Agri-Business
Number of animal welfare complaints drops on NI farms
The number of complaints made about animal welfare on Northern Ireland farms fell in 2017 while complaints regarding non-farmed animals...
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Agri-Business
Number of animal welfare complaints drops on NI farms
The number of complaints made about animal welfare on Northern Ireland farms fell in 2017 while complaints regarding non-farmed animals...
N.Ireland
44ac of agricultural land for sale enjoys substantial road frontage
Shooter property services brings to the market excellent agricultural land on 44ac, along with a two-storey dwelling and outbuildings. Located...
N.Ireland
44ac of agricultural land for sale enjoys substantial road frontage
Shooter property services brings to the market excellent agricultural land on 44ac, along with a two-storey dwelling and outbuildings. Located...
Pig/Poultry
New ventilation system to help poultry welfare in hot weather
A prototype for a new poultry ventilation system created at Harper Adams University as part of a PhD project aims...
N.Ireland
‘Ireland’s largest tractor run’ set to roll out this Saturday
Efforts are being made to organise Ireland’s largest tractor run to bring a little Christmas cheer – and raise funds...
Rural Life
Top honours in farm poster competition head to Dumfriesshire and Lanarkshire
Hundreds of children from up and down Scotland have entered this year’s NFU Scotland’s farm poster competition. Entrants were challenged...
N.Ireland
Armagh vintage club presents cheque for £4,800 to charity
A Co. Armagh vintage club has been lauded for running activities throughout 2018 to raise funds for a great cause....
N.Ireland
Armagh vintage club presents cheque for £4,800 to charity
A Co. Armagh vintage club has been lauded for running activities throughout 2018 to raise funds for a great cause....
Agri-Business
Union urges Welsh Government to act on English bovine TB evidence
Following the publication of a bovine TB eradication strategy update from Defra on Tuesday (December 18), NFU Cymru is urging the Welsh...
Rural Life
At least 500 new phone masts planned for rural UK
The CLA has welcomed the announcement by Ofcom today of a series of new measures designed to compel mobile network...
Agri-Business
Arla Foods confirms New Year milk price
Arla Foods has announced it will cut its conventional milk price for January 2019 by 1.5c/L. When applied to the...
Agri-Business
Dairy UK says 'cheers' to Christmas with cheese and whiskey pairing app
Dairy UK has today announced the launch of a new cheese pairing app aimed at consumers, which it claims is...
Arable
West provides research focus for UK’s number one wheat disease
Increased difficulty controlling the UK’s number one wheat disease is prompting crop protection experts, Syngenta, to focus extra research effort...
Rural Life
NFUS shows £190,000 spending increase in 2018
Latest accounts have shown NFU Scotland’s coffers increased despite spending increasing by more than £190,000 over the last year. Publication...
Agri-Business
New immigration rules risk no vets in abattoirs, warns BVA
It is essential that vets are included in Government plans to scrap the cap on skilled workers from the EU...
Agri-Business
SNP budget is a 'kick in the teeth' for rural communities
The Scottish National Party has been accused of failing to support the rural economy with its swingeing cuts to the...
Agri-Business
How much could being a bad boss be costing you?
Farmers at a recent AHDB Hereford Monitor Farm meeting were warned that the costs of replacing a staff member could...
