Agri-Business
Potato processing firm fined £50,000 after worker is struck by telehandler
A potato processing company has today been sentenced for safety breaches after a worker, Colin Smith, was left with a...
Latest Stories
Pig/Poultry
Pig behaviour research finds some 'surprising discoveries'
Research carried out by Queen’s University Belfast has made what is described as “intriguing and unpredicted” discoveries in the social...
Agri-Business
Cloughbane Farm launches plant-based meal range
Tyrone-based Cloughbane Farm has launched a new range of plant-based meals which has secured listings with Henderson Group, owners of...
Rural Life
LEAF chief named one of Women Economic Forum’s ‘Women of the Decade’
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) chief executive, Caroline Drummond, has been named one of the Women Economic Forum’s ‘Women of...
Agri-Business
AHDB publishes guidelines for water supply interruption
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has compiled a new set of guidelines advising farmers what to do if...
Agri-Business
Wales' Animal Health Group expands as it prepares to gear up activity
Two new appointments have been made to Wales’ Animal Health and Welfare Framework Group as it prepares to ramp up...
Agri-Business
Scottish researchers to review ways to lower agricultural nitrogen emissions
Scottish climate change researchers are exploring ways that farmers could reduce emissions from nitrogen fertiliser use. Led by Scotland’s Rural...
Agri-Business
Cross-continental marketing drive for Welsh Lamb and Beef
The first fortnight in May will see the start of a marketing marathon for Wales’ red meat levy board in...
Dairy
It’s not a crime to take some time off every once in a while
As the calving season draws to a close, now is a time for you to reflect on the months gone...
Agri-Business
Danone’s first quarter sales up by a modest 0.8%
Danone’s first quarter results show a slight growth in sales despite decreased infant milk formula sales in China and the...
Agri-Business
Lynbreck Croft wins inaugural NEWBIE Award for innovative new entrants
A 150ac mixed habitat in the Cairngorms National Park, has been declared one of this year’s NEWBIE UK award winners....
Agri-Business
Survey reveals Scots are being misled about red meat
Almost two-thirds (64%) of Scots are concerned about the impact of veganism on Scotland’s farming industry, according to the results...
Agri-Business
Agri-food sector now worth £122 billion to UK economy
The UK’s agri-food sector is now worth almost £122 billion to the country’s economy, according to new figures. The National...
Machinery
Sales are up at ‘world’s biggest monthly auction of tractors and farm machinery’
Cheffins, which claims to conduct the “largest monthly sale of second-hand tractors and agricultural machinery in the world”, has reported...
World News
How a pig farmer made a splash into milk with Brazil's first VMS robots
It feels like Northern Ireland has got a case of dairy fever – and it’s no different here in Brazil,...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm softens March drop with new ‘member payment’
Dale Farm has continued the downward movement on its milk price – cutting 0.2p/L off the amount paid for March’s...
Sheep
211 sheep stolen from Dorchester farm
Officers investigating the theft of more than 200 sheep from farmland near Dorchester are appealing for witnesses and those with...
Agri-Business
Researchers analyse viability of Hands Free Hectare...but does it stack up?
An economic analysis of Hands Free Hectare is set to provide the first concrete evidence that crop robots will help...
