Rural Life
Rural crime is a 'huge priority' for police in NI - PSNI
Rural crime is a “huge priority” for police, according to the rural crime lead for the Police Service of Northern...
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Sheep
Mart dipping service fights back on sheep scab
With sheep scab reaching worrying levels in Scotland, Caledonian Marts at Stirling is trialling a sheep dipping service at its...
Schemes
UFU: NI farmers urged to 'opt into beef scheme'
Farmers in Northern Ireland have been urged to opt into the Beef Carbon Reduction (BCR) scheme, which is part of...
Environment
Emissions gap between aspiration and reality remains high – climate report
A multi-agency report coordinated by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has concluded that science is showing we are “far off...
Rural Life
FUW welcomes announcement of TB programme board members
The Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) has welcomed an announcement from the cabinet secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs,...
N.Ireland
Sinn Féin confirms its commitment to agriculture in NI
Sinn Féin TD, Martin Kenny, has confirmed that his party remains totally committed to the future of agriculture in Northern...
Rural Life
Bovine TB programme board members announced
The new Bovine TB Eradication Programme Board has been announced by Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change...
Agri-Business
Port of Liverpool welcomes UK’s largest maize shipment
The Port of Liverpool has welcomed the UK’s largest shipment of feed maize, reinforcing its critical role in supporting the...
N.Ireland
Tillage: Wheat prices look strong for the moment
The Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board has confirmed that wheat prices are being supported in the market at the present...
Machinery
Watson Silage Compactor increases pit capacity by 30%
The key to good silage is getting the air out of the pit or bale, reducing the potential for aerobic...
Rural Life
New measures introduced to mitigate spread of BTV
UK chief veterinary officer, Christine Middlemiss, has today (Tuesday, September 17) set out further measures to mitigate the spread of...
N.Ireland
Direct payment ‘isn’t enough to sustain farm businesses’ – Lockhart MP
The DUP’s Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Westminster spokesperson, Upper Bann MP Carla Lockhart, has praised the DAERA for continuing to...
Dairy
UK Dairy Day 2024 drew huge crowds for 10th anniversary
UK Dairy Day 2024 attracted huge crowds for its 10th anniversary event this year. There were over 280 trade stands...
Dairy
GDT price index increases by 0.8% at latest auction
The Global Dairy Trade (GDT) price index has recorded a slight increase of 0.8% at the latest trading event held...
N.Ireland
Dale Farm announces milk price for August supplies
The board of Dale Farm has set its base milk price at 41.30p/L for August supplies at 3.95% butterfat and...
Machinery
Case to complete renewal of Axial-flow combine models
Case IH has become the name synonymous with axial-flow combines, although it was its then competitors, New Holland, who introduced...
N.Ireland
Milk components remain key priority for dairy farmers in NI
Improving milk components has been confirmed as a key component of profitability on Northern Ireland’s dairy farms. “However milk output...
Arable
Restricted root growth could hinder modern wheat yields
Varietal testing, carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM), has confirmed a plateau in modern...
