Sheep
Germany and Middle East lead the way as lamb exports surge
UK sheepmeat exports jumped 7.1% by value and 12.6% by volume compared to the previous year despite a lower than...
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Agri-Business
Proposed red diesel changes could cost farmers 50p/L
Plans to ditch the red diesel rebate expected to appear in the Chancellor’s next Budget could cost working farmers as much...
Agri-Business
Scotland's Animal Welfare Commission named
An SRUC professor has been appointed chair of Scotland’s first independent Animal Welfare Commission. Prof Cathy Dwyer is joined by...
Rural Life
Torque of the farm: Scottish strongwoman pits herself against a 6t tractor
Record-breaking Scottish strongwoman Kim Best has borrowed one of her employer’s 6t tractors while training for her next event. The...
Dairy
Third dip on the trot as GDT slips slightly in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has decreased for the third consecutive auction following its latest tender today, Tuesday, March 3....
Dairy
Scottish dairy farmers needed for Mycoplasma bovis study
Dairy farmers across Scotland are being urged to take part in a new study to help scientists better understand the...
Agri-Business
Union outlines policy vision for Scotland for 2021 to 2024
NFU Scotland has warned change to the current system is a “necessity” for the industry to adapt to the many...
Environment
NI Agriculture Minister pledges to plant 18 million trees
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots MLA has pledged to help tackle climate change by planting 18 million trees over...
Machinery
A glance back in time as 750,000th JCB backhoe rolls off production line
JCB hit its latest milestone as its 750,000th backhoe loader rolled off the production line today, Tuesday March 3. The...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...
Agri-Business
Devenish reports ‘solid’ set of financial results
Northern Ireland agri-tech firm Devenish has reported what its chief executive has described as a “solid” set of financial results...
N.Ireland
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...
N.Ireland
Child dies and woman and baby injured in Larne farmhouse incident
A young child has died and a woman and baby were injured in an incident which took place in a...
Dairy
Evidence of dairy diets in Meath…from 4,000 years ago
Archaeologists in University College Dublin (UCD) have found evidence that prehistoric people in Meath had dairy diets – some 4,000...
Arable
Eustice denies 3-crop derogation but pledges 'bonkers' rule won't stay for long
Defra Secretary George Eustice has denied growers an exemption to the three-crop rule despite news England received over 200% of...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
Agri-Business
UCD smashes subsidy debate to come out tops at the Great Agri-Food Debate
Two days of vigorous and lively debate over some of agriculture’s most controversial topics saw University College Dublin (UCD) come out...
Arable
Wheat quality in the spotlight at the AHDB Milling Wheat Conference
The importance of the supply chain working together, particularly during this challenging growing season, was highlighted at this year’s AHDB...
