Agri-Business
Yara completes £7m upgrade of UK liquid fertiliser facility
Global crop nutrition company, Yara, has completed its long-term investment in liquid fertiliser capabilities at its Chedburgh terminal in the...
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Beef
Rabobank: Uncertainty for global beef markets
Global cattle markets have all been trending higher in the first half of 2025, according to a recent RaboResearch report....
Agri-Business
Fonterra reports jump in profits, confirms forecast milk price
Fonterra has announced a profit after tax of NZ$1.158 billion in the third quarter (Q3), up NZ$119 million or 11%...
N.Ireland
Deadline looming for NI farmers to use up old ID tags
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland (DAERA) is reminding all livestock keepers they have less...
Rural Life
Ukraine: Communities need ‘immediate support’ to produce food
Rural communities in Ukraine “need immediate support” to produce food amid the ongoing war with Russia, according to the Food...
Dairy
Topping and spraying: Mid-summer weed control is needed
Weed control can often prove a difficult task at this time of the year as when grass growths really begin...
Beef
Redwater: Prevention is better than cure as cases persist
Redwater infection, or babesiosis as it is also known, is a disease in cattle that can have detrimental effects on...
Arable
What's the purpose of the ‘World Seed Vault’ in Svalbard?
Located between the top of Norway and the North Pole on the Norwegian archipelago called Svalbard is a facility known...
N.Ireland
Concerns grow over re-wilding impact on land value in parts of Northern Ireland
Concerns have been expressed that re-wilding could soon become a reality in many upland parts of Northern Ireland in the...
Dairy
Taking hold of cell counts and identifying the problem cows
We are now approaching the mid-lactation and things will begin to ease off as less cows are getting served, though...
N.Ireland
Research continues on driving down enteric methane emission levels
Research continues across a number of subject areas in the race to find ways of reducing methane emission levels within...
Dairy
Monitoring heifer calf targets as young stock let out to grass
Heifer calf targets must not be forgotten about in the midst of breeding and silage cutting season, as many calves...
N.Ireland
NI brucellosis compensation rates for June 2025 – DAERA
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published the brucellosis compensation rates for Northern Ireland for June...
Dairy
Call to sustain position of milk producers on World Milk Day
As World Milk Day takes place tomorrow (Sunday June 1), the European Milk Board (EMB) is reaffirming its call for...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Topping paddocks to correct grass quality
As the grass plant hits the reproductive stage, topping (disc mowing) paddocks to correct grass quality once the cows have...
Machinery
AGCO launch CORE80 engine amid confusion over power
AGCO has further extended its CORE series of engines with the introduction of the CORE80, a six-cylinder unit with a...
N.Ireland
MP: ‘Farmers have been crippled by bureaucracy’
The DUP’s agriculture spokesperson, Carla Lockhart has called for the Department of Agriculture, Enterprise and Rural Affairs (DAERA) to engage...
Agri-Business
Video: Ukrainian Agri Council – cattle killed and farms destroyed
On the night of May 24-25, 2025, agricultural enterprises in the Chernihiv and Kharkiv regions were targeted by Russian missiles...
