Dairy
Video: Testing the quality of colostrum and top tips when stomach tubing a newborn calf
Colostrum, also known as beestings, is the first and most important line of defence for a newborn calf. Not only...
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Arable
Understanding the ‘Revylution’ in fungicides
Revysol the new chemistry launched by BASF last week is a triazole and is contained in the new products Lentyma...
N.Ireland
Farmers forced to evacuate 700 ewes following farm yard flooding
A sheep farmer based near Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, had to think fast last Sunday morning, February 9, when he discovered his...
N.Ireland
Farmers forced to evacuate 700 ewes following farmyard flooding
A sheep farmer based near Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh, had to think fast last Sunday morning, February 9, when he discovered his...
Agri-Business
Sugar beet could make return to Scotland after almost 50 years
Almost 50 years on from the closure of the Scottish Sugar Beet factory in Cupar, a rural innovation group aims...
N.Ireland
On the market: 33.85ac farmland 'would suit a small livestock operation'
Located in Co. Armagh and currently on the market is farmland, on 33.85ac, with a range of outbuildings and a...
N.Ireland
On the market: 33.85ac farmland ‘would suit a small livestock operation’
Located in Co. Armagh and currently on the market is farmland, on 33.85ac, with a range of outbuildings and a...
Rural Life
Pair sentenced for theft of £30,000 of livestock in North East Scotland
Two men have been found guilty of the theft of nearly £30,000 of livestock in the north-east of Scotland. Lloyd Fowlie...
Agri-Business
New range of PGI Welsh Beef launched across all 50 regional Aldi stores
Supermarket chain Aldi has announced plans to stock PGI Welsh Beef across all of its 50 Welsh stores from February...
Farm workers in Northern Ireland set for pay increase
The Agricultural Wages Board for Northern Ireland has announced proposed increases to the minimum wage rates for agricultural workers. Following...
Sheep
Smaller hogg carryover and trade rebalancing boosting prime sheep prices
The Scottish sheep market is warming up as farmgate hogg prices are up 21% higher than last year. It’s 26%...
N.Ireland
Case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
A case of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland, with poultry keepers being told to ensure...
N.Ireland
Case of bird flu confirmed in Scotland
A case of bird flu has been confirmed on a farm in Scotland, with poultry keepers being told to ensure...
Environment
UFU asks farmers to get counting in the Big Farmland Bird Count
The Ulster Farmers’ Union is encouraging farmers to get counting and join the Big Farmland Bird Count (BFBC). UFU deputy...
Dairy
Avoid getting up during the night this calving season; here’s how…
The spring-calving season can be a hectic time of the year on farms; so many farmers will try every trick...
Dairy
NI applications invited for this study tour to Britain
Northern Ireland dairy farmers have the chance to see for themselves how two large Yorkshire enterprises manage their staffing and...
Beef
Dyke bull tops solid Stirling Limousin trade at 13,500gns
A good commercial trade for Limousin bulls was led by the MacGregor’s, Milton of Campsie, at Stirling on Monday, February...
Agri-Business
What are the dangers associated with under and overfeeding ewes?
With the lambing period fast approaching for mid-season flocks, farmers will be anxious that ewes are in good condition to...
