N.Ireland
DAERA to form NI animal health group to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Officials in Northern Ireland plan to launch a new AMR Animal Health stakeholder group to help get the industry onside with...
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N.Ireland
DAERA to form NI animal health group to tackle antimicrobial resistance
Officials in Northern Ireland plan to launch a new AMR Animal Health stakeholder group to help get the industry onside with...
Agri-Business
Scots industry urged to back 'Meat with Integrity' campaign
A new campaign is enlisting the help of farmers, crofters and others working in the industry to raise awareness of...
Pig/Poultry
Tesco weighing up challenge of cost for Scottish egg producers
Plans are underway at Tesco to convert its entire UK egg supply to barn and free-range as the supermarket giant...
Rural Life
220 vet nurses welcomed to profession at London Zoo ceremonies
Over 220 new veterinary nurses were welcomed to the profession at a series of ceremonies at the Zoological Society of London....
Agri-Business
Brexit could lead to UK farmers paying more for key inputs, co-op warns
Brexit could reduce competition within the agricultural supply sector and ultimately lead to UK farming businesses paying more for the...
Agri-Business
Chef at popular Edinburgh restaurant named city's best
The chef patron of a popular Edinburgh restaurant has been named the best in the city at the 2019 Edinburgh...
Rural Life
NFU Cymru staff awarded for charity fundraising efforts
A group of staff, members and supporters of the National Farmers’ Union of Wales (NFU Cymru) has been recognised for...
Rural Life
Farmer fined after worker dies from roof fall
A farmer has been fined following a worker’s fatal fall through the fragile roof of a milking parlour. Mold Magistrates’...
Environment
New code published to encourage NI farmers to reduce ammonia emissions
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published extensive guide into how the region’s farmers can...
Environment
New code published to encourage NI farmers to reduce ammonia emissions
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has published extensive guide into how the region’s farmers can...
Agri-Business
Number of UK farmers benchmarking doubled since 2018
Four out of five UK farmers are now actively recording their costs according to the results of AHDB’s annual Monitor...
Environment
Fence post shortage causes delays to Environmental Farming Scheme
A shortage of suitable stock-proof fence posts has prevented some Northern Ireland Environmental Farming Scheme participants from meeting the programme’s...
Machinery
‘A significant slowdown in incoming orders is expected’ – CEMA
The ‘general business index’ across the farm machinery industry in Europe has “deteriorated significantly for the first time since the...
Machinery
What’s the average power of a new self-propelled forager?
580hp is the approximate average horsepower of a new self-propelled forage harvester (of all makes/brands, excluding Rostselmash and Gomselmash) sold...
Machinery
Krone is now building 320 BiG X forage harvesters each year
Krone is now building approximately 320 BiG X self-propelled forage harvesters each year at its factory in Spelle, Germany. The...
Sheep
Worrying: Calls for jail time to be made available to judges
NFU Scotland has called for lawmakers to allow judges to hand down prison sentences in order to punish the most...
Agri-Business
Defra data shows growth among UK organic producers
New figures from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that the number of organic producers in...
