Machinery
‘Next is Now’: Bobcat unveils new R-Series loaders
Bobcat has recently unveiled its new R-Series loaders and excavators at the company’s “largest ever virtual launch event” in Europe,...
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Agri-Business
75% of vets concerned about burnout and stress due to Covid-19 - BVA survey results
Three-quarters of vets are concerned about stress and burnout in the profession as a result of Covid-19, according to a...
Environment
Webinars to cover all aspects of tree planting
Following the cancellation of summer and autumn shows such as APF, Farm Business Innovation, The Royal Welsh Show and CEREALS...
Beef
Beef kill: 2020 figures continue to race ahead of last year
Last week a total of 37,143 head of cattle were processed. This figure has suffered a decline of 520 head...
Dairy
Live yeast supplement secures authorisation for use in calves until 2030
Dairy producers have welcomed a tool to improve early life rumen development, as the live yeast supplement, Saccharomyces cerevisiae CNCM...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Keep an eye on the weather
Nearby grain prices dropped back this week, but are still relatively steady. Matif wheat for December was at €206/t on...
Dairy
Maximising the transition period with live yeast this winter
Dairy farmers are being urged this autumn to pay attention to transition diets by including a live yeast supplement to...
Machinery
Farmers warned as Orkney farmer caught out by tractor scam
An Orkney farmer, looking to purchase a tractor through an online site, has been scammed. The purchase of the tractor...
Arable
Soil moisture levels remain a concern in parts of the US
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) released its latest Crop Progress Report on Monday (October 26). As of October...
Machinery
Pint-sized power: Bobcat enters wheel loader market
Bobcat is entering the European wheel loader market for compact wheel loaders (CWLs) and small articulated loaders (SALs). The move...
Agri-Business
Market analysis: European dairy prices flatten out with butter unchanged
European dairy commodity prices flattened out over the last couple of weeks with the European butter quotation unchanged since mid-October,...
N.Ireland
AFBI warns of the risks of liver fluke infection this winter
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI) wishes to bring to the attention of farmers the need to consider the risk...
Rural Life
'Many farmers are suffering in silence' - FUW
On the eve of World Mental Health day (Friday, October 9), the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) hosted a virtual...
Schemes
Farmers reminded about BPS Support Scheme deadline
Those farmers who have submitted an application for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) via the Single Application Form (SAF) 2020...
Rural Life
50 Texel Cross sheep stolen in North Yorkshire
Livestock thieves have stolen 50 white-faced Texel Cross sheep from farmland in the North Yorkshire area, according to North Yorkshire...
Agri-Business
International survey launched on Women in Food and Agriculture
A major international survey to assess the impact of Covid-19 on women in food and agriculture as well as where...
Agri-Business
48 arrested in Italy after mafia-linked group defrauds EU agri-funds
Authorities in Italy, assisted by the EU’s anti-fraud office, have arrested 48 people in connection with a scheme to defraud...
Environment
Animal feed made from recycled carbon secures £2.2 million funding
UK biotech company, Deep Branch, has secured further investment to scale up the sustainable generation of protein that could transform...
