Rural Life
UK university develops free agri-food course to inspire the next generation of scientists
British researchers have developed a new, free online agri-food course aimed to inspire 16 to 19-year-olds across Europe to study...
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Agri-Business
Farmer speaks of his devastation after illegal butchery of lambs and sheep
A farmer who lost more than 25 lambs and ewes in the latest incident of illegal sheep butchery in Northamptonshire...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with UK competition authorities
The ongoing beef protests across Ireland has brought “a number of questions for beef processors, corporate food retailers and corporate...
N.Ireland
FFA requests meeting with UK competition authorities
The ongoing beef protests across Ireland have brought “a number of questions for beef processors, corporate food retailers and corporate...
Machinery
Lawsuit for patent infringement filed against Kubota
A patent infringement lawsuit has been filed against Kubota Corporation and several of its subsidiaries in the US. That’s according to...
Machinery
JCB hits £4 billion threshold, but issues word of warning
JCB set new records for turnover and machine sales in 2018, as global markets for construction equipment and agricultural machinery...
Rural Life
Germany to ban glyphosate weedkiller from 2023
Germany looks set to ban the use of glyphosate weedkiller from the end of 2023, according to a report by...
Agri-Business
'Misleading' PETA anti-wool ad banned in the UK
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has branded an advert claiming “wool is just as cruel as fur” as “misleading” and...
Dairy
Some updates on the global milk production front
A recent report, released by dairy giant Fonterra, revealed a continued decline in Australia’s milk production, a flat US and...
Arable
Funding partnership offers £250,000 to tackle top horticultural pest and diseases
A new research alliance has made £250,000 available for five projects to tackle high-priority pests and diseases threats for horticulture...
Rural Life
FUW to host consultation events on Sustainable Farming Scheme plans
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has announced plans to host a series of meetings to discuss the Welsh Government’s...
Environment
British public's concern for environment at all-time high
More people than ever before are concerned about damage to the environment, new national statistics published by Natural England show. In...
Rural Life
New Australian law will jail farm invaders for up to a year
A proposed new law in the Australian state of South Australia will create a new offence whereby animal rights activists...
Rural Life
Safety warning after medicated lambs illegally slaughtered
Police have issued a warning over the sale of potentially dangerous illegal meat after officers discovered the illegal slaughter of...
Agri-Business
Welsh farm finance study reveals bigger isn’t always better
New analysis of farm business data from over 1,500 Welsh sheep and suckler cow enterprises has found that there is...
Agri-Business
Pirbright grants licence for new foot and mouth disease vaccine
A new foot and mouth disease vaccine developed by the Pirbright Institute and its research partners will be soon made commercially...
Beef
NI suckler beef calf registrations fall 17,000 in 2 years
The Ulster Farmers’ Union has warned it is “deeply concerned” as the latest industry figures show a 17,000 drop in...
Agri-Business
Plans unveiled for first UK 'national digital innovation farm'
Plans have been unveiled to create a national centre specialising in agri-tech and agricultural data management in response to global...
