Agri-Business
Lidl GB to invest £30 billion in ‘British food and farming industry’
Lidl GB today (Wednesday, October 15) announced a “landmark”, five year £30 billion investment to support farmers, growers, suppliers and...
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Arable
How to improve phosphorous uptakes by crops
The challenge of increasing phosphorous (P) uptake by crops on a consistent basis has recently been reviewed by UK-based consultancy ADAS....
Machinery
Amazone releases further details of autonomous fertiliser spreader
Although setting a fertiliser spreader should be a relatively simple task, it is in fact fraught with problems that make...
N.Ireland
DCNI chief executive to attend World Dairy Summit 2025
Dairy Council for Northern Ireland (DCNI) chief executive, Ian Stevenson has confirmed he will attend the World Dairy Summit 2025....
Rural Life
Watch: Generational renewal on an arable farm in Denmark
Generational renewal in farming is a key challenge across the EU, including Denmark. Recently, an informal meeting of agriculture ministers...
Agri-Business
UK farm orgs urge govt to change inheritance tax plans before Budget
Farming organisations have called on the UK government to consider alternatives to the proposed inheritance tax reform, ahead of the...
Agri-Business
Global milk outlook improved with annual output likely to grow by 1.9% – Ornua
The global outlook for milk has improved with annual output likely to expand by 1.9%, Ornua said. This will be...
N.Ireland
First Asian hornet sighting confirmed in Northern Ireland
The first confirmed sighting of an Asian hornet in Northern Ireland has been confirmed by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency...
N.Ireland
Ulster University welcomes first cohort of veterinary nursing students
Ulster University has officially welcomed the inaugural cohort of students to its new veterinary nursing degree programme, which is also...
Pig/Poultry
New case of bird flu confirmed in Hampshire flock
A new case of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, also known as bird flu, has been confirmed in...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Foot bath cows to protect against winter lameness
As the end of the grazing season approaches, farmers should be considering foot bathing their cows to protect against winter...
Arable
Family of genes that rule growth, grain development in wheat identified
Rothamsted scientists have uncovered how a family of genes in wheat fine-tunes the plant’s growth and grain development. This is...
Rural Life
VR mental health study aims to support UK agricultural community
Tend VR, a mental health and wellbeing organisation developing mental health support via virtual reality (VR) headsets, will launch a...
Arable
Defra publishes first 2025 grain and oilseed harvest estimates for England
The Department of Environment, Food and and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published the initial grain and oilseed harvest estimates for...
N.Ireland
Achieving target weights for spring-calving heifers
As we approach the winter housing period, farmers must make spring-calving heifers a priority in an effort to achieve the...
N.Ireland
NI Water accused of ‘hypocrisy’ over pollution as slurry ban nears
A Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV) agricultural spokesperson has highlighted what he regards as the hypocrisy of Northern Ireland Water in...
N.Ireland
Heydon and Muir announce new TB cooperation project
Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine Martin Heydon, and his Northern Ireland counterpart Andrew Muir, have announced a new...
Dairy
Closing out the grazing platform on heavy soil farms
Heavy soil farms must put a strong focus on closing out the grazing platform following last week’s downpours. Many farmers...
