N.Ireland
CAFRE to host free dry stone walling training courses
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to host a series of free dry stone walling...
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Agri-Business
Habitat Wales Scheme to be offered in 2025 as part of supports pre-SFS
The Habitat Wales Scheme will be offered in 2025, with all eligible individual farmers able to apply, and is one...
N.Ireland
UK crop performance levels remain extremely varied
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) has confirmed a wide variation in UK crop performance levels. This is the...
N.Ireland
Machinery: Online settings from Pottinger for row crop weed control
The Pottinger Flexcare cultivator is one of a new wave of machines arising from the drawing boards of implement manufacturers...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru to hold specialist seminars at Royal Welsh Show
The National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) is set to hold a number of specialist seminars at this year’s...
Agri-Business
Farmers could take advantage of good cattle prices and tight supply - H&H
Harrison & Hetherington has said selling cattle over the next few weeks could be a good business decision for beef...
N.Ireland
Farm orgs query Tirlán on milk price paid to farmers in NI
Tirlán has been asked by farmer representatives to explain what it sees as a “differential” between the milk price paid...
Rural Life
Cheshire: Fire service rescues cow from river
Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service has said a cow has been safely removed from the River Dane. The incident occurred...
Agri-Business
Poor broadband continues to impact farmers' businesses - NFU
Poor mobile and broadband connectivity continues to hider farmers’ ability to run effective businesses, according to a survey from the...
N.Ireland
CAFRE sheep farm walk explores use of white clover in grazing
At the recent ‘Profit from Pasture – Striving for Sustainability’ technical farm walk, attendees heard about the use of white...
Agri-Business
Welsh shearer sets new record after shearing 791 sheep in 9 hours
Welsh sheep shearer Meirion Evans has been successful in his record-breaking sheep shearing attempt after shearing 791 sheep across nine...
Agri-Business
Environment Agency urges farmers to prepare for winter slurry storage
The Environment Agency is urging farmers to start preparations now for winter slurry storage and to contact it if they...
Forestry
'No prior training' needed for Welsh forestry training programme
Tilhill Forestry has said no prior training or experience is required to apply for its Forestry Skills Training Programme, which...
Agri-Business
Yara to deliver up to 165,000t of fertiliser per year to PepsiCo
Fertiliser company Yara and PepsiCo Europe have today (Tuesday, July 16) announced a long-term partnership which will involve farmers in...
N.Ireland
Legislation gives NI dairy farmers ‘power to challenge contracts’
Northern Ireland dairy farmers now have the power to challenge contracts via a third party if they believe their milk buyer...
Agri-Business
Brecon, Wales: Fire service rescues horse from bog
Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service crew has recovered a horse from a boggy patch of field in...
Agri-Business
Hoof-health registry to aid better UK herd mobility - AHDB
A hoof-health registry is set to support producers as they strive to breed for better herd mobility, and will improve...
Agri-Business
More than $6m to support Canadian beef export market
Canadian Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay has announced an investment of more than $6 million in two beef...