Arable
UK's largest hemp farm forced to destroy crop
The UK’s largest hemp farm has been forced to destroy its crop after the Home Office declined its application to...
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Agri-Business
Royal Welsh Show sees cross-industry meeting on beef prices
Representatives from across the beef supply chain met at this week’s Royal Welsh Show, to address the falling market prices...
Arable
Vigilance key to tackling BYDV post-neonicotinoids
Trials are taking place into new technology to alert cereal growers to the earliest signs aphids in a bid to prevent...
Agri Politics
Royal Welsh: FUW raises major farming concerns to Secretaries of State
The potential impact of a No-deal Brexit was just one of the issues raised during a meeting between the Farmers’...
UFU commits to working with Johnson to achieve ‘best Brexit outcome’
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said that it will work with incoming UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “achieve...
Agri-Business
British agriculture reacts to Boris' election as the UK's next Prime Minister
Figures from across agriculture called on the new Prime Minister to focus on stability and to avoid playing ‘populist politics’ as he...
Johnson to become new UK prime minister after party leadership win
Boris Johnson, the pro-Brexit politician, has officially been announced as the new leader of the UK’s Conservative Party and, therefore,...
Environment
France to seek €1 billion CAP advance as severe drought continues
The French government is set to ask the European Commission for a payment of €1 billion to help its farmers...
Sheep
Love Lamb Week gains backing from £1.4 million campaign
Love Lamb Week 2019 will kickstart the second phase of AHDB’s £1.4 million lamb marketing campaign, which highlights its delicious...
Arable
Study finds clubroot is patchy, diverse and requires targeted treatment
A tailored plan is required to contain the spread of clubroot and sustain the production of important brassica crop species...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru president to outline ‘No-deal’ fears in letter to new PM
NFU Cymru president John Davies will write to the new Prime Minister this week to underline the ‘serious threat’ a...
Rural Life
Prince heads to Royal Welsh Show to hear about sustainable farming the ‘Welsh Way’
As part of his visit to the opening day of the Royal Welsh Show, His Royal Highness the Prince of...
Beef
UK farming unions outline measures needed to address beef price crisis
The presidents of four of the main UK farming unions have met at the 100th Royal Welsh Show at Llanelwedd,...
Rural Life
WATCH: Scottish tourist board sends Highland Cow into space
Forget flying pigs, a plucky little Highland Cow has just become the world’s first ‘coosmonaut’ after being launched into space...
Agri-Business
'A tsunami' about to hit UK farmers - Mr. Brexit
The lawyer who coined the term ‘Brexit’, and who was interviewed by AgriLand earlier this year, has issued a stark warning...
Agri-Business
Royal Welsh: HCC chair warns industry of 'disastrous' No-deal lamb price fall
New research shows that Welsh lamb farmers could face a 24% drop in market prices caused by a near wipeout...
Agri-Business
Two senior appointments announced for the CLA
The Country Land and Business Association (CLA) has made two senior appointments with Judicaelle Hammond joining as director of policy...
Agri-Business
Agri-tech start-up named among UK's top 'ones to watch'
Digital farming and weather start-up Sencrop has been named by tech-tracking index Crunchdex as ‘one to watch’ amongst European technology...
