Agri-Business
New UFU deputy president tells members ‘we’re facing a wartime food challenge’
Newly-elected Ulster Farmers’ Union deputy president William Irvine told members the UK is “facing a wartime food challenge” at the...
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Arable
Soil discussion group drives sustainable change
A discussion group set up in the east of Scotland is aiming to farm for a better climate. Not unsimiliar...
Arable
Soil discussion group drives sustainable change
A discussion group set up in the east of Scotland is aiming to farm for a better climate. Not unsimiliar...
Arable
Soil discussion group drives sustainable change
A discussion group set up in the east of Scotland is aiming to farm for a better climate. Not unsimiliar...
N.Ireland
Live updates: UFU ‘drive-in’ AGM kicks off at Balmoral Park today
It might be more commonly associated with Northern Ireland’s flagship agricultural show – the Balmoral Show – but today (July...
N.Ireland
Live updates: UFU ‘drive-in’ AGM kicks off at Balmoral Park today
It might be more commonly associated with Northern Ireland’s flagship agricultural show – the Balmoral Show – but today, Saturday,...
Rural Life
Farm Safety Week: Farmers reminded to leave their phones down when driving
Farmers and crofters are being asked to set down their mobiles this Farm Safety Week and take more care in...
Agri-Business
Scotland’s 'natural economy' valued at over £29 billion a year
A new report has defined and detailed for the first time the value of the ‘natural economy’ to Scotland’s overall...
Agri-Business
Global fall in co-product demand knocks domestic farm-gate prices
Low prices for skins and hides internationally due to changes in fashion and consumer spending are having a knock-on effect...
Rural Life
UK Ministers engage with Wales’ rural economy in virtual Royal Welsh Show discussion
UK Government Ministers David T.C. Davies and Victoria Prentis co-hosted a Q&A session with representatives from the farming and agricultural...
Opinion
Farm Safety Week: 'It's hard to deny farming is the only UK industry which kills children in the workplace'
Farm Safety Week for 2020 may be nearly over, but vigilance must continue throughout the whole year writes NFU Scotland...
Agri-Business
Facemasks and temperature checks listed in new NI mart Covid protocols
Temperature checks and mask-wearing are to become mandatory in Northern Ireland livestock marts as part of the latest set of...
Agri-Business
Facemasks and temperature checks listed in new Covid protocols for NI marts
Temperature checks and mask-wearing are to become mandatory in Northern Ireland livestock marts as part of the latest set of...
Agri-Business
Brexit trade deal ‘unlikely’ due to UK stance – Barnier
The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier has said that a Brexit trade deal at this time is “unlikely” due...
Agri-Business
Organisers say CropTec is still on track to be a face-to-face event in 2020
Organisers of UK arable show CropTec say the physical event is still set to go ahead for 2020. It comes...
N.Ireland
Firefighters called in to save steer stuck in water trough
Numerous teams of firefighters were mobilised to rescue a 12-month-old bullock which became trapped in a water trough earlier this week in...
Agri-Business
'Ground-breaking' bovine TB vaccine trials to begin in England and Wales
‘Ground-breaking’ bovine TB vaccine trials are set to get underway in England and Wales as a result of a major breakthrough...
Arable
UK winter barley harvest update from ‘challenging season’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in the UK has described 2020 as a challenging season for winter barley....
