Rural Life
Royal Highland Show to weigh up limiting Saturday ticket sales
Royal Highland Show officials warn they may need to limit Saturday ticket sales in years to come, as the show...
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Agri-Business
DAERA announces £1.3 million for new research projects
The Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has announced that three research institutions in Northern Ireland are to...
Machinery
Video: Talking to MF about its ‘NEXT’ tractor…and current sales in Ireland
At last month’s Agritechnica show (in Germany), AgriLand spoke to Francesco Quaranta (vice-president of the Sales & Marketing division –...
Machinery
Auction report: ‘Best of the rest’ from the end-of-year sale
Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Agri-Business
UK study finds TB 10 times more likely to transmit from badgers to cows than in reverse
Tuberculosis in cattle and badgers passes between members of the same species at least twice as often than between cow...
Rural Life
Overturned lorry load of Brussels sprouts causes road closure
An overturned lorry on a UK road caused quite a stir this week and could well affect supplies of a...
Agri-Business
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....
Agri-Business
Delay to Environmental Farming Scheme Tranche 3 as department calls for review
Officials have warned of delays to Northern Ireland’s Environmental Farming Scheme after a “significant increase” in applications for Tranche 3....
Rural Life
3 jailed for illegal cigarette trade following HMRC farm raid
Three men have been jailed for a total of 10 years and nine months after they were caught with millions...
Arable
Miscanthus farm walk to showcase crop on flooded land
A farm walk planned for the new year offers farmers the chance to see for themselves how Miscanthus has helped...
Machinery
Auction report: MF in focus at the last big sale of the year
Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Machinery
Auction report: A case of the ‘blues’ at the last big sale of the year?
Monday, December 9, saw the latest monthly Cambridge Machinery Sales auction take place at Cheffins Auctioneers’ sale grounds in Sutton,...
Environment
MEPs debate Mercosur agreement compatibility with Green Deal goals
The EU-Mercosur trade agreement and whether the accord is compatible with the new European Green Deal was a key topic...
Agri-Business
Rory Best meets fans at the Winter Fair…on the way to a South African rugby summit
Showgoers at this year’s RUAS Winter Fair might have felt themselves doing a doubletake as they saw international rugby star...
N.Ireland
Appeal for info made following theft of tractor and tipper
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a New Holland tractor and a Herron tipper trailer...
Agri-Business
Cullinan elected as next president of the IFA
With additional reporting by Breifne O’Brien at the count centre in Castleknock Tim Cullinan has been elected as the next...
Dairy
Do we need to be a bit more inventive about who we employ on our dairy farms?
Many dairy farmers are struggling to find employees. But is it a lack of available labour that is the issue?...
Agri-Business
New LEAF standard to come into effect in January 2020
Environmental assurance system LEAF Marque has today announced that the latest version of its standard will come into effect on...
