N.Ireland
£30,000 worth of scholarships awarded to CAFRE students
£30,000 worth of bursaries and scholarships were awarded to students enrolled on Ulster University validated bachelor’s honours degree courses at...
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N.Ireland
MP: Lab-grown meat programme ‘hugely concerning’ for agri sector
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a regulatory programme for cell cultivated products (CCPs), or lab-grown meat. Funded by...
Rural Life
CLA: Rural businesses waiting years for planning permission
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has said that rural businesses in England are waiting years, and even decades...
Arable
Call for crop inputs in UK & Ireland to be independently trialled
The head of Scottish Agronomy is calling for all crop inputs used within UK and Irish agriculture to be independently...
Dairy
Identifying paddocks for early spring reseed & clover incorporation
It is crucial that farmers begin walking their paddocks and reviewing the annual tonnage of each paddock on their farms...
N.Ireland
Nearly €21m allocated to cross-border water quality projects
Almost €21 million in funding is to be allocated to three projects focussing on a cross-border collaborative approach to the...
Agri-Business
Livestock’s role in global society focus of Galway conference
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) will host its 2025 conference in Galway in the coming weeks where the...
Beef
Building a brand-new 150,000 head beef feedlot in Nebraska
A group of cattle feeders from Canada and the US have come together to develop a brand-new 150,000 head beef...
Dairy
Slurry & fertiliser: Time to look at making quality first-cut silage
Getting nutrients out on first-cut silage ground will become a priority on many farms over the coming days and weeks...
N.Ireland
Axles, tractors and the enigma of the Carraro companies
Carraro is a name often heard in the machinery trade, usually in association with transmissions, axles, and final drives for...
N.Ireland
Dry weather turns focus to spring crops
The current dry spell is allowing tillage farmers get on with ground preparation work for the drilling of spring crops....
N.Ireland
How much crude protein should be in your dairy nuts?
At this time of year, when cows are usually in and out grazing due to weather conditions, the question often...
N.Ireland
Claas carry on track laying legacy of Renault
Claas are now recognised as industry leaders when it comes to track laying tractors, yet with the purchase of Renault...
Arable
The significance of sulphur as a crop nutrient
Sulphur is an essential nutrient for all plants and animals. Its behaviour in the soil is very similar to that...
N.Ireland
UFU disappointed no ‘additional funding’ for TB in draft NI budget
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said it is disappointed that the Northern Ireland Executive did not allocate additional funding...
N.Ireland
UUP: A5 will be devastating for Tyrone farming community
The Ulster Unionist Party’s (UUP) Lord Elliott of Ballinamallard, has said that the A5 project will be “devasting for the...
Agri Politics
UKFAR appoints Dr. David Llewellyn as monitoring commissioner
Following the publication of the UK Farm Assurance Review (UKFAR), Dr. David Llewellyn CBE, has been appointed as the independent...
N.Ireland
Canada’s wheat area set to rise 2.6% in 2025 – AHDB
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board (AHDB) is reporting that Canada’s wheat area is set to increase in 2025. The...
