Arable
Research finds ergot alkaloids can move from infected to ‘clean’ grain
Ergot alkaloids can move within cereal ears to otherwise ‘clean’ grain, according to new research published by AHDB. The report...
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Agri-Business
2 agri-tourism monitor farms announced in Scotland
Two Scottish farms have been selected to develop their agri-tourism business and encourage others to follow their example. Working with...
Machinery
Volvo uses 5G mobile network to test remote-controlled loaders
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) says that it will become one of the first in the world to use 5G...
Beef
No-deal import tariffs 'mixed picture' for Scottish red meat industry
The Government’s temporary import tariff regime in the case of a no-deal Brexit suggests a mixed picture for Scotland’s red...
Agri-Business
No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’
The UK government has been urged to “see the sheer foolishness” of its newly-proposed tariff regime in the event of...
Agri-Business
No-deal tariffs propose turning NI into ‘smuggler’s fantasy’
The UK government has been urged to “see the sheer foolishness” of its newly-proposed tariff regime in the event of...
Agri Politics
Batters: Low-tariff imports won't necessarily lead to cheaper food on shelves
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has warned that low-tariff food imports will not necessarily lead to cheaper food...
Agri-Business
'Post-Brexit policy for agriculture must be better...not just different'
The Tenant Farmers Association (TFA) has warned that the UK must not waste the opportunity afforded by Brexit to put...
Sheep
UK sheep sector braces for tariff-free imports from NZ and Australia
The UK’s sheep sector could be in for a bumpy year post-Brexit as experts warn tariffs will not apply to...
Agri-Business
Temporary tariffs ignite cheap food fears in Northern Ireland
An industry supergroup representing primary and secondary food and drink producers in Northern Ireland has warned a ‘no-deal’ Brexit under the...
Agri Politics
UK Government announces temporary tariffs
The Government has published details of the UK’s temporary tariffs for a ‘no-deal’, designed to minimise costs to business and consumers...
Machinery
‘Next-generation’ combine promises to be the new ‘beast from the east’
Gomselmash, headquartered in the Republic of Belarus, is said to be close to launching a significantly new combine harvester. The machine pictured...
Machinery
New Holland is stretching to deliver the coveted ‘full line’
New Holland has extended its implement range (which comes from the Kongskilde family of machines). Some of these machines were...
Rural Life
Fox breaks into chicken coop…and gets pecked to death
Chickens on a farm in Brittany, France, appear to have ganged up on and killed an intruder fox that broke...
Machinery
New 4-pot McCormick tractors switch engines – from Perkins to Deutz
A new generation of McCormick X5 Series tractors is now available from dealers. These tractors come with more transmission options...
Machinery
New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim
Dervock-based Riada Tractors and Agri Sales (Riada) has been appointed as an agent for Redrock Machinery. The company will serve...
Machinery
New Redrock dealer appointed in Co. Antrim
Dervock-based Riada Tractors and Agri Sales (Riada) has been appointed as an agent for Redrock Machinery. The company will serve...
Agri Politics
Farming unions urge MPs to reject 'no-deal' following Meaningful Vote defeat
Following the Prime Minister’s defeat on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, the presidents of four of the...
