N.Ireland
Sheep focus: Reducing costs, mortality rates and lameness through outdoor lambing
On Wednesday, February 19, AgriLand paid a visit to James Lorinyenko – who is a pedigree Cheviot breeder – just...
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N.Ireland
Sheep focus: Reducing costs, mortality rates and lameness through outdoor lambing
On Wednesday, February 19, AgriLand paid a visit to James Lorinyenko – who is a pedigree Cheviot breeder – just...
Agri-Business
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...
Agri-Business
Pedigree group to propose radical TB eradication trials in Northern Ireland
A group representing pedigree cattle breeders in Northern Ireland announced plans to commission a report proposing pioneering methods to control...
Dairy
4 simple steps to avoiding a scour outbreak as calf numbers grow
We are entering the thick of the calving season on dairy farms across the country, and as the number of...
Agri-Business
2019 one of the best years on record for red meat exports
Red meat exports from the UK rocketed to more than £1.5 billion last year – making 2019 one of the...
N.Ireland
‘Full house’ of defects for ‘fully loaded car and horsebox’
A “fully loaded” car and horsebox trailer notched up a “full house” of roadworthiness defects – being summed up as...
Rural Life
2021 Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust applications now open
Applications have opened for one of the UK’s most prestigious agricultural scholarship programmes. Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust (NFST) is pleased...
Machinery
Think you can ‘handle’ this: JCB unveils nimble new ‘livestock’ Loadall
A new addition to the JCB Loadall telescopic handler range is aimed specifically for the livestock farming sector, according to...
Agri-Business
Aileen Barron: How writing for digital differs to press
By Aileen Barron, Green Acre Marketing Having content that can be repurposed and utilised across a number of different marketing...
Beef
New beef sector climate group to examine Scottish suckler emissions
A new farmer-led group will examine how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions within the Scottish suckler herd. Co-chaired by former...
Arable
3-crop rule derogation 'urgently needed' to manage flood impacts
With thousands of farmers unable to get onto their land to plant crops following Storm Dennis, farming organisations across the...
Agri-Business
New immigration rules leave a 'big question mark for vets'
New immigration rules are a “mixed bag” for the veterinary profession and leave a “big question mark” over how the...
Agri-Business
NFU raises 'serious concerns' over new UK immigration policy
NFU president Minette Batters has accused the Government of failing to recognise British food and farming’s needs within its proposed...
Agri-Business
Seasonal Workers Pilot expanded for the 2020 harvest
The Government will quadruple the number of workers farms can recruit on a temporary basis from outside the EU this...
Agri-Business
Arla plans €619 million of major projects to make 2020 a 'record investment year'
International dairy co-op Arla Foods has announced plans to make 2020 a “record year” for investment, with plans to spend €619...
Sheep
Vets warn recent storms could increase spring coccidiosis challenge
Vets are warning recent wet weather conditions could increase the risk of coccidiosis in lambs, making it essential to look...
Agri-Business
North-east cheese manufacturer trebles capacity with rural business grant
A northern cheese manufacturer has trebled its production capacity and created five new jobs thanks to a programme designed to...