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...
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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...
Dairy
Dairy advice: Preparing sheds, scrapers and cubicles for winter
During the month of September, it can be easy to get caught up in other jobs that may seem like...
Sheep
NSA Welsh Sheep 2025 now open to trade stand admissions
The National Sheep Association (NSA) has announced that trade stand applications are now open for NSA Welsh Sheep 2025 event,...
N.Ireland
Man (50s) dies after quad incident in Co. Fermanagh
A man aged in his 50s has died following a single vehicle incident involving a quad in Lisnaskea, Co. Fermanagh....
Agri-Business
RSABI survey: Stress prevents 41% of farmers from taking time off
A survey of over 280 respondents conducted by agricultural charity RSABI has revealed important insights into the challenges that farmers...
Arable
Tillage: New triticale forage option now available in UK
A new, winter-active and highly vigorous variety of triticale is now available in the UK. It offers all the forage...
N.Ireland
Autumn calving: Giving calves the best possible start
As we get closer to the start of calving for the autumn calving herds, farmers need to ensure that calves...
Machinery
Would you buy a spray drone for over €800k?
By Chris McCullough Equipped with 33ft (10m) booms and a 110gal (500L) capacity tank, the new Sprayhawk drone is being...
N.Ireland
50 women tackle tractor pull for hub project
A ‘mighty’ team of 50 women has been put together to pull a tractor from Irvinestown to Ballinamallard today (Saturday,...
N.Ireland
Be wary of grass tetany during this time of year
Dairy farmers must be wary of grass tetany at this time of the year, as too often, the only sign...
Arable
Tillage: Ukraine’s grain exports have risen by 60%
Ukraine’s grain exports have risen to 85,940,000t for the market year dating from September 2023 to September 2024, according to...
N.Ireland
No reference to production agriculture in NI draft plan for government
There is no reference to production agriculture at all within the recently published NI draft plan for government. Instead, the...
Beef
UK sanctions 3 new emergency bluetongue vaccines
Authorities in Great Britain have permitted the use of three unauthorised bluetongue virus (BTV) vaccines within the UK, which will...
