Machinery
Ursus to sell 2 of its factories in a bid to survive
Polish tractor manufacturer Ursus plans to sell two of its factories. This is reportedly part of a major restructuring plan. The...
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Agri-Business
'Electronic nose' for sniffing out spoiled potatoes wins World Agri-Tech Pitch Day 2019
A Cambridge-based start-up which uses sensors to detect contamination in agricultural produce has beat more than 100 rivals in an...
Machinery
New-look Belarus tractors set to be unveiled
Belarus – also known as MTZ (Minski Traktarny Zavod) – is set to reveal a whole new breed of tractors...
Beef
Sheep and cattle farmers urged to start testing for liver fluke this autumn
Sheep and cattle farmers have been urged to monitor for liver fluke this autumn amid concern 2019 could be a...
Agri-Business
2020 Nuffield Farming scholars announced
The recipients of next year’s 19 Nuffield farming scholars have been named. The cohort come from across UK agriculture, food...
Agri-Business
Fife farmer raises £550,000 to launch Scotland's first buffalo mozzarella
Fife Buffalo farmer and star of the BBC’s This Farming Life, Steve Mitchell, has reached a staggering £556,000 of his...
N.Ireland
Suspended sentence for farmer sentenced on multiple animal welfare charges
A farmer has been given a suspended jail sentence after pleading guilty to 18 charges relating to animal welfare and...
Agri-Business
Questions as Welsh dairy processor Tomlinson’s stops milk collections
Dairy farmers supplying Wales’ largest liquid milk processor are calling for answers after milk collections were stopped at Tomlinson’s today...
Agri-Business
8 in 10 farms receiving pollution advice have seen water quality improvements
Eight in 10 farmers receiving advice from the government’s Catchment Sensitive Farming (CSF) service have seen improvements in water quality...
Machinery
Contractors so ‘incensed’ by new diesel tax that they may go ‘Dutch’ – FCI
Contractors are so incensed by the new carbon tax burden (on green diesel) that they are strongly contemplating going “Dutch”...
Agri-Business
Vacancies: Agri-sector jobs open for applications
A number of exciting job opportunities are currently available in the agri-sector and related sectors that will be of interest...
Arable
Chemical induction without lifting a can
Closed Transfer System (CTS) technology is one of the newest innovations to be rolled out for the use of chemical...
Arable
Volunteers needed to catch cereal aphids red-handed
Cereal growers can learn about their fields’ aphid populations if they get involved in a new research project. The work...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson unveils its ‘NEXT Edition’ tractor line-up
Massey Ferguson will launch its new ‘NEXT Edition’ tractors at Agritechnica 2019 in Germany next month. They are described as...
Machinery
Video: Running 3 big square balers and a chaser…from Tipperary to Wexford
AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Wexford recently to catch up with an impressive fleet of big square balers – run...
Dairy
Who should consider selective dry cow therapy and why?
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is rising and it is not just happening at farm level. AMR is linked to increased antibiotic...
Agri-Business
Loughbrickland dairy farmer hosts EU Sustainable Dairy Farm Visit
A Co. Down dairy farmerer has been selected as part of an EU programme to educate others in the industry about...
Sheep
What can be done to reduce lameness in your flock?
Lameness is a massive concern for sheep farmers, not only for the negative effect it has on the animal’s welfare,...