Pig/Poultry
Poultry conference: Zero-tariff egg imports could put Welsh producers out of business
Eggs are back in fashion and have a secure future among consumers, according to industry leaders at NFU Cymru’s annual...
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Agri-Business
Grain price: Little movement in price or some harvest reports
Winter planting of cereal crops remains at a standstill here in the UK and Ireland as wet weather dominated the...
Agri-Business
TB: More cattle slaughtered in last 5 years in Wales than Welsh badger population
More cattle have been slaughtered in Wales due to TB over the last five years than make up the whole...
Agri Politics
Conservatives make general election farming pledges
The Conservative Party has said it will maintain current spending on farming should it win the upcoming general election. The...
N.Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...
N.Ireland
First case of CAE goat disease discovered in Northern Ireland
The first case in Northern Ireland of the goat disease, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE), has been confirmed by the Department...
Agri-Business
Change at Dale Farm site to lower carbon emissions by almost a third
Switching its Cookstown plant from heavy-duty oil to natural gas is expected to lower carbon emissions from combustion at Dale Farm...
Agri-Business
Change at Dale Farm site to lower carbon emissions by almost a third
Switching its Cookstown plant from heavy-duty oil to natural gas is expected to lower carbon emissions from combustion at Dale Farm...
Machinery
Video: ‘Past users would be pleasantly surprised to re-visit their Deutz-Fahr days’
AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Cork to catch up with Paschal Twomey at a recent Jim Power Agri Sales...
Dairy
Why is it important to give cows an adequate dry period?
Many spring-calving dairy farmers have – or should have – begun to dry-off cows; however, usually during this time of...
Machinery
Agritechnica 2019: Flagship Fendt combine has no steering wheel
AGCO showed off its new flagship Fendt-badged IDEAL 10T combine harvester (pictured above) at last week’s Agritechnica show (in Germany)....
Machinery
Krone ‘rolls’ out tracks and joystick-steering for the BiG X
Krone had a significant presence at last week’s Agritechnica show in Germany. Among its more eye-catching exhibits was a BiG...
Dairy
‘75% of consumers don’t know what is happening on farms to protect the environment’
“75% of consumers don’t know what is happening on farm to protect the environment.”This was a statement made by the...
Agri-Business
Kelso flock named Scottish Sheep Farm of the Year
A Kelso farm, which showcases excellence in the production of livestock in Scotland, has been announced as the winner of...
Sheep
Emerging tick-borne sheep parasite detected in the UK
Scientists have detected an exotic tick-borne parasite within sheep in the north of Scotland, according to a new study. The...
Agri-Business
Watch: 5ac of greens in 55m²? No imports…hyper-local food
Two re-purposed shipping containers, fitted with a ‘Farmony’ – 55m² in size, can produce 55,000 heads of lettuce per year or...
Arable
Report: Scottish pesticides use down on arable farms
Pesticide use on arable crops grown in Scotland declined in 2018, according to a new National Statistics report. A drop...
Beef
FARM SMART: Removing the paperwork on this 260-head finishing unit in Co. Derry
Farming in Dungiven, Co Derry, Derek and Jennifer Glenn run a beef finishing operation on approximately 200ac of land, bringing...