N.Ireland
Little winter crop sown on farms – CAFRE
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
N.Ireland
Little to no winter crop has been sown out on farms, according to College of Agriculture Food and Rural Enterprise...
Agri-Business
The head of farm business at GSC Grays has said that farmers are gaining a more “optimistic and opportunistic attitude...
Dairy
Ensuring that cows are getting adequate amounts of dry matter (DM) and energy is now a challenge on many farms....
Sheep
The Texel Sheep Society is set to introduce routine genomic evaluations for its texelplus genetic improvement service. Society chief executive...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wildlife has called for “urgent action” after a new report stated that European targets for improving water quality in...
Agri-Business
The four UK farming unions, together with the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), have welcomed Red Tractor’s decision to...
Sheep
78% of rural crime teams reported an increase in dog attacks on sheep over recent years, according to a survey...
Agri-Business
New measures announced today (Monday, March 25) will limit the amount of land farmers can take out of productive actions...
Environment
New Zealand’s glaciers appear “smashed and shattered” due to enduring ice loss, according to the National Institute of Water and...
Rural Life
The United States Department of Agriculture – Wildlife Services (USDA-WS) is evaluating the ability to deliver an oral bovine tuberculosis...
N.Ireland
European targets for improving water quality in Northern Ireland’s rivers and lakes by 2027 will not be met, a new...
Dairy
Johne’s disease, also known as paratuberculosis, is a bacterial disease of cattle and other ruminants for which there is no...
Dairy
Calf sheds on many farms now full and the bacterial load inside them is quite high, which means that calves...
Sheep
Scottish agricultural charity, the Royal Highland & Agricultural Society of Scotland (RHASS), will hide 1,920 toy sheep across Scotland as...
N.Ireland
The dramatic increase in the cost of machinery ownership over the last few years has left farmers with little enthusiasm...
N.Ireland
The most recent maps produced for the Northern Ireland (NI) and Republic of Ireland (ROI) bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) programmes...
Agri-Business
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has appointed a new national chair – Cumbrian tenant farmer Robert Martin. Martin said he...
N.Ireland
The latest sales figures are confirming a continuing and strong demand for quality, sexed dairy semen in Northern Ireland. According...