Rural Life
Welsh farmers join forces to deliver food message to the public
More than 50 NFU Cymru members have united in a video message declaring their commitment to feed the nation throughout...
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Rural Life
SAYFC elects new chairman over Zoom
No-one could have predicted that Kim Livesey would chair her final Scottish Association of Young Farmers Clubs (SAYFC) National Council...
Arable
US planting figures well ahead of wet 2019
US farmers are off to a better start to planting than the same time last year. In 2019, US farmers...
Agri-Business
LEAF Marque to offer remote assessments during pandemic
LEAF Marque has introduced remote assessments for its farmer members, rolling out a new protocol, in partnership with its independent...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: Marketing trends and consumer behaviour in light of Covid-19
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Already well reported is just how impactful, and, in some cases, challenging Covid-19 has...
Agri-Business
New HCC board convenes during continued crisis
New additions to the Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) board met with their colleagues virtually this week...
Rural Life
Over 8 million cigarettes smuggled in frozen chicken container
Over eight million cigarettes were seized at Dublin Port yesterday, Wednesday, May 6, by Revenue…that were being smuggled in a...
N.Ireland
Man killed in Co. Antrim crash with tractor
Police have confirmed that a man has died following a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor in Ballymena, Co. Antrim. The...
Agri-Business
UK dairy industry unites to launch £1 million consumer campaign
The UK dairy sector has announced plans to launch a new £1 million promotional campaign to encourage consumers to drink more...
Agri-Business
UK dairy industry unites to launch £1 million consumer campaign
The UK dairy sector has announced plans to launch a new £1 million promotional campaign to encourage consumers to drink more...
Agri-Business
Vets welcome ‘pragmatic’ amendments to TB testing during Covid-19
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed temporary amendments to bovine TB testing in England, Wales and Northern Ireland that...
Sheep
British Wool warns of 10 million kilos of unsold wool
The UK’s wool industry could be in for a close shave as the British Wool Marketing Board warned its stocks...
Dairy
Defra to offer Covid-19 financial support to struggling dairy farmers
England’s dairy farmers will be able to access up to £10,000 each to help them overcome the impact of the...
Rural Life
23 Jersey cows and calves stolen from Cornwall farm
Police are appealing for information following a report that 23 Jersey cows have gone missing from a farm in Bodmin,...
Machinery
Covid-19: 67% of CNH plants ‘operational’ following lock-down
The resumption of production at Case New Holland (CNH) Industrial is going according to plan, “and follows all Covid-19 health...
Dairy
GDT index sees slight decrease in latest auction
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) event has concluded with a slight decrease in index, following a hefty drop at...
Rural Life
Ministers urge councils to reopen waste and recycling centres
Local Government Minister Simon Clarke and Environment Minister Rebecca Pow have written to councils urging them to reopen household waste...
N.Ireland
Tributes paid following tragic death of former ploughing champion
Tributes have been paid from both sides of the Irish Sea following the death of a multiple world ploughing champion...
