Rural Life
FUW to host information webinar on livestock worrying
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW), jointly with Wales YFC and FUW Insurance Services, is hosting a livestock worrying webinar...
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Agri-Business
British Society of Animal Science to hold its first ever virtual conference
The British Society of Animal Science (BSAS) has announced plans to run its first-ever virtual conference. Organisers have big hopes...
Rural Life
Farming Help Awareness Week aims to provide support to the farming community
The Addington Fund, FCN, Forage Aid, RABI and RSABI are five agricultural charities that provide support and are operating nationally...
Beef
How to avoid an outbreak of scour
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Machinery
Versatile John Deere tractor and Michelin tyre combination boosts farm efficiency
Investing in three identical John Deere 6250R tractors, capable of carrying out almost any task and equipped with the latest...
Agri-Business
Tomnah’a Market Garden wins second NEWBIE Award for Innovative New Entrants
Tomnah’a Market Garden, a community-focused enterprise located at Comrie Croft in Perthshire, has been declared the winner of the NEWBIE...
Environment
Lyons urges NI farmers to get planting before time runs out
Environment Minister Gordon Lyons has reminded NI farmers and landowners that they’ve only a few weeks left to apply for...
Rural Life
'Mental health awareness more important than ever' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is joining the Farm Safety Foundation’s #MindYourHead campaign to raise awareness of mental health at...
Sheep
Animal health project trains Welsh vets on worm control
A Welsh animal health project has hosted a series of events for Welsh vets to provide training on worm control...
Agri-Business
SES fails to respond to Agriculture Committee summons
Staff at an influential Stormont committee have said it has been “difficult” to get responses from an environmental planning quango...
Agri-Business
'Farmers must get up to speed with changes to import and export VAT'
Farmers and agri-businesses must get up to speed with changes to import and export VAT and duty obligations to avoid...
Agri-Business
Co-ops: ‘Up to 14-day delay in UK trade anticipated’ unless EU and UK engage further
Co-ops have called for the EU to simplify and streamline trade with the UK – and for mixed milk origin...
Dairy
Aurivo announces January milk price rise and bonus
Aurivo has become the latest processor to reveal its milk price for last month, announcing a price increase for January...
Dairy
6,500 attend Dairy-Tech Online 2021
Dairy-Tech Online has been a resounding success with more than 6,500 delegates signing-up to the 11 sessions between February 3...
Agri-Business
UK lamb to take centre stage at Gulfood food and drink show in Dubai
High-quality lamb from the UK will be in the spotlight this month at one of the world’s biggest annual food...
Agri-Business
Horticulture levy result 'shows just how divided levy payers have become' - NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) horticulture and potatoes board chairman, Ali Capper, has responded to the news that 61% of...
Beef
Don’t get caught out by grass tetany
If it slips under the radar, grass tetany/hypomagnesaemia can suddenly prove very costly to farmers. The transition period post-calving is...
Arable
'British Sugar package will do nothing to retain growers' - NFU
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Sugar board chairman Michael Sly has responded to the launch of British Sugar’s ‘Beet Package Plus’....
