Sheep
Wool prices set to remain strong following 20% increase
Wool prices are set to gather momentum over the coming months. This follows four successive full clearances at recent auctions...
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Agri Politics
NFU president calls on govt to increase agriculture budget
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is echoing calls on the government from MPs across the House of Commons to increase...
N.Ireland
New partner for haulm destruction pioneer Crop.Zone
A method of potato haulm destruction by electrical current that is presently undergoing development trials by Crop.Zone in the Netherlands,...
Arable
NFUS harvest survey presents 'mixed picture'
The National Farmers’ Union Scotland (NFUS) has indicated that this year’s harvest has varied greatly for farmers in terms of...
Agri-Business
AWF receives £12,000 for student grant scheme
British Veterinary Association‘s charity, Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF), secured £12,000 from the Benefact Group to fund its student grant scheme,...
Rural Life
NFU Mutual warns of spike in quad bike thefts this autumn
Quad bikes and ATVS continue to be targeted by thieves this autumn, new data from NFU Mutual and the National...
N.Ireland
Right to repair backed by US government agency
Despite the apparent victory of campaigners working to preserve the right to repair in America, John Deere has once more...
Machinery
Lemken opens mechanical crop care factory and forum
Traditional soil cultivation, as catered for by Lemken and others, has centred around the disruption of the soil structure to...
Agri-Business
Marks & Spencer paves way for robotic farming
The retailer Marks & Spencer is trialling robotically farmed parsnips which are due to be sold in stores from November,...
N.Ireland
Muir urges NI farmers to avail of BCR scheme
Minister for the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) for Northern Ireland Andrew Muir, has issued a reminder...
Pig/Poultry
£160m boost for UK poultry industry as exports to South Africa restart
British poultry can once again reach South African tables, after the UK secured market access estimated to bring up to...
Arable
October sees world grain prices starting to rally
The Agricultural and Horticultural Supply Board (AHDB) has confirmed a rally in world grain prices over recent days. Depending on...
Rural Life
General bluetongue movement licences and their uses
Certain movements are not permitted in a bluetongue zone or from premises which have been served a bluetongue premises or...
N.Ireland
Funding allocated to five peatland restoration projects
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has awarded £2.7 million to five not-for-profit organisations to undertake peatland...
N.Ireland
NI Water urges farmers to protect water when spreading slurry
As the slurry season comes to an end, Northern Ireland (NI) Water is reminding farmers to protect watercourses when spreading...
Rural Life
RHASS holds Harvest Thanksgiving service for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farming community were celebrated in a Harvest Thanksgiving service hosted by Edinburgh’s St Giles Cathedral in conjunction with the...
N.Ireland
OEP confirms DAERA failed to comply with law over ammonia advice
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) failed to comply with environmental law in relation to its previous...
N.Ireland
Calls for enhanced levels of farm support made at NIFDA event
Lidl regional director, Ivan Ryan, has confirmed the need for significantly enhanced farm support in Northern Ireland. Speaking at the...
