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...
Latest Stories
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...
Machinery
‘Dealer stocks at high levels across machinery markets’
CEMA, the association of European (agricultural) machinery manufacturers, has said that the general business index across the industry is “positive,...
Dairy
AHDB announces names of 3 new dairy board members
AHDB Dairy has appointed three new members to sit on its sector board for a three-year period starting on April...
Machinery
Doe 130 expected to fetch £65,000 at major vintage/classic auction
What are being described as some of the “world’s most unusual classic and vintage tractors, cars, commerical vehicles and motorbikes”...
Machinery
Europe-wide award for ‘high-tech slurry application system’
John Deere’s manure (slurry) sensing system has now been recognised by the European Land and Soil Management Award jury as...
Dairy
Small amount of SMP sold in latest intervention tender
A small amount of skimmed milk powder (SMP) amounting to just 33.42t was sold from European intervention stocks on the...
Agri-Business
HSE warns farmers of livestock risks as inspection regime starts
Farmers are being told they must pay closer attention to health and safety ahead of upcoming inspections. The Health and...
Sheep
Do you hold the Golden Fleece?
Ulster Wool has launched the 2019 Golden Fleece Competition, designed to showcase the exceptional quality of wool. Managed by Ulster...
Rural Life
Mother and son sentenced following nightmare scenes at Ceredigion farm
A mother and son convicted with serious neglect of 84 cattle in Ceredigion, Wales have been fined and banned from keeping...
