Grass
Grass and herb mixes hold particular promise for sheep farmers
Ongoing research at University College Dublin (UCD) is pointing to the very real benefits of including a range of grasses,...
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Sheep
The threat of Brexit continues to hang over sheep sector in Northern Ireland
Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) president Ivor Ferguson believes that Northern Ireland’s sheep sector is the one that will be most...
Agri-Business
ForFarmers to weigh up Crewe site closure
The UK arm of international agricultural feed firm ForFarmers UK has announced proposals to close its manufacturing site in Crewe...
Rural Life
Farm workers among victims freed in UK’s biggest modern slavery investigation
A Polish slavery gang who trafficked up to 400 people to the West Midlands, forcing them to work for a...
Agri-Business
£1.5 million poultry site investment to create 40 jobs
Avara Foods, one of the UK’s largest poultry processing businesses, has invested over £1.5 million in improving and developing its...
Machinery
How many new tractors are selling in the UK?
The latest figures from the AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association) show that 1,174 new agricultural tractors (over 50hp) were registered in the UK last...
Rural Life
Video: Activist almost killed after locking neck to factory line
A vegan activist has had a lucky escape after he locked his neck to a factory processing line and found...
Agri-Business
Effective incentives 'to be vital' in Government's net-zero push for farms
Speaking at a farming and climate change conference hosted by the NFU and Sustainable Food Trust today (July 5), NFU...
Agri-Business
Mexican commercial mission to explore British pork industry
Delegates from the Mexican livestock industry will learn about the UK’s pork sector when they arrive in the country this...
Rural Life
Bike thefts: Weekend raiders break into sheds and steal 4 quads in a night
Farmers in Flintshire have become victims of a professional gang of quad bike thieves, with more than £15,000 of ATVs...
N.Ireland
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
N.Ireland
JCB burn-out prompts machinery fire warning
A recent issue involving a JCB which went on fire has prompted a warning on the dangers of machinery fires...
Agri-Business
BYDV research for cereals to receive 3-year funding boost
The management of virus-spreading aphids in winter cereal crops is the subject of a new AHDB research call. It forms...
N.Ireland
Stolen quad recovered from undergrowth hollow
A quad which had been reported stolen has been recovered from a patch of undergrowth by police in Co. Antrim....
Machinery
Latest Fendt 700 Vario series: Most high-tech tractor cab yet?
According to Fendt, its 700 Vario series has been its biggest-selling range of tractors for several years. The manufacturer has now...
Agri-Business
Fane Valley to take over north-west feed mill business
Fane Valley Co-operative has struck a deal with Donegal Investment Group plc to acquire Irish compounder Robert Smyth & Sons...
Pig/Poultry
EU agrees ‘whopping quota’ of 180,000t of additional poultry in Mercosur deal
An EU poultry farmers’ lobby group has expressed concern at the revelation that the EU has agreed “a whopping quota...
Pig/Poultry
Bayer launches new injection for coccidiosis and iron deficiency in piglets
Pharmacuetical company Bayer has just launched a new patented injection for piglets in the UK, which is designed to prevent...
