N.Ireland
Rural Support volunteers receive top charity honour
Rural mental health charity Rural Support volunteers were presented with the prestigious Queen’s Award at a special ceremony in Co....
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Agri-Business
Farm unions accuses media of 'inflating' IPCC report
National Farmers’ Union president Minette Batters has accused the British media of “inflating” the findings of a report by published...
Arable
Catch crops: Getting down to the roots
Soil compaction can cause yield losses and difficult working conditions on farms. Cover crops can help to solve and prevent...
Rural Life
Council calls for Government action to help with Dales farmers' plight
England’s largest council has issued a plea to Government to release emergency funds to help farmers whose businesses have been...
Environment
UN report: Better land management and dietary changes needed
A new UN report has urged for better land management and dietary changes in efforts to limit the impact of...
Rural Life
Top ‘shear’: TV host Clarkson invests in different ‘Lambo’
Well-known television personality Jeremy Clarkson is upping the ante on his recent efforts to bring farming to the small screen as part...
Agri-Business
Poultry farmer named North East's 'Unsung Hero'
A stalwart of both the poultry industry and NFU Scotland has taken the NFU Scotland North East Region’s ‘Unsung Hero’...
Agri-Business
Applications open for new veterinary pathway at Harper Adams
Harper Adams has created a new route for students who miss out on, or are not quite ready for vet...
Arable
Future of chemistry focus at Potatoes in Practice
The future of chemicals in arable farming has taken central focus at Potatoes in Practice – the UK’s largest field-based...
Pig/Poultry
Bulgaria ‘could lose entire pig breeding industry’ as ASF rages
It has been reported that Bulgaria “could lose its entire pig breeding industry and have 600,000 pigs culled” as a result...
Agri-Business
1,000L of fungicides stolen from north-east Scotland farm
Police in Scotland are appealing for information about a high-value theft from a farm at Colliston near Arbroath, north-east Scotland....
Dairy
Possible dairy cattle cull in NI after ‘no-deal’ Brexit – reports
A no-deal Brexit may result in around 45,000 dairy cattle being culled in Northern Ireland because of new tariffs that...
Arable
AHDB to host desiccation events to aid growers
AHDB Potatoes is to host a range of events designed to help growers fine-tune their desiccation programme following the loss...
Rural Life
6 teens arrested in connection with 140ac UK crop fire
Six teenage boys have been arrested in connection with a large-scale crop fire in Cleethorpes, England earlier this week. The...
Rural Life
UK rain and thunderstorm weather warnings in place this weekend
Rain and thunderstorm weather warnings have been put in place across the UK this weekend. The Met Office has warned...
Agri-Business
‘Panic’ gripping UK meat industry over no-deal tariff fears
A “sense of panic is now gripping the UK meat industry”, according to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), due...
Dairy
GDT falls 2.6% in latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) has fallen in its latest auction, held today, Tuesday, August 6. Today’s tender – Event...
Arable
EU Food Safety Authority raises health concerns over chlorpyrifos
The pesticide chlorpyrifos does not meet the criteria required by legislation for the renewal of its approval in the European...
