Beef
Keeping on top of hygiene during the calving season
Calving can be a busy time on farms, especially when cow numbers are at high levels. Therefore, it is important...
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Machinery
Lemken offers an online configurator for the Azurit 9 seed drill
Lemken is now offering an online configurator for the Azurit 9 seed drill. The Azurit 9 precision seed drill allows...
N.Ireland
DAERA starts work monitoring NI sewage systems for Covid-19
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture has started surveillance work monitoring two wastewater sites for levels of Covid-19. The idea is...
Machinery
Touch of Claas: Arion 400 range given power boost makeover
The Arion 400 range of tractors have been given a makeover to mark the introduction of the Stage V emissions...
Sheep
Testing of grass-fed Welsh Lamb reveals increased protein levels
Initial findings from recent analysis of PGI Welsh Lamb has revealed that meat from lambs reared on grass contains higher...
Beef
Beef-sired calf registrations drop in Northern Ireland
The number of beef sired calves registered in Northern Ireland has dropped by 1.7% for the month of January 2021,...
Sheep
Free service for sheep farmers and advisors could reduce lamb mortality this spring
As sheep farmers are well aware, the weather in early spring can fluctuate from extreme cold to warm sunshine within...
Rural Life
54ha of prime agricultural land appears on the market near Stirling
Galbraith is marketing 133.16ac (53.89 Ha) of good quality agricultural land in a very accessible location close to Stirling and...
Sheep
British Wool and young farmers gear up for the shearing season
Supporting the training and development of the next generation of shearers and wool handlers is crucial to a thriving British...
Arable
Test maize silage to unlock bypass starch benefit
Testing maize silage more regularly can help maximise the benefits of bypass starch and reduce the potential threat of acidosis....
Agri Politics
Report shows dog owners not present in 89% of livestock worrying cases
Farmers in Wales, who are frustrated with ongoing livestock attacks, heard what proposed changes to the law could help police...
N.Ireland
Northern Ireland vet shortage ‘must be addressed’ as NI Protocol problems deepen
A senior Ulster Unionist Party member has called for urgent action to address an increasingly serious shortage of vets carrying...
N.Ireland
Farmer rescued after falling down 60ft sinkhole in field
A quad driver has been rescued after falling 60ft (18m) into a sinkhole in a field in England earlier this...
Forestry
Forestry director given 11-year ban after fraudulently claiming £635,000
A Birmingham-based forestry director has been issued with an 11-year ban after fraudulently claiming £635,000 in government forestry grants. From...
Agri Politics
Government must rethink 'grossly unfair' Budget for agricultural sector
A property tax specialist has urged Chancellor Rishi Sunak to rethink his super-deduction giveaway announced in the Budget as it...
N.Ireland
Meet the new ‘Agri-business Group’ hoping to keep NI’s air ambulance flying
A team of nine Northern Irish agri-business leaders have teamed up to promote the work of the Air Ambulance NI...
Agri-Business
January brings continued growth for meat and dairy
Retail figures have shown strong growth in meat and dairy sales this January, following a winning Christmas for red meat....
Beef
Getting suckler cows back in-calf after calving this spring
The calving season is well underway on some spring-calving suckler herds, so the of the management breeding season may not...
