Sheep
Retailers and wholesalers sign on for 'Love Lamb Week'
Many of the UK’s largest retailers and wholesalers have signed on to take part in a promotion campaign for protected...
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N.Ireland
‘Hatred being fuelled by North’s polarising politics’ – GAA star Justin McNulty
Justin McNulty was just nine years old when a bomb exploded in a field 100m from the kitchen table where...
Environment
'What are the benefits from a US trade deal we don't have already?'
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the Government to explain what the opportunities are from...
Arable
Nottingham university warns of 'forgotten disease' in cereals
The University of Nottingham is warning tillage farmers of a “forgotten disease that still lurks in more than half of...
Dairy
Video: New ‘breed’ of milking cluster launched by DeLaval
DeLaval has officially launched a new ‘breed’ of milking cluster and cartridge to markets in the UK and Ireland. The...
Rural Life
Graphic: Police attend sheep attack in Wales
Several sheep have been killed – and several more injured – after being attacked in south-west Wales sometime between Sunday...
Dairy
GDT index sees slight fall after latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index has fallen slightly in its latest auction, which was held yesterday, Tuesday, August...
Agri-Business
Bayer to sell off animal health division for $7.6 billion
German pharmaceutical company Bayer will sell off its animal health business to a US company for $7.6 billion (£6.3 billion)....
Rural Life
Video: 4th generation, former dairy farm for sale on 200ac
Ballygreggan Farm, an attractive mixed dairy unit situated on the Kintyre Peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, is for...
Rural Life
Closing date approaching for 'emerging leaders' at OFC
The closing date is approaching for applications to the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) Emerging Leaders Programme. Hopefuls have just 10...
Arable
Road trip in US might affect your grain price
Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Environment
NFU pens letters to ministers to call for biofuel introduction
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have penned a series of letters to Government ministers to call for the...
Agri-Business
Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal - research
UK farming will lose £850 million in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research from a...
Agri-Business
Graduates recruited to oversee 'ambitious work' in HCC programme
Two agriculture graduates have been recruited by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) to help deliver the “ambitious...
Agri-Business
NSA launches a UK-wide survey on sea eagle release
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has opened a farmer-facing survey to gather views on the introduction of sea eagles in...
Agri-Business
Cardigan mart closure 'another blow' for industry
The announcement by J.J. Morris Auctioneers that Cardigan Animal Market will close next month, has been described as another blow...
Agri-Business
Red meat exports up 13% in first half of 2019
Exports of red meat and offal from the UK have enjoyed a strong start to the year with shipments surpassing...
N.Ireland
Bomb explodes in Fermanagh close to Cavan border
Police at the scene of an ongoing security operation in Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, have confirmed that some form of an...
