Machinery
BKT launches two new tyre types for rough forest working
Over the last couple of years, the attention of tyre manufactures has been focused on enabling lower tyre pressures, and...
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Government
Natural England appoints 4 new members to its board
Natural England has today (Friday, May 24) appointed Mark Tufnell, Cynthia Alers, Alastair Leake and James Scott to its board....
Agri-Business
NFUS diversity review seeks to involve a 'wider cross-section of people'
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) is looking to increase union involvement from a “wider cross-section of people”, and...
Agri-Business
UK pork producers to access Vietnamese market through £12m trade deal
UK pork producers will now have access to the Vietnamese market for the first time in a deal estimated to...
Environment
Parliament brings new hedgerow regulations into law
UK Parliament has brought new hedgerow regulations – The Management of Hedgerows (England) Regulations 2024 – into law. The Department...
Rural Life
North Yorkshire: Appeal for info after 11 sheep stolen from field in Whitby
North Yorkshire Police is appealing for information after 11 sheep were stolen from a field in Hutton Mulgrave, Whitby. The...
Agri-Business
Mandatory CCTV is a 'big step forward' for animal welfare -BVA
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has praised new laws making the use of Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) in slaughterhouses in...
Agri-Business
Man 'trampled to death' by cattle while wife is left paralysed - HSE
A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after his cattle “trampled a man to death” and left his...
N.Ireland
Agri-institute delivers positive change across sectors in NI
The chair of Northern Ireland Institute of Agricultural Science (NIIAS) , Jim Freeburn, has confirmed the key role played by...
Rural Life
'New wave' of GPS thefts is 'incredibly alarming' - NFU Mutual
Rural insurer NFU Mutual has said that a “new wave” of GPS thefts is “incredibly alarming”, and has issued a...
N.Ireland
Maintaining high quality grass as growth rates continue
Keeping high quality grass in front of cows is essential in order to maintain quality milk production. During the spring...
N.Ireland
Siloking tames torque demand of trailed mixers
Siloking has recognised that one of the issues with the ever increasing size of trailed mixers, is that ever larger...
Sheep
Research: Targeted use of worm treatment 'more effective'
New research, part funded by Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) – Meat Promotion Wales, has highlighted that targeted use of parasitic...
Agri Politics
General election welcomed as it ends 'growing uncertainty' - NSA
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has welcomed yesterday’s (Wednesday May 22) general election announcement. Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, announced that...
Rural Life
Govt sets out bluetongue disease control framework
The UK government has today Thursday (May 23) set out how it will work with the farming industry to manage...
N.Ireland
Wastewater system in NI is ‘at its limit’ – MLA Sugden
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Claire Sugden has welcomed a commitment that the Ministers for Communities and Infrastructure will...
N.Ireland
Second human case of bird flu reported in US
A second human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) (bird flu) was reported by the Centers for Disease Control...
N.Ireland
New season wool now arriving at the Ulster Wool in Antrim
New season wool is now arriving at the Ulster Wool depot in Co. Antrim. Traditionally, Balmoral Show is the start...