Rural Life
Coronavirus: Reports of human-to-animal transmission in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department has said that a pet dog belonging to an owner with novel Coronavirus...
Latest Stories
Arable
The soil beneath your cover crops
Cover crops play an important role in protecting our soils. On a cold and wet day in February agronomist, Robbie...
Dairy
Video: Top tips when carrying out one of the most important jobs on a dairy farm
The milking routine is the most important job on a dairy farm, because you could say it is the only...
Agri-Business
NI agri-businesswomen learn about the challenges facing Ugandan females in farming
Ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8), two senior managers from Belfast agri-tech firm Devenish have been reflecting on their...
Agri-Business
Create your own opportunities, new farmers told
Aspiring farmers were told to “make their own opportunities” at an event for new entrants to the agricultural industry this...
N.Ireland
Diesel dilemma: Driver ‘obviously thought he was driving a tractor’
A driver found himself “in the red” with local authorities last week in Co. Tyrone following the discovery of a...
N.Ireland
Diesel dilemma: Driver ‘obviously thought he was driving a tractor’
A driver found himself “in the red” with local authorities last week in Co. Tyrone following the discovery of a...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
N.Ireland
Livestock ‘seized for further examination’ following searches
Livestock and documentation have been “seized for further examination” by members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) following...
Machinery
JCB ends ‘short-time working’ as component shipping improves
JCB has announced that it is ending its “short-time working” at its UK factories and reverting to a five-day working...
Machinery
JCB ends ‘short-time working’ as component shipping improves
JCB has announced that it is ending its “short-time working” at its UK factories and reverting to a five-day working...
Agri-Business
4 sporting bodies in NI to benefit from new sponsorship deal
Northern Ireland dairy co-operative Dale Farm has announced plans this week to fund four sporting bodies and player development programmes...
Agri-Business
4 sporting bodies in NI to benefit from new sponsorship deal
Northern Ireland dairy co-operative Dale Farm has announced plans this week to fund four sporting bodies and player development programmes...
Agri-Business
Government to trial bovine TB vaccinations on UK farms and 'phase out' badger culls
The UK Government has announced plans to vaccinate cows for bovine TB, improve testing, and phase out badger culling, as...
Agri-Business
FSA to tighten controls on 'raw milk' production and sales
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced plans to tighten controls on the production of ‘raw milk’ in England and...
Arable
New pathotypes add further complexity to wheat rust population
Recent changes to wheat rust disease resistance ratings might be associated with new pathotypes that have unique patterns of infection....
Rural Life
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to visit Teagasc’s demo suckler herd today
The UK’s Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, are set to visit the Derrypatrick demonstration suckler herd at...
