Agri-Business
Drought: Experts warn preparation now could make the difference between profit and loss
Below average rainfall is triggering UK farmers and growers to adopt water-savvy techniques early in the year, to be prepared...
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N.Ireland
2 ATMs recovered following police interception
Police have recovered two ATMs after they were removed from a supermarket on Larne Link Road in Ballymena overnight. Officers...
Rural Life
New body vies to tackle the challenges of rural health and care
A new membership organisation, dedicated to rural health and care across England, has been launched. The new Rural Health &...
Arable
Understanding how Fungi 'tastes' wheat could hold key to controlling crop disease
Research at Rothamsted has examined how fungal cell surface receptors – which work a bit like the taste receptors on...
Agri-Business
Dale Farm to end Fivemiletown site lease
One of Northern Ireland’s largest dairy cooperatives, Dale Farm, has announced it will not renew its lease on the Fivemiletown...
Agri-Business
Agri-food sighs relief as regulator blocks Sainsbury's and Asda merger
A proposed merger between two of the UK’s largest retailers – Sainsbury’s and Asda – has been blocked by the...
Grass
Dates and venues of first 3 GrassCheckGB farm events announced
Beef and lamb producers taking part in the GrassCheckGB project will open up their farms in May to share knowledge...
Rural Life
Farmer to climb nine peaks in 72 hours for mental health charity
A young Welsh sheep farmer has set himself the blister-inducing challenge of climbing nine of the UK’s highest mountains in...
Agri-Business
Defra: Human movement offers most likely path for ASF to enter UK
Foreign workers and international hauliers could make unwitting hosts for a highly contagious deadly pig disease, British Government officials have...
Machinery
Table: How are new tractor and combine sales faring in the US in 2019?
Last month (March) saw “mostly positive” numbers for sales of new agricultural tractors and combine harvesters in the US. However,...
Environment
Wild bird general shooting licences to be revoked in England
Natural England has come under fire after giving just 36 hours notice of its decision to revoke three general licences...
Rural Life
Search is on for Wales Woman Farmer of the Year 2019
NFU Cymru and sponsors NFU Mutual have again begun the search for the Wales Woman Farmer of the Year. Now...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool and NSA to host joint meeting for sheep farmers
Ulster Wool and the National Sheep Association (NSA) are to host a joint meeting for sheep farmers to give an...
N.Ireland
Ulster Wool and NSA to host joint meeting for sheep farmers
Ulster Wool and the National Sheep Association (NSA) are to host a joint meeting for sheep farmers to give an...
Environment
Environment groups must ‘take share of blame for curlew decline’
Farm lobby groups have hit back at claims over the role of agriculture in the decline of curlews and other...
Rural Life
New president appointed to British Society of Animal Science
The head of research at Scotland’s Rural College has been appointed president of the British Society of Animal Science (BSAS)....
Arable
Thinking local is key for Cheshire's new Monitor Farm host
A local mindset is central to business for Hale Village tenant farmer Bill Webb – one of the latest recruits...
Agri-Business
Prime sheep markets buoyed by Easter and Brexit delay
The Easter market and the decision to delay Brexit has helped to support the prime sheep market over the past...
