N.Ireland
NI pork producers invited to an evening with Red Tractor
The Ulster Farmers’ Union, along with Red Tractor, is putting together an open event to promote the scheme’s work in...
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Arable
AHDB funds increased storage support amid CIPC uncertainty
Potato store managers will be able to call on information and support from an £800,000 fund ring-fenced for sprout suppression...
Machinery
LAMMA 2019: New 4-cylinder McCormick tractors get a ‘boost’
A new range of McCormick four-cylinder tractors was shown at last week’s LAMMA show in England. The McCormick X7.440 P6-Drive...
Machinery
LAMMA 2019: New cab for JCB telescopic handlers
A new range of agricultural-spec JCB Loadall telescopic handlers was launched at last week’s LAMMA show in England. Key features...
Rural Life
£240,000 January boost for countryside communities
Eight rural communities across the UK are being given a helping hand by countryside charity, The Prince’s Countryside Fund, which...
Environment
Agricultural fertiliser under scrutiny in Government air pollution plans
Farming has yet again come under fire in a new Government set of ambitious long-term air pollution targets which go...
Arable
3-step blackgrass plan could help weed out uneconomic crops
Winter cereal growers facing uncontrolled blackgrass brought on by early drilling and the dry autumn are being urged to make...
Rural Life
Video: 260ac compact estate supplies a shoot, traditional buildings and let potential
Rockstead Farm is currently on the market in Rockbourne, Fordingbridge, Hampshire and with it comes a significant farm, a range...
Rural Life
Winners announced for NFU’s Farmvention competition
The National Farmers Union has today announced the winners of its national STEM competition, Farmvention. Nine primary schools have all...
N.Ireland
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ Returns for 7th series
‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ returns for a new series with new farms and families and some familiar faces...
N.Ireland
Hit farming series ‘Rare Breed’ returns for 7th series
‘Rare Breed – A Farming Year’ returns for a new series with new farms and families and some familiar faces...
Beef
Range of factors impacting prime cattle prices
Scottish prime cattle prices have started the year 4% lower than at the start of 2018, with the wider European...
Rural Life
Residential farm offers 109ac with livestock grazing potential
Currently on the market is the opportunity to purchase a 109ac property, Pattendens Farm, which comprises a farmhouse and a...
Sheep
Pedigree ram nominations open for fifth year of RamCompare
The search is on for the country’s best rams as pedigree breeders are invited to put forward the rams they...
Agri-Business
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...
Agri-Business
Swann calls for farmers to be allowed to spread slurry early
Ulster Unionist Party leader Robin Swann has called on Northern Ireland’s Department of Agriculture to lift the ban on farmers...
Beef
NBA Beef Expo to head north in 2019
The National Beef Association has announced its 2019 Beef Expo will be held on Thursday, May 23. This year will...
N.Ireland
Dead calves found dumped in plastic bags
Up to six dead calves have been found dumped in Co. Antrim in the past 24 hours in a “disgusting...
