Arable
Metaldehyde to be banned outdoors by 2020
Metaldehyde, a pesticide used to control slugs in a range of crops and in gardens, is to be banned for...
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Agri-Business
European Commission to implement no-deal action plan
With the UK’s EU departure date just over 100 days away, the European Commission has ramped up preparations for a...
Agri-Business
Farming making money from the newest crop - farm data
Farms generate a huge amount of data and this volume is growing exponentially. However, generating insights and value from this...
Machinery
Case IH keeps weeds in check – with electricity instead of chemicals
To add to its existing Advanced Farming System (AFS) products, Case IH has launched AGXTEND – which includes a system...
Dairy
Funding change for the Scottish Dairy Hub to take effect in 2019
From February 4, 2019, NFU Scotland will replace AHDB as one of the funders of the country’s Dairy Hub, with...
Machinery
Krone revenue tops €2 billion…in a record year
Against the backdrop of a “sometimes difficult environment” in the agricultural machinery and commercial trailer industries, the Krone Group finished...
Beef
Grahams Nicki leads Red Ladies sale at 20,000gns
A strong year of pedigree Limousin sales closed with a robust trade at the Red Ladies Derby and Weaned Calf...
Arable
Grower feedback wanted on changes to seed potato standards
British seed growers are being asked to share their feedback on potential changes to the scope of the Safe Haven...
Arable
Could improving your crop rotation improve your farm profitability?
Farmers at the Sittingbourne Monitor Farm discussed how changing crop rotations and cover crop practices could benefit their bottom line....
Machinery
An all-electric John Deere that needs no big battery; just a clever ‘extension cord’
John Deere is evidently working to develop viable electric-drive systems for future-generation tractors. Publisher Electrive.com has just revealed news of the...
Machinery
Indian and Japanese tractor giants join forces
Indian-based tractor and farm machinery manufacturer Escorts has formed a joint venture with Japan’s Kubota Corporation. Escorts is probably best...
Agri-Business
Less frequent TB testing to incentivise strengthened biosecurity
Farmers who have managed to stay clear of bovine TB for at least six years will be able to revert...
Machinery
Wacker Neuson unveils ‘contractor-spec’ loading shovel
Wacker Neuson has launched a new Deutz-powered loading shovel – namely the WL95 (pictured above). The WL95 appears to be...
Agri-Business
Farmer tried to fake TB test by injecting animals with diesel
A farmer from Ceredigion, Wales, has admitted interfering with a TB test and accepted a caution. The herdsman also admitted to...
Rural Life
Sheep heads found along Derbyshire trail
Police in Derbyshire are appealing for information after two sheep heads were found dumped on the Stockley Trail. The two-mile...
Agri-Business
Official veterinarian struck off for falsifying slaughterhouse certificates
The Disciplinary Committee of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has directed the registrar to strike off a former...
Beef
New MLCSL owner proposes independent scrutiny of carcase classification
The new owner of carcase classification body MLCSL has pledged to safeguard consistency, transparency and independence through the formation of...
Machinery
John Deere’s NI extravaganza pulls the punters
This year marked a special milestone for Johnston Gilpin & Co – the John Deere agricultural and turf equipment dealership...
