Beef
Getting spring grass into the diet as mid-March approaches
The topic of turning cattle out to grass in the spring can often generate frustration amongst some farmers on heavier-type...
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Arable
The significance of spring potash applications
The Potash Development Association (PDA) is highlighting the need for all winter crops to receive adequate potash applications now, if...
Pig/Poultry
Rearing pigs outdoors with no fear of ASF in Denmark
By Chris McCullough It takes an entire day to feed all the pigs reared in the great outdoors on a...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Transitioning calves to once-a-day feeding
Once-a-day (OAD) feeding calves can be great timesaver at this time of the year and with many calves now over...
Arable
New project launched to predict nutrient release from cover crops
The role of cover crops has been well profiled in both the UK and Ireland as a means of improving...
N.Ireland
Armagh Show recorded largest visitor number ever last year
Armagh Show Society confirmed an attendance figure just short of 50,000 for its 2024 celebration of farming and food, making...
N.Ireland
Muir welcomes wind energy market engagement for DAERA forests
Northern Ireland Minister for Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs Andrew Muir has announced the launch of a wind energy market...
Dairy
One-third of calves affected by subclinical pneumonia – RVC
New research from the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has revealed that nearly one-third of calves in the UK experience bovine...
Sheep
World’s largest sheep farm in OZ sold to UK investment group
By Chris McCullough A UK-based investment group has just purchased the world’s biggest sheep farm, based in Australia, that stretches...
N.Ireland
Wheat crops in Co. Down receive first nitrogen
Co. Down contractor, Andrew Gibson, has put first nitrogen applications on some winter wheat crops over recent days. “The crops...
Machinery
Police stop over 100 vehicles in agri machinery theft operation
Over 100 vehicles were stopped and checked during the third phase of ‘Operation Ragworth’, a cross-county effort led by Wiltshire...
Arable
AHDB: Rising demand for cattle and sheep feed
The Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has said that the demand for compound feed in Great Britain is expected to...
Beef
Australian red meat exports forecast to be $15.8bn in 2025-26
The Australian government has forecast it’s agricultural industry to reach a value of $91 billion (AUD) in 2025-26, which, if...
Arable
UK malting premiums set to come under pressure
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is confirming a squeeze on malting premiums relative to feed barley prices. Figures...
Agri-Business
Oz dairy farmers welcome move to address retail pricing
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has said it will address anti-competitive behaviour and misleading pricing in the supermarket...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch appoints new chair and vice chair for sheep committee
The board of AgriSearch has appointed a new chair, and vice chair of AgriSearch’s Sheep Advisory Committee. Roger Bell has...
N.Ireland
Muir: Replacement farm buildings a priority
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland, Andrew Muir, referenced the issue of allowing farmers to invest...
Dairy
Calls for more testing for crypto on farms
Cryptosporidiosis, also known as crypto, was one of the most common diagnosis in carcasses submitted to the Animal and Plant...
