Rural Life
Feed processing company fined £140,000 after employee sustains serious injury
An animal feed processing company has been fined following an incident where part of an employee’s arm was severed by...
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N.Ireland
Fire breaks out at egg factory in Fermanagh
Firefighters were called in to tackle a large blaze at an egg factory in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh this morning (Wednesday, October...
World News
Researchers who can change DNA of animals win Nobel Prize
French researcher Emmanuelle Charpentier and US researcher Jennifer A. Doudna, who have discovered a tool which can change the DNA...
Agri Politics
FUW expects 'angry reactions' to NBA proposals
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) President Glyn Roberts says he expects angry reactions at a forthcoming meeting of the...
Agri Politics
Support to LFA must be fully reinstated to £65 million from 2021 - NFUS
In its latest policy document, NFU Scotland (NFUS) is calling on the Scottish government to recognise the value of active...
Environment
Last month was warmest September on record
September 2020 was the warmest September on record in Europe and across the world, with the global average 0.05° warmer...
Agri-Business
Achieving a 70% reduction in ammonia emissions with a circular shed system
A new shed system for separating mineral flows and converting emissions into value has been unveiled in the form of...
EU
'Food standards are a deal-breaker for consumers' - Which?
British consumers have sent a clear message about upholding food standards to MPs ahead of a crunch vote that could...
Agri-Business
£25 million grant fund launched for machinery improvements for farmers
£25 million has been made available in grants for productivity-boosting farming equipment in the third and final round of the...
Arable
Root and yield-boosting seed treatment gains UK approval for spring wheat
UK spring wheat growers have a new seed treatment option for this season’s plantings, with news that the SDHI-based fungicide...
Agri-Business
GDT index lifts in latest auction for back-to-back increases
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) index has lifted in its latest auction to record back-to-back increases. The most recent auction...
Agri-Business
Pics: First ‘fully autonomous’ zero-grazing machine unveiled
The first concept for the fully autonomous harvesting and feeding of fresh grass has been launched by dairy robotics firm...
Agri-Business
NIRIG rebrands to RenewableNI to ‘reflect group’s growing ambitions’
The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has a new name and a new look as it relaunches as RenewableNI....
N.Ireland
NIRIG rebrands to RenewableNI to 'reflect group's growing ambitions'
The Northern Ireland Renewables Industry Group (NIRIG) has a new name and a new look as it relaunches as RenewableNI....
Environment
AHDB ballot confirmed on statutory levy for horticulture
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has formally announced there will be a ballot on the continuation of a...
Sheep
Promotion of Scotch Lamb PGI ahead of St. Andrew's day
United Auctions has been joined by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) Scotland, the Institute of Auctioneers and Appraisers in Scotland...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
Agri-Business
DAERA publishes ‘Farm Business Data’ handbook
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published its Farm Business Data 2020 planning handbook. The...
