Rural Life
NFU Mutual to donate £4m to charities in 2025
NFU Mutual has pledged it will donate £4 million of funding to local and national charities in 2025, continuing its...
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N.Ireland
There is no ‘quick fix’ to inheritance tax issue – UFU
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president, William Irvine has indicated that morale across agriculture in Northern Ireland is at an all...
Dairy
Dutch ban on removal of veal calves amid foot-and-mouth concern
The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature has decided to introduce new precautionary measures for the veal...
Dairy
German agri minister meets sector stakeholders on foot-and-mouth
Germany’s minister for agriculture has met with stakeholders in the country’s agriculture and food sector to discuss the outbreak of...
N.Ireland
Lakeland announces milk price and loyalty pay out
Lakeland Dairies has announced its milk price for the month of December, and has also confirmed that the loyalty payment...
Rural Life
Leading figure in English tractor theft operation ordered to pay £870k
Police in England have confirmed that a man has sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay £873,852.48,...
Dairy
Research: Extra glass of milk could reduce bowel cancer risk
New research from the University of Oxford suggests that consuming foods “rich in calcium”, like milk and yoghurt, could be...
N.Ireland
Dairy sector is ‘vitally important’ to economy – DCNI
There is every prospect of 2025 being a year of great opportunity for the dairy sector in Northern Ireland. This...
Dairy
Veal calf movements banned in Netherlands after German imports
The movement of calves for the veal sector within the Netherlands has been banned, except where the calves are moved...
Sheep
NSA seeks policy enthusiasts for complementary London trip
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced it has opened applications for young sheep farmers with a particular interest in...
N.Ireland
Brazil: The jewel in the South American tractor market
South America, especially Brazil, features strongly in most financial reports from the major manufacturing companies due to steady sales growth...
Agri-Business
Bayer and Neste to develop feedstocks for renewable fuels
Bayer and Neste, a leading producer of sustainable aviation fuel and renewable diesel, today (Wednesday, January 8) announced that they...
Dairy
Farm sells milk directly to public on TB-free Isle of Man
By Chris McCullough Back in 2006, just a year after graduating with a business degree, Carl purchased 85ac of land...
N.Ireland
‘Killer gene’ opens new front in battle against fungal disease in cereals
A ‘killer gene’ that leads to the synthesis of a protein known as ‘Knr4’ may be the key to what makes some...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Taking stock of your winter feed
January is an important time to assess remaining winter feed stocks, and particularly following the year we had, which proved...
Machinery
New Holland forage innovation wins with ASABE
In its latest round of awards, the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has recognised New Holland for...
Agri-Business
RaboResearch: Global poultry industry set for strong growth
The global poultry market is expected to grow by 2.5% to 3% in 2025, continuing its strong momentum from 2024...
N.Ireland
Muir reaffirms ‘commitment’ to agriculture at UK conference
Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Minister Andrew Muir has spoken at the 2025 Oxford Farming Conference, assuring delegates of his...
