Environment
Northern Ireland Assembly declares climate emergency
The Northern Ireland Assembly has voted in favour of declaring a climate emergency and has called for the establishment of...
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Rural Life
Farmers most likely to turn to vets for mental health support
New research has shown that out of all the rural professionals they work with, UK farmers are most likely to...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers hold ‘encouraging’ first meeting with new minister
Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have held an “encouraging” first meeting with the newly appointed agriculture minister in...
N.Ireland
Northern farmers hold ‘encouraging’ first meeting with new minister
Members of the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) have held an “encouraging” first meeting with the newly appointed agriculture minister in...
Agri-Business
Milestone for Herdwatch with one million calves registered
Roscrea-based farm management software company Herdwatch is celebrating one million calves registered in the Herdwatch app as calving season gets...
Machinery
2020 vision: Future of Farming Expo to take to ‘the Hub’ next week
The 2020 Future of Farming Expo presented by Kverneland Group Ireland is set to take place in the “Marble City”...
Agri-Business
Amazone ZG-TS: Formidable new fertiliser spreader from Farmhand
The advent of spring is being announced with the rumbling of a formidable new fertiliser spreader in the form of...
Rural Life
DNA evidence used to prove farmer stole neighbour’s cow
DNA evidence has been used for the first time in Britain to prove that a farmer in Wales stole his...
Rural Life
New Scottish Women in Agriculture group established
Following on from the recent publication of the Scottish Government’s Women in Agriculture Task Force report, the industry group Women...
Agri-Business
AgriSearch to launch robotic milking system research project
Northern Ireland researchers are seeking to recruit 25 dairy farmers from using robotic milking systems for an upcoming research project....
Agri-Business
AgriSearch to launch robotic milking system research project
Northern Ireland researchers are seeking to recruit 25 dairy farmers from using robotic milking systems for an upcoming research project....
Agri-Business
New expression of interest window opens for Hill Ram Scheme
Welsh hill farmers have a second chance to join an innovative sheep genetic-improvement scheme, one year on from its launch...
Pig/Poultry
China orders cull of 18,000 chickens after bird flu outbreak
Authorities in China have culled almost 18,000 chickens after an outbreak of bird flu in the Asian country. China’s Ministry...
N.Ireland
NI agriculture minister confirms £293 million in direct payments
Northern Ireland’s new agriculture minister Edwin Poots has confirmed that farmers there will share £293 million in direct payments for...
Pig/Poultry
UK TV authority receives over 350 complaints for ‘How to Steal Pigs’
The UK’s broadcasting authority, Ofcom, has received over 350 complaints for a documentary on Channel 4 titled ‘How to Steal...
Agri Politics
Labour attempt to stall Agriculture Second Reading fails
Legislation that will transform British farming moved a step forward last night (January 3), as Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers led...
Rural Life
NFU pack encourages 97% of teachers to link farming to science curriculum
More than nine out of 10 teachers who used new education resources prepared by the National Farmers’ Union think food...
Environment
Sir. William Worsley appointed as Forestry Commission chairman
Environment Secretary Theresa Villiers has today (February 3) confirmed Sir. William Worsley as the new chairman of the Forestry Commission....
