Dairy
Dairy tips: Think value not price when planning for spring turnout
With many dairy units now looking to turn out cows as soon as possible to help boost margins, farmers should...
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Beef
Beef Focus: Sticking with traditional suckler breeding in Co. Cavan
When you walk into the suckler housing belonging to Brian Brady from Co. Cavan, there are no signs of your...
Sheep
Sheep producers urged to protect young lambs from preventable disease threats
With lamb prices trending well ahead of last year and 78p/kg above the five-year average, UK sheep producers are being...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods sees increased demand for organic dairy products in China
Arla Foods is demonstrating how its organic dairy proteins can help meet emerging opportunities for premium kids’ snacks in China....
Pig/Poultry
'Buy Local Think Global' theme for third Porc from Wales Week
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC) third consecutive ‘Porc from Wales Week’ has been successful in raising the...
Agri-Business
Agricultural consultants call for new evidence to be allowed in Decision of Review process
Northern Ireland Agricultural Consultants Association has called for farmers to be allowed to provide additional evidence at Stage 2 of...
N.Ireland
Union reps say port staff were told there was ‘no threat’ at 3pm
Trade union leaders have said checkpoint staff based at Larne Port were told there was “no threat to their safety”...
Agri Politics
Border checks delay is a 'betrayal of vets and Brexit'
The managing director of one of the country’s leading providers of official veterinarians and meat hygiene inspectors has strongly criticised...
Agri Politics
Delay of border control process 'is a serious step back' - NFU Scotland
NFU Scotland (NFUS) has slammed the UK government’s decision to suspend the introduction of new rules on imports from the...
Machinery
Lely installs ‘Commodity feeder’ on every new Astronaut A5 milking robot
Lely has standardised the installation of the ‘Commodity feeder’ on the Lely Astronaut milking robot, which makes it possible to...
Environment
Government announces £2.7 million tree fund for local communities
A brand new funding initiative to increase tree planting and natural regeneration in local communities has been announced by the...
Agri-Business
£4 million Covid support fund opens for NI pig and poultry farmers
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has announced the opening of a £4 million Covid-19 Support Scheme for eligible pig...
Agri-Business
Devenish hatches international growth plans
Northern Ireland headquartered nutritional technology company Devenish has announced plans to raise capital in order to grow internationally. The firm...
Arable
Crop protection and soil health to take the ‘SPot-light’ at 2021 trials
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has announced the crop trials taking place at its four Strategic Potato (SPot)...
Agri Politics
Border operating model must deliver level playing field - NFU
As the government announces its new border operating model for Great Britain, the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has urged both...
N.Ireland
UFU to host Women in Agriculture webinar series
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has announced plans to host a Women in Agriculture webinar series. The UFU launched its...
Dairy
Silage trials show quicker is better when it comes to wilting
Cutting grass earlier in the day could help speed up wilting – even in overcast conditions – according to in-house...
Environment
Conservation project 'could provide blueprint for wildlife recovery'
A new collaboration aims to show how farmers can work together to achieve the recovery of some of the UK’s...
