N.Ireland
Animal health group urges NI farmers to act on BVD
Animal Health and Welfare NI (AHWNI) is reminding farmers in Northern Ireland to take action to prevent bovine viral diarrhoea...
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Dairy
Autumn calving: Are your cows cycling ahead of breeding?
Now that the majority of the autumn calving cows have now calved down, it is time to ensure that they...
N.Ireland
Ensiling grain with new hammer mill from Murska
Based in Finland, Murska is an engineering company specialising in the production of grain treatment machinery for livestock farmers. The...
N.Ireland
CAFRE students win gold at Worldskills National Finals
College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) horticulture students have paved their way to success at the Worldskills National...
Arable
Robot dog deployed in Cornwall soil health trial
A Cornish farmer is trialling a number of agri-tech related initiatives in partnership with the University of Plymouth, which are...
Machinery
Video of tractor driving through flooded high street leads to arrest
Tenbury Police have confirmed that a 57-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of criminal damage and dangerous driving following...
N.Ireland
UFU webinars to focus on beef and lamb efficiency
Beef and lamb efficiency sets the theme of two webinars set to be held by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU),...
Agri-Business
Scottish farmers to rally outside parliament ahead of budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland will hold a rally outside the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh tomorrow (Thursday, November 28),...
Beef
AHDB: Halal meat accounts for 30% of UK lamb sales
New research from the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) shows how halal consumers’ behaviours and consumption habits have changed...
Agri-Business
UK trial farmers use cattle to control invasive species
Farmers are using animals to control the invasive species, bracken, without chemicals while saving costs and restoring habitats, in a...
N.Ireland
Winter milk: Controlling SCC in the early stages of lactation
Controlling your somatic cell count (SCC) is not always easy during the early lactation of your winter milking herds, particularly...
Rural Life
Police apprehend stolen gator following motorway chase
Police in North Yorkshire were engaged in a helicopter and vehicle chase in the early hours of Sunday morning (November...
Environment
Police warrant executed for illegal wildlife trade of birds' eggs
South Yorkshire Police has confirmed the execution of a warrant relating to the illegal wildlife trade of birds’ eggs in...
Farm Building
NFU Mutual: Cost of farm fires exceeded £110m last year
The cost of farm fires increased by 37% from £80.4 million in 2022 to an estimated £110.3 million last year,...
N.Ireland
Lockhart appointed chair of Northern Ireland Shows Association
Brian Lockhart, from Jerrettspass in Co. Armagh, is the new chair of the Northern Ireland Shows Association (NISA). He assumed...
N.Ireland
Man sentenced following cannabis farm discovery in rural Co. Down
Clive Weir, from the Annahilt area in Co. Down was handed a three year sentence following the discovery of a...
Machinery
Zuidberg adds Claas front linkage kits to range
Zuidberg, a Dutch engineering company which sells its products throughout the world, manufactures a range of aftermarket front linkages and...
Agri-Business
Lower levels of beef and sheep production forecast for UK
New industry analysis has forecast lower levels of beef and sheep meat production in Great Britain by 2030. The work...
