Dairy
Farmers' bid to take over Campbeltown Creamery fails
A bid by a group of farmers to take over their local creamery, saving it from closure has failed due...
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Rural Life
Wife and her lover guilty of killing Hertfordshire farmer after he refused divorce
An estranged wife and her lover who plotted to kill a wealthy farmer after he refused to agree to a...
Agri-Business
Boortmalt becomes world’s leading malt producer as Axereal acquires Cargill Malt
Axereal, the largest farmer-owned co-operative in France has acquired Cargill Malt on behalf of its subsidiary Boortmalt. This acquisition now...
Agri-Business
Grain price: UK plantings back; wheat price up
As tillage farmers here at home struggle to plant, the same is true across the water in the UK and...
Rural Life
New college partnership to offer students ‘real world’ experience
A new partnership between Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) and the James Hutton Institute will put practical skills into the hands...
Agri-Business
2019 BPS entitlement rates announced
The 2019 entitlement values and greening rates for the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) have been set by the Rural Payments...
Rural Life
Almost 1 in 5 UK vets afraid to take sick leave
Nearly two-thirds of vets (63%) worked when they didn’t feel well enough in the last year, according to new figures...
Rural Life
Survey results: Which machinery brand comes out on top?
The ‘state of the nation’ survey – conducted with almost 3,000 farmer participants in recent weeks by AgriLand and Empathy...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after retired farmworker dies in telescopic handler accident
A Yorkshire farming partnership has been forced to pay more than £28,000 after its former farmworker was knocked down and...
Agri-Business
Agri committee to meet food retail adjudicator
The Oireachtas Joint Committee on Agriculture, Food and the Marine is scheduled to meet with Christine Tacon, the UK’s Groceries...
Beef
‘Hypocrisy’: ICSA calls out EAT Lancet funders following airline takeover
Reports that Thomas Cook Airlines Scandinavia has been bought by a consortium led by Petter Stordalen “exposes complete hypocrisy and...
Beef
‘Future of European beef sector’ to be discussed at EU committee
The future of the European beef sector will be discussed tomorrow, Tuesday, November 5 at a session of the European...
Rural Life
Tractor and trailer with 11t of potatoes overturn on roadside
Emergency services were called to the scene of a road incident where a tractor and trailer carrying 11t of potatoes...
Agri Politics
BVA releases 10 'pledges' for parties in election
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has released a set of 10 pledges that it is calling on political parties to...
Arable
Hemp production programme established in the US
The establishment of the US Domestic Hemp Production Program was announced this week by the US secretary of agriculture, Sonny...
Environment
Government launches £50 million tree-planting scheme
The Government has officially launched a £50 million scheme aimed towards increasing tree-planting rates in an effort to boost carbon...
Beef
Farmers warned of liver fluke risks in wet weather
Farmers in north Wales, north-west England and Scotland are being warned of the risk factors of liver fluke, due to...
Beef
Beef and sheepmeat exports rise in 2019
Exports of UK beef (both fresh and frozen) increased by 18% to August of this year, while sheepmeat exports rose...
