Rural Life
All Breeds All Britain Calf Show judges confirmed for 2019
The East of England Showground will see the return of this year’s All Breeds All Britain (ABAB) Calf Show. Organised...
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Arable
SmartHort automation challenge launches
A competition to match expert engineers from the manufacturing industry with horticulture producers to develop new technology has been announced...
N.Ireland
RUAS elects new president at AGM
Members at today’s Royal Ulster Agricultural Society (RUAS) annual meeting elected a new president and heard that 2018 had been...
Machinery
Chart: Which countries top the European tractor league?
Earlier today (Friday, February 8) we brought you figures from CEMA – the European association that represents the agricultural machinery...
Agri-Business
Checking and moving stock on the farm…with drones that bark
Farmers are increasingly using technology to try and take the hardship out of farming, with drones now taking on the...
Rural Life
SAS show shepherdess to speak at farming conference
Two prominent farming icons will be joining NFU Cymru for its inaugural conference, entitled She Who Dares…Farms, aimed at showcasing...
Machinery
How many new tractors were registered across Europe last year?
CEMA – the European association that represents the agricultural machinery industry – compiles data relating to registrations of new tractors...
Agri-Business
Lamb makes it on to the menu in Tay schools
Scotch Lamb will now appear on school menus in Dundee, Angus and Perth & Kinross following a successful pilot, backed...
Beef
Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final
More than 50 teenagers from across Northern Ireland will be showcasing their beef production knowledge at the ABP Angus Youth...
Beef
Teens to compete in ABP Angus Young Challenge semi-final
More than 50 teenagers from across Northern Ireland will be showcasing their beef production knowledge at the ABP Angus Youth...
Beef
Straw diet warnings following reports of impaction
Reports of cows dying from straw impaction is highlighting the risks associated with feeding straw-based rations to suckler cows. Straw...
Agri-Business
Devenish and Queen’s University launch doctoral programme
The Institute for Global Food Security (IGFS) at Queen’s University Belfast is to host a doctoral training programme in partnership...
Machinery
Pottinger notches up big numbers, but in which countries?
According to its most recent financial statement (covering the 2017/2018 financial year), Pottinger increased its turnover by 15% – to...
Agri-Business
AHDB takes dairy message to the silver screen
Cinema advertising will be used for the first time in AHDB and Dairy UK’s £1.2 million consumer marketing campaign, which...
Dairy
Membership premium to boost First Milk's milk price
Scottish dairy processor First Milk has announced it will raise its standard litre milk price will increase by 0.25p/L from April...
Agri-Business
Unions welcome new UK Farming Minister
Robert Goodwill has been appointed as the UK’s new Farming Minister following George Eustice’s resignation. Goodwill has previously described himself as...
Agri-Business
Seasonal workers pilot opens for applications
The seasonal workers pilot, announced by the Home Secretary and Environment Secretary in September 2018, has now opened. The pilot...
Sheep
Arbitrary sheep ageing rules not to change due to Brexit uncertainty
The sheep sector this week received confirmation from the UK Government that it was unlikely to introduce a change to...
