Arable
Pest pressure for oilseed rape leads to cereals area growth
The English oilseed rape area has fallen to a 16-year low, following a year of challenging agronomics and pest pressure....
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Rural Life
National network of UK farm demonstration schools launched
LEAF Education has today (July 10) announced the launch of the very first National Network of Demonstration Schools set up...
Dairy
New £8 million Dairy Innovation Centre planned at SRUC
The Borderlands partnership has announced it will invest up to £8 million into a new Centre of Dairy Innovation in...
N.Ireland
149.3ac agricultural estate with productive farmland for sale whole
Newgrove Estate comes to the market as an exceptional residential and agricultural estate extending to about 149.3ac (60ha) in total,...
Arable
Cereal crops in the west looking well following recent rainfall
Winter wheat and barley trial plots showcased at Wynnstay’s Arable Event are looking exceptionally well and showing good yield potential,...
N.Ireland
149.3ac agricultural estate with productive farmland for sale whole
Newgrove Estate comes to the market as an exceptional residential and agricultural estate extending to about 149.3ac (60ha) in total,...
Agri-Business
British blackcurrant harvest beats climate change predictions
An investment in climate-resilient blackcurrant varieties, as well as new growing techniques, is set to produce a good harvest this...
Environment
Defra appoints eminent environmental researcher as new chief scientist
Eminent environmental Prof. Gideon Henderson has been appointed by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) to be...
Chair and vice-chairs of EU Agriculture Committee elected
The European Parliament’s Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has elected its chair and two vice-chairs for the first two-and-a-half years...
Beef
Union calls on nation to back Scotch Beef during price slump
A prolonged three-year low in the beef price is seriously impacting the incomes of farms and crofters across the country,...
Rural Life
AHDB studentship funding call offers £750,000 for academic institutions
AHDB has called for academic institutions to apply for a fund of almost £750,000 to support up to 10 PhD studentships, to...
Sheep
Flock-keepers urged to target vaccination to save money and avoid inappropriate antibiotic use
With Enzootic Abortion of Ewes (EAE) responsible for more than a third of abortion cases in sheep every year, a...
Rural Life
4-year-old boy killed in Lancashire farm accident
The family of a four-year-old boy tragically killed in a farm accident Lancashire have said tractors and animals were his...
Dairy
First Milk announces plans to close one of its Scottish creameries
First Milk has announced plans to close one of its Scottish creameries after it failed to find a buyer for...
Agri-Business
Quarter of UK vets have experienced or witnessed discrimination this year
Ground-breaking data gathered by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has revealed that 24% of working UK vets and veterinary students...
Rural Life
Farmers and landowners launch a new Rural CrimeStoppers programme
A new campaign to cut country crime across Glamorgan has been launched to put an end to opportunist thieves stealing...
Dairy
Union hears out members at mandatory dairy contract meetings
Scottish dairy farmers turned out in strong numbers to have an open discussion with NFU Scotland on proposed mandatory contracts...
Beef
Auto Aussie: Australian meat processors look to beef boning automation
Plans are afoot in Australia for the establishment of the world’s first beef boning automation research and development room, according...
