Rural Life
Northamptonshire farmers urged to mark property after spate of thefts
Farmers and landowners in Northamptonshire are being reminded to mark their property as the county has already received eight reports...
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Forestry
Two forestry funds totalling £14 million open for applications
Hundreds of thousands of trees will be planted across England after two major funding schemes reopened for applications today (Wednesday,...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland JD dealers, Moore and Gilpin, become one
Two John Deere dealers in Northern Ireland have now become one as Stephen W Moore Ltd., announced that it is...
Beef
CAFRE tips to ensure a healthy calving season
The Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has shared advice from a College of Agriculture Food and Rural...
Agri-Business
MEP: NI Protocol discussions ‘getting more positive by the day’
Potential progress in terms of proposed trade channels under the Northern Ireland Protocol could be on the cards as a...
Agri-Business
Case IH to celebrate 100 years of the legendary Farmall
Case IH has good reason to celebrate this year with it being the 100-year anniversary of the Farmall, a model...
N.Ireland
LMC to ‘carbon survey’ all FQAS members
The Livestock and Meat Commission (LMC) has confirmed that the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme (FQAS) will be used as a...
Other
Boy pleads guilty to arson on Oxfordshire farm
A teenage boy has pleaded guilty to causing £1 million worth of damage to a farm in Eynsham, Oxfordshire, by...
Agri-Business
ForFarmers and Boparan abandon partnership
ForFarmers and Boparan have decided to abandon a proposed joint venture which would have seen the companies operate 19 animal...
Agri-Business
John Deere drops out of SIMA in trade show rethink
The big machinery trade show is coming under increasing pressure with exhibitors complaining ever more vocally about the expense of...
Agri-Business
Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier applications open for 2024
Farmers and land managers can submit applications for the 2024 Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier from today (Tuesday, February 7), until...
N.Ireland
64% of UK dog owners have seen their dog chase animals
Nearly two thirds of UK dog owners that responded to NFU Mutual’s most recent livestock worrying survey admitted that their...
Forestry
Sir Worsley reappointed as Forestry Commission chair
Sir William Worsley has been reappointed as chair of the Forestry Commission, by way of Royal Warrant, for a second...
Other
NFU Mutual 2023 Centenary Award for post-grad agri-students now open
The insurance branch of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU Mutual) said that its 2023 Centenary Award is now open for...
N.Ireland
AgriSearch invests £300,000 in research on N-efficient silage
AgriSearch has announced investment of over £300,000 in research on the feasibility and practicalities of producing silage without the use...
Dairy
Third Harper Adams University student in a row wins Dairy-Tech award
A Harper Adams University student was announced as the winner of the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers (RABDF) Dairy...
Agri-Business
Focus: Conor engineering takes tankers to a new level
It was back in the 1980s that Enda O’Connor of Tubber, Co Clare, took to repairing and manufacturing farm equipment,...
Other
New NFU regional managers for Forth and Clyde and Aryshire
The National Farmers’ Union of Scotland (NFUS) has made two new regional manager appointments for its Forth and Clyde and...
