Rural Life
Irishman jailed in UK for scamming farmers out of £40,000
An Irishman has been jailed in the UK for scamming three Welsh farmers out of more than £40,000 (€44,000). According...
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N.Ireland
Appeal for info following theft of quad and generator
An appeal for information has been made following the theft of a quad, a chainsaw and a generator from a...
Arable
Bushels and tonnes…do you know how to convert?
As farmers keep an eye on grain markets, the term ‘bushels’ comes up very regularly. The phrase we associate with...
Agri-Business
TFA: Taxation system should not reward poor farm tenancy practice
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ahead of the Autumn Budget, with proposals...
Agri-Business
'Government must deliver farm labour solutions before Brexit'
The Government is being called on to put solutions in place to tackle farming labour issues before Brexit by the...
Sheep
Retailers and wholesalers sign on for 'Love Lamb Week'
Many of the UK’s largest retailers and wholesalers have signed on to take part in a promotion campaign for protected...
N.Ireland
‘Hatred being fuelled by North’s polarising politics’ – GAA star Justin McNulty
Justin McNulty was just nine years old when a bomb exploded in a field 100m from the kitchen table where...
Environment
'What are the benefits from a US trade deal we don't have already?'
The president of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the Government to explain what the opportunities are from...
Arable
Nottingham university warns of 'forgotten disease' in cereals
The University of Nottingham is warning tillage farmers of a “forgotten disease that still lurks in more than half of...
Dairy
Video: New ‘breed’ of milking cluster launched by DeLaval
DeLaval has officially launched a new ‘breed’ of milking cluster and cartridge to markets in the UK and Ireland. The...
Rural Life
Graphic: Police attend sheep attack in Wales
Several sheep have been killed – and several more injured – after being attacked in south-west Wales sometime between Sunday...
Dairy
GDT index sees slight fall after latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) Price Index has fallen slightly in its latest auction, which was held yesterday, Tuesday, August...
Agri-Business
Bayer to sell off animal health division for $7.6 billion
German pharmaceutical company Bayer will sell off its animal health business to a US company for $7.6 billion (£6.3 billion)....
Rural Life
Video: 4th generation, former dairy farm for sale on 200ac
Ballygreggan Farm, an attractive mixed dairy unit situated on the Kintyre Peninsula, on the west coast of Scotland, is for...
Rural Life
Closing date approaching for 'emerging leaders' at OFC
The closing date is approaching for applications to the Oxford Farming Conference (OFC) Emerging Leaders Programme. Hopefuls have just 10...
Arable
Road trip in US might affect your grain price
Reports over the past number of weeks on plantings and crop condition from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)...
Environment
NFU pens letters to ministers to call for biofuel introduction
Members of the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) have penned a series of letters to Government ministers to call for the...
Agri-Business
Farming to lose £850 million in profits after no-deal - research
UK farming will lose £850 million in profits in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to research from a...
