Rural Life
Harper Adams announces 2019 honorary degree recipients
Four prominent individuals from the British and Irish agri-food sector have been selected for honorary degrees from Harper Adams University....
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N.Ireland
Calls for changes to Farm Quality Assurance to ramp up NI’s BVD eradication efforts
Two major Northern Ireland industry bodies are calling for amendments to the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme to speed up efforts...
N.Ireland
Calls for changes to Farm Quality Assurance to ramp up NI’s BVD eradication efforts
Two major Northern Ireland industry bodies are calling for amendments to the Farm Quality Assurance Scheme to speed up efforts...
Agri-Business
Prime pig prices 3.5% up on 2018 levels
Despite a significant drop in household spending on pork and cured pig meat products, British prime pig producer prices were...
Environment
Could an extra-terrestrial manage the planet better than we can?
If you were an extra-terrestrial coloniser and you discovered a new planet in a distant solar system to colonise –...
Agri-Business
The search is on for Scotland’s best Scotch Lamb butchers and chefs
This week’s Love Lamb Week (September 1-7) has marked the return of two hotly contested industry competitions. Butchers will be...
Rural Life
Oxfordshire farmer to attempt new world sheep shearing record
A professional shearer and English national team member, will attempt to break not only the nine-hour British lamb-shearing record but...
Environment
How efficient must a farmer become at producing a kilogram of product?
When it comes to agriculture and climate action the focus – with regard to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – needs...
Dairy
The root of disappointing scan results revealed
Embryo deaths due to twinning, along with the dry cow – fresh cow transition, are the two main causes of...
Rural Life
Accessible farm in central Scotland for sale whole on 271.22ac...or in 7 lots
Galbraith is handling the sale of Gowmacmorran Farm, a productive dairy farm in South Lanarkshire with over 270ac of land...
Agri-Business
Grain price: Unsettled, but not going to jump anywhere fast
Unsettled might be a word to describe grain markets this week. LIFFE wheat (November and May) climbed all week from...
N.Ireland
How will mobile phone charges between Ireland and the UK after Brexit be affected?
The Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment has engaged with industry specifically on the issue of mobile roaming between...
Agri-Business
Scottish convergence money could 'distort market' Welsh unions warn
Two of Wales’ biggest farmers’ unions have hit out at Government plans to increase Scotland’s share of UK farm funding....
Rural Life
Police stop stolen tractor after 25-minute chase…at 14 miles/hour
Police in Lincolnshire in the UK stopped a stolen tractor last night, Thursday, September 5, with a squad car road...
Agri-Business
Looking for a new job on the agricultural scene?
Every month a wide range of roles become available in the Irish agri sector, giving people the opportunity to pick...
Rural Life
Police stop stolen tractor after 25-minute chase…at 14 miles/hour
Police in Lincolnshire in the UK stopped a stolen tractor last night, Thursday, September 5, with a squad car road...
Agri-Business
UK Government to increase farm budget to cover €60 million payout for Scottish farmers
Scotland’s farmers should be allocated an extra €60 million over the next two years – a hike of 47% –...
Machinery
Video: ‘I started out doing a small bit of contracting work for local farmers’
AgriLand paid a visit to Co. Armagh, with Darren Bailey (a machinery dealer from Co. Laois), to meet Garth Cairns...