Agri-Business
Moy Park appoints new head of talent and employee experience
Northern Ireland’s largest agri-food company Moy Park has announced the appointment of Nicky Taylor as Head of Talent and Employee...
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Pig/Poultry
Defra: Africian Swine Fever has a 20% chance of reaching the UK
African Swine Fever has a 20% chance of reaching the UK’s pig population, according to Government officials. The shocking admission...
Agri-Business
Dutch firm to test ‘cow toilets’ to cut farm ammonia emissions
It seems potty enough to be an early April Fool’s Day escapade, but a Dutch inventor has created an innovative ‘cow...
Machinery
12,102 new tractors sold in the UK in 2018, but was it up or down?
12,102 new agricultural tractors were registered in the UK during 2018. That’s according to data from the UK-based AEA (Agricultural Engineers Association). This...
Machinery
NI dealer wins ‘Tractor Sales Performance Award’, but which one?
Claas has singled out dealers, from across the UK and Ireland, for accolades at its annual ‘Dealer Awards‘. The announcements...
Machinery
Massey Ferguson facility to expand, as production ‘ramps up to 18,000 tractors per year’
AGCO, which owns Massey Ferguson among other brands, has announced plans to further expand its facility in Beauvais (France). The...
Agri-Business
Report recommending adults eat must 7g of beef a day branded 'overly simplistic'
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has hit out at a report recommending adults cut their daily meat consumption to the...
Pig/Poultry
African Swine Fever: 85 pigs confirmed to have disease in Mongolia
Highly infectious and deadly porcine virus African Swine Fever has been detected in Mongolia. A laboratory confirmed 85 pigs had...
Agri-Business
93.4% of Basic Payment Scheme claims paid in December
Over £1.57 billion in Basic Payment Scheme money has been paid out so far to farmers in England, the Rural...
Agri-Business
Tractor recovered by officers before owner knew it had been stolen
Police officers in Essex have managed to recover a stolen tractor and returned it to its owner in Great Totham...
N.Ireland
‘Scale of defeat has sent a clear signal’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers Union (UFU), has responded to the vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, saying the result was expected,...
N.Ireland
‘Scale of defeat has sent a clear signal’ – UFU
The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has responded to the vote on the Brexit withdrawal agreement, saying the result was expected,...
Machinery
LAMMA 2019: Lofty claims for Kuhn’s latest belt merger
Aimed primarily at larger farmers and contractors, the ‘Merge Maxx 950’ belt merger from Kuhn spans 9.5m in width. It...
Agri-Business
NFU Cymru to host red meat summit
NFU Cymru has organised a special livestock summit examining the challenges facing the Welsh red meat sector post-Brexit. The event...
Agri Politics
Brexit: 'British farming has lost the one thing which gave it confidence'
Farming organisations and lobby bodies have warned that British agriculture faces a precarious future following last night’s House of Commons...
Machinery
Update: Claas teams up with car rental giant to boost hire options
Yesterday (Tuesday, January 15), we brought you news of an interesting tractor-related development in Germany, whereby Claas has teamed up...
Agri-Business
Norbrook appoints new head of sales for Ireland
Veterinary medicine giant Norbrook has appointed the appointment of a new regional head of sales and marketing in Ireland. The...
Agri-Business
Norbrook appoints new head of sales for Ireland
Veterinary medicine giant Norbrook has appointed a new regional head of sales and marketing in Ireland. The new appointee, Brendan...
