Environment
Copernicus: 2024 expected to be ‘warmest year’ to date
Latest month climate trends point to 2024 being on track to be the “warmest year” on record according to the...
Latest Stories
Agri-Business
Meat Business Women renews alliance with ABP and Cranswick
Meat Business Women (MBW) has renewed its partnerships with long-standing partners ABP UK, ABP Linden, ABP Ireland and Poland, and...
N.Ireland
Dairy advice: Reducing mastitis risk during the dry period
As we are now in the month of December, many cows around the country are dried off at this point...
Beef
Reminder: 5 main parasites to keep under control in cattle
Most farmers across the country have the majority of their cattle housed by now and it is important to ensure...
N.Ireland
Dairy Focus: High protein % for cheese production on French farm
This week’s Dairy Focus takes us to another farm in France where the farmer focuses on achieving a high protein...
Agri Politics
FUW urges Welsh government to reinstate agri-budget to 2023 level
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has reiterated its calls for the Welsh government to safeguard farm funding ahead of...
N.Ireland
Muir confirms several re-appointments to AFBI board
Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland Andrew Muir has announced the re-appointment of several members to...
N.Ireland
High inflation counters rising milk prices for Argentinian dairy farmer
By Chris McCullough It’s a real ‘topsy turvy’ world producing milk in Argentina at the moment as farmers battle high...
N.Ireland
Machinery: Why the Fordson won out in WW2
The late 1930s saw a heavy cloud hang over Britain as Germany made its intentions ever clearer, and those intentions...
N.Ireland
Suckler financial performance & carbon efficiency trends mirror each other
It is now apparent that trends in suckler beef financial performance and carbon efficiency closely mirror each other. This was...
Rural Life
Pet farm renews calls to crowdsource £40,000 to save it
Nunny’s pet farm in Lincolnshire is making a renewed appeal to the public in its bid to crowd-source £40,000 in...
N.Ireland
MLA welcomes decision to retain 3ha minimum farm size in NI
Declan McAleer MLA has welcomed the decision by Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs, Andrew Muir, to retain 3ha...
N.Ireland
‘Game changer’ for water quality outlined at Lakeland Dairies event
Farmers at a Lakeland Dairies event on Tuesday (December 3) were told that the €60 million Farming for Water European...
Agri-Business
Scottish budget gives ‘some security’ for future of farming – NFUS
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has said the budget delivered by the Scottish government this week gives “some security”...
N.Ireland
2,200 farmers yet to register for NI’s Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme
It has been estimated that 2,200 farmers have yet to register for Northern Ireland’s Beef Carbon Reduction Scheme (BCRS). The...
Environment
Farmers urged to prepare ahead of Storm Darragh
NFU Mutual has urged farmers to prepare ahead of this weekend’s arrival of Storm Darragh, as the Met Office issues...
Machinery
OutRun: An autonomous tractor kit from AGCO
The formation of PTx Trimble back in April as a joint venture between AGCO, with the majority share, and Trimble,...
N.Ireland
Final 4 schools revealed for 2025 ABP Angus Youth Challenge
Four schools have emerged as the finalists for the 2025 ABP Angus Youth Challenge, beating competition from 24 other teams...
