Rural Life
1,000s gather for Scotland's largest indoor winter farming event
Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney MSP, attended the country’s largest indoor winter farming event, AgriScot for the first time yesterday...
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Agri Politics
Farmers set to besiege Westminster in protest of IHT changes
Farmers and farm organisations from around the country are preparing to descend en masse on London on Tuesday, November 19,...
Agri Politics
Minister shares concerns over changes to inheritance tax
First Minister John Swinney will later today (Wednesday, November 13) tell farmers he shares their concerns over changes to inheritance...
N.Ireland
Lakeland Dairies announces increase in milk price for Oct
The Lakeland Dairies board has decided on a price for milk supplied in October with the base price increasing from...
Agri Politics
Govt announces reform to flood funding and £50m investment
The government is refreshing its approach to delivering flood funding and is to deliver additional financial support to farmers and...
N.Ireland
DAERA: Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme open for applications
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that a new £1.1 million tranche of the Rural...
N.Ireland
Public views sought on Just Transition Commission for NI
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) Minister Andrew Muir has launched a consultation on establishing a Just Transition...
Environment
Soil Association welcomes new ASA regenerative farming guidelines
Soil Association has welcomed new guidance from the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) on “misleading” regenerative farming claims for brands and...
Agri-Business
£5m nature programme empowers more than 1,600 communities
A new report published yesterday, November 11, has demonstrated the impact of the Nextdoor Nature programme, which enabled The Wildlife...
Dairy
Confirmed number of bluetongue cases in GB rises to 157
The total number of bluetongue (BTV-3) cases in Great Britain has risen to 157, with 155 in England and two...
Agri-Business
99% of Holstein bulls globally can be traced to 2 males – FAO
99.75% of the global population of Holstein bulls can be traced back to two males, chief of the Sustainable Animal...
Agri Politics
MP to urge agri minister to scrap APR changes
Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall, Ben Maguire, has announced today (Monday, November 11), that he will push Minister of...
Environment
Agriculture and food among topics to be discussed at COP29
Agriculture and food are among the topics to be discussed at the 29th United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP29)...
N.Ireland
The significance of the 2024 World Dairy Summit
The Paris Dairy Declaration on Sustainability was recently adopted by the International Dairy Federation (IDF) at the culmination of the...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods Ingredient’s acquisition sees approval
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has approved Arla Foods Ingredients’ acquisition of Volac’s Whey Nutrition business, Volactive. The regulator’s...
Agri-Business
Research project aims to genetically reduce methane emissions in beef cattle
Researchers in Canada and Europe are teaming up on a new project that aims to “genetically reduce methane emissions from...
Beef
Cookstown herd takes 4 titles at NI Angus club calf show
The Northern Ireland Aberdeen Angus Club hosted its annual Calf Show at Dungannon Farmers’ Mart, Co. Tyrone, on Saturday, November...
Dairy
Autumn calving: Achieving 100 SCC in the first 100 days
As we are now into the thick of autumn calving, it’s important to be considerate of keeping your somatic cell...
