Dairy
Will OAD milking in early lactation affect my herd’s milk production performance?
Many dairy farmers consider once-a-day (OAD) milking for the first few weeks of the milking season as a means of...
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Agri-Business
Fivemiletown business fined for water pollution offence
A farm business in Co. Tyrone has been fined £1,250 at Coleraine Magistrates’ Court today after pleading guilty to a...
Rural Life
Government announces support for Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill in Parliament
Those who mistreat animals could face up to five years in prison under a new law backed by the UK...
Agri-Business
Half of UK farmers turning to diversification to support incomes after Brexit
Almost half of the UK’s farmers (48%) are planning to set up or expand diversification schemes – a figure which...
Agri-Business
Half of UK farmers turning to diversification to support incomes after Brexit
Almost half of the UK’s farmers (48%) are planning to set up or expand diversification schemes – a figure which...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: Why so many farmers are viewing video content…
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Video marketing is a growing phenomenon for many reasons and agri-businesses are becoming more...
Agri-Business
UK Government sets out low-tariff trade proposals in new Global Tariff Policy
Key details of how the UK’s future trade tariff schedule could look have been revealed today (February 6), as the...
Arable
UK potato businesses urged to ditch CIPC ahead of use-up date
The Potato Industry CIPC Stewardship Group (PICSG) has warned potato growers and buyers against applying sprout suppressant Chlorpropham (CIPC) at...
Dairy
Lakeland launches ‘labour-saving booklet’ for suppliers
Lakeland Dairies has launched a 28-page booklet containing recommendations, tips and case studies “aimed at making farm life easier” for...
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...
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...
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...
