Machinery
How many new tractors are selling in Ireland?
The slowdown in registrations of new tractors (in the Republic of Ireland) witnessed since the end of July continued in...
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Dairy
Dairy advice: Feeding minerals and treating parasites
As we come to the end of the milking season on many spring calving dairy farms, our attention is turning...
Agri-Business
BBC documentary shows why food standards must be upheld in trade deals
A BBC documentary focusing on international livestock farming has been criticised for not doing enough to differentiate overseas practices from...
Agri-Business
Winning projects announced to tackle key pests and diseases
A new diagnostic test to identify an emerging pest threat in the UK is one of five new research projects...
N.Ireland
CAFRE set to hold ewe management event next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to hold a ewe management post-tupping event next month....
N.Ireland
CAFRE set to hold ewe management event next month
The College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) is set to hold a ewe management post-tupping event next month....
Agri-Business
Land mobility: Calls for tax relief to support scheme in NI
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility manager has called for tax relief similar to the Republic of Ireland to encourage landowners to...
Agri-Business
Land mobility: Calls for tax relief to support scheme in NI
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility manager has called for tax relief similar to the Republic of Ireland to encourage landowners to...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme initiates second phase
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme has moved into its second phase. It follows a two-year pilot, during which 28 ‘arrangements’...
Agri-Business
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme initiates second phase
Northern Ireland’s Land Mobility Programme has moved into its second phase. It follows a two-year pilot, during which 28 ‘arrangements’...
Sheep
Ship carrying 14,600 sheep capsizes off Romanian coast
A ship carrying a total of 14,600 sheep has capsized for an unknown reason in Black Sea just off the coast...
Agri-Business
NI vets praised for ‘strong and supportive’ work ahead of Brexit
The British Veterinary Association’s Daniella Dos Santos has used her first major speech as president to praise the vital work...
Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
Agri-Business
Egg farm fined £60,000 following forklift accident
A Chorley egg farm and packing business has been fined £60,000 this week after a forklift truck overturned on a...
Agri-Business
Calls for Government to enforce ‘proper' British labelling
Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and...
Arable
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 170,000 hectares less wheat compared to...
Agri-Business
Video: Irish farmer convoy ‘on route’ to Dublin for tractor protest
Tractors, trailers, 4X4s and machinery of all sorts are currently on route to Dublin for the tractor protest taking place...
Agri-Business
ASA ruling sees inaccurate anti-meat posters withdrawn
Farmers in Scotland have won their first-ever appeal against a poster campaign slamming the industry. Driven by members, NFU Scotland...
