Agri-Business
Largest shipment of UK grain this year sets sail
This month will see the largest shipment of UK grain exported this season from Bristol Port. 64,000t of barley is...
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Agri-Business
Egg farm fined £60,000 following forklift accident
A Chorley egg farm and packing business has been fined £60,000 this week after a forklift truck overturned on a...
Agri-Business
Calls for Government to enforce ‘proper' British labelling
Calls have been made for changes to British labelling in light of a BBC documentary highlighting the lower environmental and...
Arable
Wet weather sees big swings in national cropping intentions
Continued wet weather prolonging this autumn’s planting season means UK growers intend to plant 170,000 hectares less wheat compared to...
Agri-Business
Video: Irish farmer convoy ‘on route’ to Dublin for tractor protest
Tractors, trailers, 4X4s and machinery of all sorts are currently on route to Dublin for the tractor protest taking place...
Agri-Business
ASA ruling sees inaccurate anti-meat posters withdrawn
Farmers in Scotland have won their first-ever appeal against a poster campaign slamming the industry. Driven by members, NFU Scotland...
Arable
New arable technology could unlock British farmland’s full potential
Software may now enable British farmers and growers to unlock the full potential of their land by applying the exact...
Agri-Business
Waitrose to source 100% British lamb by 2021
Major UK retailer Waitrose has announced plans to source all of its own-label fresh and frozen lamb from British lamb...
Agri-Business
QMS festive campaign 'beefs up' Christmas
A new campaign from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is set to reach over a million consumers in Scotland over the...
Agri-Business
New head of potato exports joins AHDB
The former head of Seafood Scotland has joined the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) to lead on exports for...
Rural Life
Appeal for info made regarding ‘suspicious animal incidents’ amid ‘occult’ claims
An appeal for information has been made following a series of suspicious incidents in which cattle and sheep have been...
Rural Life
Irish expats drive 900,000L of water to drought-stricken Aussie farmers
Hundreds of Irish people based in Sydney came together to transport thousands of litres of water from the Australian coast...
Dairy
DeLaval launches a new heat and pregnancy detecting milking system
Today, November 25, DeLaval introduced its latest addition to the VMS series, the new DeLaval VMS milking system V310. This...
Agri-Business
Wales to continue Basic Payment Scheme in 2021
Welsh Rural Affairs Minister, Lesley Griffiths has signalled her intention to continue the Basic Payment Scheme (BPS) into 2021. However,...
Sheep
NSA launches Next Generation Ambassador programme's return
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced the return of its popular Next Generation Ambassador programme after a one-year break....
Sheep
What weight should I be drafting my lambs at?
As we edge closer to the lambing season, farmers across the country will be looking to draft the last of...
Agri-Business
Buildings: Are you prepared for adverse weather conditions?
Over the past number of weeks, there has been a considerable change in the weather, which has seen a noticeable...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Achieving body condition score targets by calving
With only 10 weeks left until the month of February, the focus is slowly turning – on spring-calving dairy farms...