Agri-Business
NFFN calls on Gove to set minimum environmental standards for farming
The Nature Friendly Farming Network (NFFN) is calling for the Government’s Agriculture Bill to set ambitious minimum standards in protecting...
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Rural Life
40 sheep killed or injured after wandering onto highway
Approximately 40 sheep were killed or seriously injured on a UK highway in recent days after wandering onto the road....
Beef
NI farmers offered beef farm study tour
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering farmers involved in beef finishing and suckled calf...
Beef
NI farmers offered beef farm study tour
Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is offering farmers involved in beef finishing and suckled calf...
Dairy
No change to Muller's milk price for February
Dairy giant Muller has confirmed that its milk price will remain at 27.5p for a standard litre for the month...
Machinery
Who in the machinery trade is worth their weight in gold?
As the FTMTA (Farm Tractor & Machinery Trade Association) Farm Machinery Show draws ever closer (February 7, 8 and 9), the...
Arable
Tillage focus: Meet a member of the world’s first Hands Free Hectare team
Hands Free Hectare (HFH) is the world’s first ever hectare of cereals produced using autonomous machinery. Earlier this year – at...
Agri-Business
Defra appoints first ever food waste champion
A new food surplus and waste champion has been appointed to help drive forward the Government’s plans to cut the...
Dairy
GDT kicks off 2019 with a boost with 3rd consecutive rise
The latest Global Dairy Trade (GDT) auction – event 227 – has kicked off the new year with a boost,...
Dairy
Antibiotics training days launched for Northern Ireland dairy farmers
A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is...
Dairy
Antibiotics training days launched for Northern Ireland dairy farmers
A new training course to explain more about Anti-microbial Resistance (AMR) and how to minimise its risks on dairy farms is...
Agri-Business
2019 Oxford Farming Conference gets underway...here's the events not to miss
Hundreds of farming enthusiasts from across the UK have converged on the classrooms and examination halls of Oxford University to...
Agri-Business
NFU outlines its top 3 priorities for 2019 in New Year's message
National Farmers’ Union (NFU) president Minette Batters has said she is ready to make 2019 the start of a national...
Agri-Business
NSA: Government migration plans will cripple UK abattoirs
The National Sheep Association has raised concerns about the Government’s white paper on migration and its lack of recognition of the...
Opinion
Is the climate change debate heading in the wrong direction for UK agriculture?
Brexit may well prove to be a minor hurdle relative to the challenge of climate change for UK agriculture over...
N.Ireland
Firefighters spring stricken cattle from slurry tank
A number of cattle were successfully rescued from a slurry tank that they had fallen into by firefighters in Co....
N.Ireland
Agricultural land provides 40ac and winter accommodation for livestock
An excellent holding of agricultural land, an attractive farm house, yard and farm buildings, is currently on the market at...
Environment
New study shows reindeer’s body clocks don’t need daylight
If you ever thought that Santa would have a hard time herding and foddering reindeer in the total winter darkness...
