Beef
Live export recovery driven by Northern Irish demand
Live exports are currently running some 31,789 head behind the comparable period in 2019, Bord Bia figures show. While this...
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Sheep
Third of farmers on Welsh sheep efficiency project say they want to boost flock fertility
Fertility has been highlighted as a key priority on sheep farms in Wales through an animal health planning project run...
Agri-Business
Cross-sector support for Low Carbon Agriculture Show
The Low Carbon Agriculture Show (LCA) has attracted cross-sector backing since announcing its launch in June. Global sustainable farming organisation...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Arable
Harvest update: ‘It’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise’
Co. Derry farmer Robert Moore has said “it’s been a bloody awful harvest weather wise” as farmers are struggling to...
Agri-Business
AHDB series explores dairy export opportunities in the Middle East
Dairy exporters will have the chance to hear what opportunities exist in the Middle East during two AHDB webinars next...
Agri-Business
Judging panel announced for BVA Young Vet of the Year Award
The British Veterinary Association has today announced an expert panel of judges for its BVA Young Vet of the Year...
N.Ireland
Mixed estate on 9,309ac offers recreation, conservation, forestry and farming in one
Kinrara Estate, a superb Speyside estate with a productive grouse moor, stalking, salmon and trout fishing, with significant afforestation and...
Sheep
Swiss foodservice reopening gives boost to Welsh lamb exports
HMRC figures show UK lamb exports to Switzerland increased by over 200% in the first six months of 2020, compared to...
Agri-Business
Cranswick’s Co. Antrim plant to reopen following 2-week closure
Cranswick Country Foods factory in Cullybackey, Co. Antrim, has reopened two weeks after authorities ordered it to close following an...
N.Ireland
Quad ‘observed driving in a dangerous manner’ seized
A quad bike which was observed “driving in a dangerous manner” has been seized by members of the Police Service...
N.Ireland
Quad ‘observed driving in a dangerous manner’ seized
A quad bike which was observed “driving in a dangerous manner” has been seized by members of the Police Service...
Rural Life
Capsized cattle ship: 2nd crewman dies after rescue from sea
A second crewman who was rescued from the East China Sea after the cattle ship he was travelling on capsized...
Agri-Business
RCVS confirms investigation into 'deliberate' leaks of confidential information
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has confirmed that, over recent months, it has been obliged to commission an...
Sheep
NSA challenges 'short-sighted' research on replacing sheep farms with forests
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has hit back at claims from new research that suggest traditional farming methods should be...
Sheep
Study claims sheep farmers could profit by shifting to forest
British sheep farmers could profit from allowing their land to naturally regenerate into forest – at least according to researchers...
Agri-Business
Glamorgan farmers 'left in the dark' over local mart
Farmers in Glamorgan still don’t know what the future holds for their local livestock mart, with fears growing that livestock...
