Environment
Environment Agency removes 700t of weeds from London river
The Environment Agency has said that over 700t of floating pennywort has been pulled out from the Duke of Northumberland...
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Rural Life
NFU forum chair shares personal experience losing £60k in farm theft
Next Generation forum chair of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU), Eveey Hunter, has spoken out about the impacts of rural...
N.Ireland
NI farmers urged to check water supplies for leaks
Farmers across Northern Ireland are being urged by Northern Ireland (NI) Water to inspect all water supplies on their farms...
N.Ireland
Fermanagh bird flu restrictions to lift tomorrow
The chief veterinary officer (CVO) for Northern Ireland, Robert Huey, has announced that the avian influenza (bird flu) surveillance zones...
Agri-Business
Poultry feed costs could rise due to business partnership - CMA
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has said that a partnership between ForFarmers and Boparan could lead to farmers paying...
Government
Scotland allocates £964m to rural affairs budget
A total of £964 million has been allocated to the Rural Affairs and Islands portfolio in the Scottish budget, it...
Agri-Business
Case brings its latest technology to the field
All the big manufacturers are forging ahead with digital technology and there is a pattern of gradual steps towards full...
Agri Politics
Rickman re-elected as FUW deputy president
Carmarthenshire hill-sheep farmer Ian Rickman has been re-elected as the Farmers’ Union of Wales’ (FUW) deputy president. He was first...
Environment
2023 to be one of the Earth's hottest years - Met Office
The Met Office has today (Tuesday, December 20) said that the global temperature forecast for 2023 suggests that it will...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes 2022 Farm Business Data handbook
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has today (Tuesday, December 20) published the Farm Business Data 2022...
Arable
French organic farmers continue to ‘break new ground’
A commitment to the highest standards of precision management is a hallmark of France’s organic farmers to their production practices....
Agri-Business
European Milk Board elects new chair
Danish farmer Kjartan Poulsen has been elected as the new chair of the European Milk Board (EMB) by dairy producers....
N.Ireland
Bird flu doesn’t take a Christmas break – NI chief vet
By Robert Huey, chief veterinary officer for Northern Ireland As Christmas approaches and winter sets in, I want to highlight...
Agri-Business
Glenmarshal Sires notches up a ‘Chinese first’
Recent days have seen the first consignment of frozen pig semen exported to China by the Co. Down-based genetics operation,...
Agri-Business
New Holland introduces first LNG tractor
New Holland is keen to be seen developing alternative energy strategies for its tractors and the company has taken another...
Other
BRC warns Christmas dinners 'may look different' this year
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) has warned that Christmas dinners “may look different this year” due to food inflation, declining...
Other
Welsh cheesemakers continue Christmas tradition with Chelsea Pensioners
Cheesemakers from South Caernarfon Creameries (SCC) have donated Caerphilly, Cheddar, Halen Mȏn and Welsh red cheeses today (Tuesday, December 20)...
Other
Machine dubbed 'Sproutatron' groups sprouts by size
Agricultural scientists at R&K Drysdale have said that a high-tech grading machine, nicknamed the ‘sproutatron‘, is helping them select the...
