stem flea beetle...
EU
European Commission ignores antibiotics warning
European Commission proposals updating regulations on farm antibiotics use ignore advice from the Lancet Infectious Diseases Commission to phase out...
Sheep
Sheep meat imports into the EU down
Imports of sheep meat into the European Union as a whole were down 2% on the year in the first...
EU
Ban on EU agricultural products by Russia very worrying - Anderson
Sinn Féin MEP Martina Anderson has said the ban imposed by Russia on EU agricultural products is very worrying for...
Beef
Ulster farmers label meeting with Tesco a “mixed bag”
Following a meeting with representatives from Tesco to discuss a range of issues including: the crisis situation facing Northern Ireland’s...