Agri-Business
Annual global milk supply now forecast to grow by 1.4% – Ornua
The global dairy outlook has improved with annual milk supply likely to expand by 1.4% this year, according to a...
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Agri-Business
New succession programme 'to help farm families plan for the future'
A new UK-wide initiative is aiming to tackle one of the most important and often most difficult conversations in agriculture:...
Machinery
LAMMA innovation awards now open for entries
The Lincolnshire Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers Association (LAMMA) show is once again giving companies from here the chance to be recognised...
N.Ireland
Strike action on hold at Dale Farm pending second union ballot
A three-day strike action involving tanker drivers and group engineers at the Dale Farm milk processing operation has been put...
N.Ireland
DAERA hosts public consultation events on draft NI climate plan
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is urging to the public to have their say on Northern...
Agri-Business
NFU welcomes voluntary blood testing for TB
The National Farmers Union (NFU) has welcomed the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ (Defra’s) announcement of voluntary blood...
Arable
The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient
According to the Potash Development Association (PDA), sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. But, as its...
Beef
‘Further consolidation in the meat-processing sector is likely’ – AHDB
Current economics and trends in livestock numbers “may suggest further consolidation in the meat processing sector is likely” in the...
Rural Life
Tractor falls onto M20 from bridge after separating from trailer
A tractor travelling on the A227 Gravesend Road became separated from its trailer and subsequently fell from an overbridge onto...
N.Ireland
Tyrone tractor set on fire in suspected case of arson
Police in Co. Tyrone are appealing for witnesses after a tractor was set on fire in what is believed to...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland’s NAP forum will not meet until September – FFA
Farmers for Action (FFA) is indicating that Northern Ireland’s Nitrates Acton Plan (NAP) forum will not meet until September. The...
Pig/Poultry
Defra upgrades bird flu risk level in England as virus continues to spread
The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has upgraded the risk level of the highly pathogenic avian influenza...
Pig/Poultry
NPA welcomes new Fair Dealing pig regulations
The National Pig Association (NPA) is welcoming the government’s newly introduced Fair Dealing regulations for the pig supply chain. The...
Agri-Business
2026 for completion of £20m Ehrmann Cornish Dairy dessert production facility
A £20m chilled dessert production facility in Cornwall is scheduled for completion in 2026. Following European dairy group Ehrmann’s acquisition...
Dairy
Scotland to relax bluetongue movement controls in September
The Scottish government has announced that from September 21, there will be a relaxation of certain movement controls on bluetongue...
N.Ireland
Extra border checks on live animal imports to UK cancelled
In a win for traders, the UK government is suspending the introduction of extra border checks on live animal imports...
Pig/Poultry
Cranswick pig farm stripped of Red Tractor certification
One of the UK’s largest pig producers, Cranswick Plc, has being stripped of its Red Tractor certification following alleged animal...
Arable
AHDB: UK crop production costs look set to rise in 2026
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is forecasting a rise in crop production costs in the UK during 2026....
