Agri-Business
Farmers accused of fly-tipping as silage bales picked up by floods in Wales
The Farmers’ Union of Wales has urged farmers to ensure their bales are kept in a safe place, away from potential...
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N.Ireland
First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type...
N.Ireland
First NI farmer convicted for BVD-related movement offences
A Co. Fermanagh farmer has been convicted for three BVD-related offences in what has become the first conviction of its type...
Agri-Business
New post created to manage NFU Scotland's policy team
NFU Scotland has appointed Gemma Cooper as the head of its policy team, a newly created post at the union. Ms....
Agri-Business
New 'hub' to encourage farmers to start up joint ventures
A new ‘hub’ is set to be launched next week to allow farmers to set up a connection to go...
Dairy
First Milk announces December milk price hold as production stays on track
First Milk has today announced that its milk price for December 2018 will be held at 28.5p/L for the liquid...
Rural Life
600,000 watch on as #BackBritishFarming parades the streets of London
National Farmers Union members and eight young farmers joined the Worshipful Company of Farmers, Massey Ferguson, Red Tractor and Surrey...
Beef
Tenfold increase in Scottish meat spend in Edinburgh schools
New figures show more than a tenfold increase in spending on Scottish meat by local authorities holding the Food for...
Arable
Time-running out to use treated seeds
Time is running out to use up the last remaining stocks of seeds treated with a banned fungicide Thiram. The ban...
Sheep
Win on sheep splitting rules 'could save industry millions'
After years of industry campaigning, Defra has confirmed plans to use a fixed cut-off date of June 30 to age...
Pig/Poultry
UK's Newcastle Disease risk status lowered
British officials have been able to lower the risk status of a highly infectious poultry disease entering the UK. The...
Agri-Business
Farmers warned to watch out for fraudsters trying to swindle Basic Payment
With the Basic Payment Scheme due to be paid in early December, the Farmers’ Union of Wales (FUW) is warning...
Agri-Business
Has your farm got the 8 success 'x-factors?'
A new report, released by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), AHDB and Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has...
Agri-Business
AHDB seeks farmer views on data-sharing code of practice
UK farmers are being asked for their views to help shape a code of practice to promote the safe sharing of...
Rural Life
Several suspected stolen quads recovered in Lancashire raid
A ‘day of action’ aimed at targeting travelling criminals who commit rural crime has been hailed as a success as...
Agri-Business
UK's newest monitor farm unveiled
Cow comfort is a top priority at AHDB’s latest strategic dairy farm – Carpenter’s Farm near Chippenham in Wiltshire. The...
Agri-Business
TB: Compulsory insurance and an end to compensation on the cards
A review of the Government’s 25-year bovine TB strategy includes recommendations to scrap compensation and give farmers more information when buying...
Rural Life
Aberdeenshire man was second brother to be killed in a farming accident
A 47-year-old Aberdeenshire man who was killed over the weekend is the second in his family to have died in...
