Environment
Farmers need to book soil testing now - SoilEssentials
SoilEssentials is urging farmers across Scotland to have their soils tested and analysed in the face of continuing high input...
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N.Ireland
In pictures: Taaffe Auctions’ 139th Carnaross dairy sale
Taaffe Auctions conducted its 139th Carnaross dairy sale on Wednesday (February 16) at Carnaross Mart, with 90 freshly calved heifers...
Agri-Business
Massey Ferguson – tales of its legacy and its future
Naturally, for a company with strong Irish roots, Massey Ferguson has an enthusiastic following in Ireland, so any event that...
Sheep
RamCompare nominations for 2023 breeding season now open
Nominations are now open to join RamCompare, a partnership aimed at developing genetic improvements in the UK’s sheep industry, for...
Rural Life
Welsh government urges dog owners to prevent livestock worrying
The Welsh government has urged dog owners keep their pets under control to protect lambs and other livestock as lambing...
Environment
Scotland: Grants up to £240k available for nature projects
The Scottish government has today (Friday, February 17) announced that grants of up to £240,000 will be offered to environmental...
N.Ireland
DAERA and CAFRE offer biodiversity trip to Cotswolds farming cluster
Farmers in Northern Ireland are being offered an opportunity to travel to the Northeast Cotswolds Farmer Cluster in England to...
Other
IVC takeover of vet businesses raises competition concerns
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that its initial investigation into the Independent Vetcare Ltd’.s (IVC) takeover of...
Rural Life
Police rescue 72-year-old man from Cornwall bog
Devon and Cornwall Police’s rural affairs team has said it rescued a 72-year-old man who was “stranded” in a blanket...
N.Ireland
‘Positive outcome’: NI farm households to receive energy support
Farm households that were originally ineligible for the Energy Bills Support Scheme Payment will now receive support through Energy Bills...
Government
Leaders to meet in London today to drive forward COP15 agreement
Foreign governments, philanthropy and business leaders are set to gather at Lancaster House in London today (Friday, February 17) for...
Other
Storm Otto to bring 'high winds' to the UK - Met Office
The Met Office has said that Storm Otto, named by the Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), is set to bring high...
Agri Politics
Sturgeon resignation comes during volatile time for farmers - NSA
The resignation of Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon comes during a volatile time for farmers, the National Sheep Association (NSA)...
N.Ireland
Enniskillen egg producers fined for water pollution offences
A business in Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh has been fined for water pollution offences totalling £17,500 plus a £15 Offenders Levy....
Rural Life
3 men charged with hare coursing and livestock worrying
Three men have been charged in connection with hare coursing, being in charge of a dog worrying livestock and trespassing...
Agri-Business
Vaderstad buys into the inter-row cultivation market
Vaderstad is the latest cultivation equipment manufacturer to climb on board the inter-row cultivation train by purchasing the manufacturing rights...
World News
New Zealand farmers suffer livestock losses in cyclone
Widespread power cuts following Cyclone Gabrielle are impacting dairy farmers in some of the hardest hit areas of New Zealand’s...
Rural Life
Police investigating illegal sheep slaughter after skin found
Dyfed-Powys Police’s rural crime team is investigating the illegal slaughter of a sheep after a farmer found a yearling lamb...
